Human rights lawyer Tiawan Gongloe prevented from travelling
The ICJ today urged the Government of Liberia to allow human rights lawyer Tiawan Gongloe to travel abroad.
Detention and torture of human rights lawyer Tiawan Gongloe
The ICJ intervened with President Charles Taylor Liberia, expressing its deep concern over the detention without charge and torture of human rights lawyer Tiawan Gongloe.
The IBA and the ICJ denounce legal persecution of lawyer in Malaysia
The International Bar Association (IBA) and the ICJ deplore the dismissal of lawyer Zainur Zakaria’s appeal against a 3-month jail sentence for contempt of court.
Sri Lanka: jurists call for a thorough inquiry into the murder of lawyer Kumar Ponnambalam
The ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers wrote today to the Government of Sri Lanka expressing deep concern about the assassination of lawyer Kumar Ponnambalam.
Bangalore Declaration and Plan of Action
Between 23-25 October 1995, the ICJ, in conjunction with the Commission’s triennial meeting, convened in Bangalore, India, a conference on economic, social and cultural rights and the role of lawyers.
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