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Nepal: ICJ urges accountability for violations detailed in OHCHR report | CIJL-ICJ

The Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers (CIJL)

Nepal’s government must ensure accountability for the thousands of violations perpetrated by security forces and Maoists during the country’s civil war, as documented in a new report by the UN, the ICJ said today.

In a Briefing Paper “Compromising Justice: Nepal’s Proposed Ordinance on Commission on Disappeared Persons, Truth and Reconciliation (2012)” (PDF) issued today, the ICJ highlighted recent efforts by the Nepali government to undermine accountability by weakening proposed transitional justice mechanisms and promoting suspected violators.

The ICJ also welcomed Continue reading Nepal: ICJ urges accountability for violations detailed in OHCHR report | CIJL-ICJ →

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Sri Lanka: ICJ deplores attack on the Secretary of the Judicial Services Commission | CIJL-ICJ

The Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers (CIJL)

The Sri Lankan government must immediately provide justice for the physical assault on Manjula Tillekaratne and cease public efforts to undermine the independence of the country’s judiciary, the ICJ said today.

Unidentified persons assaulted the Secretary of the Judicial Services Commission on 7 October 2012. Lawyers and judges held a strike to protest recent and escalating threats to judicial independence in Sri Lanka.

“This physical assault is another terrible step downward in the ongoing effort to undermine the judiciary and the rule of law in Sri Lanka,” said Continue reading Sri Lanka: ICJ deplores attack on the Secretary of the Judicial Services Commission | CIJL-ICJ →