On the one-year anniversary of the military coup of 22 May 2014, the ICJ urges Thailand to restore democracy and the rule of law, revoke the repressive laws passed since the coup, and ensure that any revised Constitution meets international human rights and rule of law standards.
The ICJ today called on the instigators of the military coup in Mauritania to immediately restore respect for the rule of law and the country’s Constitution.
The ICJ today called on the Fijian military to withdraw the threat of a coup d’état and for the Government and military to resolve the current impasse through democratic means that respects the rule of law.
On the 25 May 1993, the President of Guatemala, Jorge Serrano Elias adopted exceptional measures which have constituted a break with the established Constitutional order.
Before deposed President Jean-Bertrand Aristide can return safely to his homeland, extra vigilance is needed to protect human rights in Haiti, the ICJ cautioned today.
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