Colombia: reforma constitucional incompatible con derechos humanos
La reforma prevé el otorgamiento de amplias facultades de policía judicial a las fuerzas militares, en contravención a las obligaciones y compromisos asumidos por el Estado colombiano, dijó la CIJ.
Nepal: prosecute army killings and end climate of impunity!
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.
News release on the International Criminal Court
“Claims that Australian soldiers will be subject to charges brought against them by the International Criminal Court are spurious and without foundation,” said Justice John Dowd, President of ICJ’s Australian Section.
Peru: Independence of judiciary under threat in case against military personnel
The ICJ intervened today with the Government of Peru in response to action by the executive and legislative branches which threaten to undermine the independence of the judiciary in that country.
The ICJ Before the Constitutional Court of Colombia
In oral submissions to the Constitutional Court of Colombia, the ICJ today deplored “the National Security Law as a coup d’état against the rule of law”.
The ICJ urges the Court to strike down the law as incompatible with both international human rights law and the Colombian Constitution.
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