The ICJ and other human rights groups called on the LTTE to end political killings and the recruitment of child soldiers and demonstrate how they will respect international humanitarian and human rights law in Sri Lanka.
La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos responsabilizó al Estado colombiano por la violación de los derechos a la libertad, la integridad y la vida consagrados en la Convención Americana sobre DDHH.
The ICJ has urged the Government of Nepal to prosecute the Royal Nepal Army personnel responsible for the summary killings on 17 August of at least 19 unarmed persons in Ramechhap District.
The ICJ expresses its profound sorrow at the death of the UN Representative in Iraq and High Commissioner for Human Rights, Sergio Vieira de Mello, and all of his colleagues and other civilians killed yesterday in Baghdad.
The ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers expressed its shock at the killing of three judges in Pakistan after a jail siege on Friday 25 July.
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