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Links Serving Justice

IBA Pro Bono

Part of the pro bono declaration of the Council of the International Bar Association, the global voice of the legal profession: a) Inspired by the vision of a better, more just world; b) Affirming the vital role of the legal profession in achieving that vision; c) Recognizing that access to justice is essential to liberty, fairness, dignity, progress, development and the Rule of Law; d) Advocating that barriers to justice wherever they exist should be broken and dismantled as a matter of the highest priority; e) Deploring the fact that access to the courts and effective legal representation and advice are not afforded to all who need them, especially the poor, underprivileged and marginalized; etc.

Transparency International T.I.’s excellent Global Corruption Report 2007 – Corruption in Judicial Systems.

World Legal Information Institute

Free, independent and non-profit access to worldwide law archives, www.worldlii.org 

Amnesty International

A movement of ordinary people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights, whose purpose is to protect individuals wherever justice, fairness, freedom and truth are denied. www.amnesty.org 

International Commission of Jurists 

Dedicated to the primacy, coherence and implementation of international law and principles that advance human rights. www.icj.org

The Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct 2002

The Bangalore Draft Code of Judicial Conduct 2001, adopted by the Judicial Group on Strengthening Judicial Integrity, as revised at the Round Table Meeting of Chief Justices held at the Peace Palace, The Hague, November 25-26, 2002.

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Relating specifically to Indonesia

Unfinished business: Police accountability in Indonesia

Impunity is deeply engrained throughout Indonesia’s criminal justice system, whereby perpetrators of human rights violations are rarely brought to justice for their crimes. In this report, Amnesty International examines the extent to which the Indonesian government has failed to develop strong internal and external police accountability mechanisms with a free, fair and transparent process.

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Special U.N. Rapporteur on Torture Concludes Visit to Indonesia , Jakarta, 23rd November, 2007.

Press release regarding the report of the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, Manfred Nowak.

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Policy Brief on Corruption and the Judiciary in Indonesia 2008

By Australia Indonesia Governance Research Partnership, Crawford School of Economics and Government, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University.

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Indonesia: Right to a fair trial must be guaranteed in law and practice. Amnesty International. Public statement.

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Indonesia: Law and Society. Book, edited by Tim Lindsey.