Dear ILAC friends, 2014 was a busy and exciting year for ILAC. The launching of the 3-year MENA Programme in January, funded by Swedish Sida and implemented by five of our member organisations, is a milestone in ILAC´s work and strengthens…
Basil Fernando, leading Asian human rights defender and Right Livelihood Laureate 2014, is giving his introduction to a round table talk on the Human Rights situation in Asia. His presentation gives an overview of typical Human Rights violations in Asian countries and he…
On 25 November the Stockholm Human Rights Award 2014, was presented to the Isreali Human Rights organisation B’Tselem. The award ceremony was held at Berwaldhallen i Stockholm in front of an audience of of some 600 Swedish and international participants from the judiciary, academic…
On Tuesday, 25 November, the 2014 Stockholm Human Rights Award will be presented to the Israeli human rights organisation B´Tselem at a ceremony in Berwaldhallen, Stockholm.
Sfax is not Tunis. Being the “capital of the south” and industrial center of Tunisia, the city, as well as its’ judiciary, plays an important role in the country. Understanding the challenges of the Tunisian judiciary, makes visiting the Sfax…
The ILAC 3-year programme “Training of Tunisian judges” aiming at training all of Tunisias’ 1800 judges is now well over mid-term and the trainings implemented by CEELI Institute and IBA, keeps receiving good reviews in the evaluations from the participating…
ILAC’s executive committee commemorated the Consortium’s launch of a Washington D.C. office with a rooftop reception on Monday, September 29.
On Monday 29 September 2014, as a part of the ILAC MENA-programme, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) will launch a new International Criminal Law (ICL) training programme for judges and prosecutors in Tunisia.
ILAC recently launched a two-year program that will support a rule of law in parts of Syria outside of the regime’s control. Working with the Free Independent Judicial Council and with the Syrian Interim Government’s endorsement, ILAC will help establish…
