India: support comprehensive and consultative Transgender Rights Bill
The Indian government should support a comprehensive law guaranteeing equal rights and non-discrimination to transgender persons, consistent with India’s international human rights obligations, the ICJ said today.
Pakistan: ICJ denounces hangings following secret trials by military courts
The ICJ today denounced the execution of four individuals convicted for their involvement in terrorism in secret trials by military courts.
Nepal: respect for human rights crucial while resolving Terai political crisis and border blockade
The government and all political parties, along with the country’s neighbors and international supporters, must act immediately to end the increasingly violent political crisis in the southern Terai region said the ICJ today.
Bangladesh: stay the imminent executions of Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid
Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid should stay the imminent executions of Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid, the ICJ said today.
Maldives: lifting of emergency welcomed, but reflects deep erosion of rule of law
While welcoming the Maldives government’s revocation of the emergency yesterday, the arbitrary manner in which the emergency was first imposed and then suddenly revoked within the span of a week reflects a deeper erosion of the rule of law in the country, the ICJ said today.
India: repeal Armed Forces Special Powers Act immediately
On the 15th anniversary of Irom Sharmila’s hunger strike, the International Commission of Jurists calls on the Indian government to repeal the Armed Forces Special Powers Act without further delay.