Sep 27, 2014 | News
On 24-26 September 2014, the ICJ conducted a workshop on fair trial standards and trial monitoring for Vietnamese lawyers in Manila, Philippines.
The objectives of the workshop were to strengthen the participants’ understanding of fair trial standards and to increase the pool of trained lawyers available to conduct trial monitoring activities in the ASEAN region.
As part of the workshop, the participants observed several criminal proceedings at the Regional Trial Court of Quezon city and visited the Paranaque City Jail, in Manila.
The speakers included experts from the Free Legal Aid Group (FLAG), the Human Rights Resource Center (HRRC), and the Asian International Justice Initiative (AIJI).
The ICJ’s manual on trial monitoring, which was used at the training, provides trial observers with practical guidance on how to prepare for a trial observation mission, carry out the observation and write the follow-up report.
It also provides a synthesis of the basic legal standards applicable in relation to (i) the right to a fair trial, (ii) the right to remedy of victims of human rights violations, and (iii) combating impunity.
Aug 22, 2014 | News
The ICJ considers the recent decision of the Collegium of Lawyers of Astana, which found no legal ground to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Nurlan Beysekeyev in relation to his representation of a client in Court, to be in line with international standards on the role of lawyers.
Aug 2, 2014 | Multimedia items, News, Video clips
Women judges, lawyers and human rights defenders from across Africa participated in ICJ Colloquia on “Women Lawyers and Human Rights Defenders: Challenges and Opportunities” on 30 and 31 July in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.
The colloquia were hosted in collaboration and partnership with the Gender Committee of the SADC Lawyers Association, the Zimbabwe Women Lawyers Association and Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights.
It enabled over 40 women lawyers, human rights defenders and judges to come together to identify the challenges faced by women lawyers and human rights defenders and elaborate action steps.
Discussions also addressed the role of the judiciary in advancing gender equality, women’s access to justice and protection of women human rights defenders.
The Colloquia are part of an ICJ multi-year initiative on women judges, lawyers and human rights defenders as agents of change.
Interviews:
Justice Martha Koome (Kenya)
Justice Lillian Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza (Uganda)
Doo Aphane (Swaziland)
Jane Serwanga (Kenya)
Jul 22, 2014 | News
The ICJ today expressed concern at recent attempts by Russian investigative authorities to impede the work of lawyer Georgy Antonov.
Jul 2, 2014 | News
The ICJ today expressed serious concern at the reported apprehension and placement in a psychiatric facility of lawyer Zinaida Mukhortova.
