Today the ICJ welcomed with enormous satisfaction yesterday’s decision by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to adopt a new international instrument to prevent torture. (more…)
Nine leading human rights groups today protested the drastic limitation on the UN Special Rapporteurs, Chairs of Working Groups and experts ability to present their reports on government abuse. (more…)
The ICJ issued the following statement on Israel and the Palestinian Occupied territories. (more…)
The ICJ sent the following letter to the American President. (more…)
The ICJ is profoundly concerned by the majority decision of the International Court of Justice that a Foreign Minister remains for life immune for acts of State policy that amount to international crimes. (more…)
The ICJ expresses its warmest congratulations to Vice-President and Commission Member Theo C. Van Boven on his appointment as United Nations Special Rapporteur on the question of Torture. (more…)
