The ICJ called today on the Mexican Parliament to reconsider and amend the laws it adopted on 8 September which effectively give control of public security and law enforcement functions to the Mexican Secretary of Defense (SEDENA). (more…)
ICJ’s new report – and its executive summary – on the implementation of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace, are now available in English. (more…)
An opinion piece by Sam Zarifi, ICJ regional director for Asia and the Pacific, on Thursday’s military coup in Thailand. It is the 12th time the armed forces have seized power since 1932 and a move that many fear may lead to more violence in the country. (more…)
Thai authorities should revoke the declaration of Martial Law throughout the country and restore media freedom, the International Commission of Jurists said today. (more…)
Thailand’s caretaker government must remove emergency measures throughout the country following the lifting of the Emergency Decree in the capital Bangkok and its surrounding provinces this week, the ICJ said today. (more…)
The ICJ welcomes the endorsement today by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe of the Tshwane Principles on National Security and the Right to Information. (more…)
