Today, the ICJ called on the Myanmar military authorities to immediately release many arbitrarily detained in Insein prison and elsewhere whose right to life and health are at great risk, arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. (more…)
The ICJ today called upon the Sri Lankan authorities to conduct a prompt, thorough and impartial investigation into the events involving the use of lethal force by prison guards at Mahara prison on 29 and 30 November, which left at least nine inmates killed and over hundred others injured. (more…)
Today, the ICJ submitted an open letter to the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and acting Minister of Health, Minister of Public Security and Minister of Justice of Vietnam, expressing concerns about detainees whose physical integrity and well being are believed to be at risk. (more…)
