The world has moved closer to a total ban on the production and use of cluster munitions, with the entry into force on...
NPWJ welcomes entry into force of International Treaty banning cluster munitions
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Statement
Haiti: NPWJ welcomes the inauguration of Independent Commission of Inquiry into Les Cayes prison killings
Today marks the inauguration of the Independent Commission of Inquiry into the incidents that occurred on 19 January...
NPWJ calls on ICC and States Parties to respond strongly to Chad’s failure to arrest President Bashir of Sudan
In defiance of its international obligations, the Government of Chad today allowed the President of Sudan, Omar...
NPWJ congratulates Kosovo, the youngest European country, on ICJ decision.
On 22 July 2010, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its decision, stating that the “adoption of the...
ICC: NPWJ celebrates the twelfth anniversary of the adoption of the Rome Statute
Download the Statement Today marks the twelfth anniversary of the adoption by 120 States on 17 July 1998 of the Rome...
NPWJ welcomes ICC warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on charges of genocide
In an historic move, the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced on 12 July 2010 its...
NPWJ commemorates the fifteenth anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide and calls for the arrest of Ratko Mladic
Fifteen years ago, Bosnian Serb forces under the command of General Ratko Mladić executed more than 8,000 Muslim men...
Iran: supporting civil society to promote democratic reform, human rights and the rule of law
On 29 June 2010, in the framework of the conference entitled ‘The Democratic Movement in Iran: Pitfalls and Potential’...
USA/Amanda Simpson: ora serve un impegno internazionale per la lotta contro le discriminazioni sessuali e di genere
Per la prima volta il governo americano apre le porte a una transessuale. Si chiama Amanda Simpson, ha 49 anni ed è...