South Africa: Military Courts should be allowed to operate independently and without undue influence from political authorities
As the Constitutional Court begins deliberations in a highly consequential case concerning sexual abuse in the South African Military, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has submitted argument that South Africa bears obligations under international law to ensure that courts and tribunals, including military courts, are competent, independent, impartial and allow for a fair and public hearing.
Eswatini: The authorities should implement the decision of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights regarding the unlawful removal of Justice Thomas Masuku
Today the ICJ wrote to the Minister of Justice of Eswatini requesting that the Eswatini authorities provide information on the steps they had taken to implement the decision of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Commission) during the 33rd Extra-Ordinary Session, held from 12-19 July 2021 and published on 6 April 2022, finding that the State had been in breach of the African Charter in its conduct surrounding the removal from judicial office of Justice Thomas Masuku.
Brazil: As the election approaches, President Bolsonaro and the government must respect the independence of the judiciary
The ICJ called today on President Bolsonaro and other public officials to fully respect judicial independence and the independent electoral procedures during the period surrounding the 2 October Presidential elections.
Uganda: Supreme Court Justice Esther Kisaakye must be granted a fair hearing to contest discipline charges
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is concerned about allegations of arbitrary and unfair treatment against Ugandan Supreme Court Justice Esther Kisakye and the implications it may carry for the independence of the judiciary in Uganda.