José Igreja Matos

Honored to be elected President of the Consultative Council of European Judges. Grateful to my fellow members and committed to serving the values of Council of Europe linkedin.com/posts/jos%C3%A…

IAJ Presidency Committee Statement on Niger iaj-uim.org/iuw/iaj-presid…

A must-read document, especially for the times ahead. All over again, silence is complicity.

Today, April 5, is Lawyers' Day in Turkey, where lawyers and bar associations have been continuously targeted for the identities of their clients and their other professional activities. We commend the courage of lawyers and bar associations in Turkey and stand with them. @SRjudgeslawyers

Pour les cours et les tribunaux, la bonne décision n'est pas la plus facile où la plus difficile. N'est pas aussi la plus populaire. La bonne décision doit être sereinement impartial et basée sur la loi. Le reste est seulement l'écume des jours.

Lawyers are always front liners in protecting #RuleOfLaw and #HumanRights.

A wonderful initiative.

The United Nations has just adopted a landmark resolution to declare 25 July as the International Day for Judicial Well-being. This resolution was brought forward by Nauru, with over 70 countries co-sponsoring, including Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.

Today all European Judges are Hungarian Judges

🇭🇺⚖️ Judges for Judges fully supports the efforts & challenges of the Hungarian judges who are demonstrating on the streets of Budapest on 22 February 2025. They speak out. And they need to. Independent courts matter. We stand behind you! 👀Our statement: tinyurl.com/468x4pr4

Balancing powers is a key factor for #RuleOfLaw. Otherwise we will have #RulebyMen

Statement adopted by the Presidency Committee of the IAJ against the sanctions addressed to the ICC and in favour iaj-uim.org/iuw/it/stateme…

OPINION 25 of the Consultative Council of European Judges: Whenever democracy, the separation of powers or the rule of law are under threat, every judge has the duty to speak out in defence of judicial independence. verfassungsblog.de/we-are-launchi…

#CostaRica: Me preocupa las recientes reformas legislativas que reducen el financiamiento judicial, debilitando la capacidad del poder judicial para administrar justicia de manera efectiva e independiente, en un entorno de creciente violencia e influencia del crimen organizado. Los informes indican que estas reformas ocurren en un contexto en el que el Poder Ejecutivo ha intensificado las tensiones con el poder judicial a través de declaraciones públicas y ataques verbales, particularmente cuando no está de acuerdo con fallos o decisiones judiciales. Se informa que estas declaraciones, a menudo realizadas durante conferencias de prensa semanales, están afectando negativamente la estabilidad del sistema de justicia. La interferencia política en el poder judicial, junto con recursos insuficientes para combatir el crimen organizado, ha generado graves riesgos para jueces y fiscales, incluyendo amenazas directas y ataques. Insto a las autoridades costarricenses a tomar medidas urgentes para garantizar la independencia judicial, proteger a los funcionarios de justicia y garantizar el derecho a un juicio justo de acuerdo con los estándares internacionales. spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/…

Celebração da Marcha das 1000 Togas no Tribunal da Relação do Porto (trp.pt) Celebration of the 1000 Robes March in the Court of Appeal of Porto towards the affirmation of January 11th as Judicial Independence Internacional Day

11th January: Message from the UN Special Rapporteur on the “Judicial Independence Day — 1000 Robes March” iaj-uim.org/iuw/11th-janua…

Deeply touched by this interview from my dearest Colleague and Friend Mehmet Tank. A wonderful example of courage and bravery that the world needs to know. Bravo, my friend!

#Tunisie - J’ai reçu des informations alarmantes concernant l’arrestation du juge Hammed Rahmani le 2 décembre 2024 devant son domicile, en violation apparente de son immunité judiciaire reconnue par une décision du tribunal administratif. (1/4)

La reforma judicial en México representa quizás el mayor ataque a la independencia judicial que el mundo vive hoy. Ocurra lo que ocurra, hay que seguir denunciándolo. #ruleOfLaw @IajUim