Argentina: International Commission of Jurists applaud ruling against impunity laws
The ICJ welcomes the ruling by the Supreme Court of Argentina that declared unconstitutional the amnesty laws that shielded human rights violators.
Men ‘behaving like women’ face flogging – sentences imposed for alleged homosexual conduct violate basic rights
In sentencing over 100 men to imprisonment and flogging after unfair trials for reputed homosexual conduct, Saudi Arabia has shown its contempt for the basic rights to privacy, fair trials and freedom from torture.
Human rights defenders detained in Nepal: the ICJ calls for their immediate release
The ICJ called for the immediate release of human rights defender Krishna Pahadi, arrested in Kathmandu. Krishna Pahadi is the founding chairman of the Human Rights and Peace Society (HURPES).
Hundreds detained in Nepal: King suspends human rights protections
The ICJ urges the King and Royal Nepalese Army to ensure the safety of the former President of the Nepal Bar Association (photo), who along with hundreds of political leaders has been detained by the security forces.
Ending human rights crisis vital to resolving conflict in Nepal
The ICJ said today that the Government of Nepal and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) must take urgent steps now to end the human rights crisis if any future political process and negotiations are to be successful.
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