Report on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran

This report covers the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Various violation of the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers are discussed. With regard to the status of lawyers the Special Representative urges the Government to respect international standards, such as the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers.  

Report to the economic and social council on the fifty-seventh session of the Commission

On the issue of ‘Independence and impartiality of the judiciary, jurors and assessors and the independence of lawyers’, the UN Commission on Human Rights recalls General Assembly resolution 45/166 of 18 December 1990, in which the Assembly welcomed the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers and the Guidelines on the Role of Prosecutors, adopted by […]

Report to the economic and social council on the fifty-seventh session of the Commission

On the issue of ‘Independence and impartiality of the judiciary, jurors and assessors and the independence of lawyers’, the UN Commission on Human Rights recalls General Assembly resolution 45/166 of 18 December 1990, in which the Assembly welcomed the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers and the Guidelines on the Role of Prosecutors, adopted by […]

Civil and political rights, including questions of: independence of the judiciary, administration of justice, impunity

The present report of the Special Rapporteur for the independence of judges and lawyers contains eight chapters dealing with his terms of reference, methods of work, the activities undertaken during the year, some theoretical issues, professional standards, some judicial decisions reflecting the independence and impartiality of the judiciary, situations in 41 countries or territories, and […]

Civil and political rights, including questions of: independence of the judiciary, administration of justice, impunity

The present report of the Special Rapporteur for the independence of judges and lawyers contains eight chapters dealing with his terms of reference, methods of work, the activities undertaken during the year, some theoretical issues, professional standards, some judicial decisions reflecting the independence and impartiality of the judiciary, situations in 41 countries or territories, and […]

The Administration of Justice and Human Rights

This report is a summary of the sessional working group on the administration of justice Chairman-Rapporteur: Mr. Yozo Yokota. Suring the session Mr. Rodríguez-Cuadros suggested adding the Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary and the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers to the list of references in section II of Mr. Joinet’s […]

The Administration of Justice and Human Rights

This report is a summary of the sessional working group on the administration of justice Chairman-Rapporteur: Mr. Yozo Yokota. Suring the session Mr. Rodríguez-Cuadros suggested adding the Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary and the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers to the list of references in section II of Mr. Joinet’s […]

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