Sri Lanka: ensuring equality and non-discrimination for lesbian, gay, bisexuals and transgender people
An opinion piece by Mathuri Thamilmaran, ICJ National Legal Adviser in Sri Lanka. (more…)
Tag Archives | Torture and ill-treatment
ICJ and IBAHRI call on Belarus to comply with its international human rights obligations (UN Statement)
At a special session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the ICJ and IBAHRI have called on Belarus to comply with its international human rights obligations, including by releasing those arbitrarily detained and ceasing abusive prosecutions as well as harassment of lawyers. (more…)
Russian Federation: ICJ and ECRE intervened before European Court in case of extradition of a Kyrgyz national of Uzbek ethnicity
The ICJ and ECRE intervened today before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in the case of the extradition of a Kyrgyz national of Uzbek ethnicity back to his country of origin where he would be at risk of torture or other forms of ill-treatment . (more…)
ICJ and other NGOs submit third-party intervention to the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Lapunov v. Russia
On 16 April 2020, the ICJ and other NGOs submitted a third-party intervention to the European Court of Human Rights in the case Lapunov v. Russia (Application No. 28834/19). It concerns a Russian man, who argues that he was tortured during a crackdown on LGBTI people in Chechnya. (more…)
Canada: Supreme Court affirms that Eritreans can seek redress against Canadian Company for human rights abuses
The ICJ today welcomed the judgement of the Canadian Supreme Court in the Case of Araya v, Nevsun, which allows a civil lawsuit by a group of Eritrean plaintiffs to proceed against Canadian company Nevsun Resources Ltd. for its alleged involvement in forced labour, slavery, torture and other serious human rights abuses against plaintiffs. (more…)
Tajikistan: ICJ analysis and compilation of the UN Human Rights Committee Views concerning allegations of torture and other forms of ill-treatment
Today, the ICJ published a compilation of cases (read the full document here) decided by the UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) concerning allegations of torture and other forms of ill-treatment (articles 7 and 10). (more…)