Please find here enclosed the reply of EU Commissioner Reynders as regards a resolution received, adopted by the European Association of Judges (EAJ), about judiciary in Slovakia.

On demand of vice President Duncan, please find here attached the statement of the IIJE (International Institute for Justice Excellence) on Afghanistan which is being sent to the United Nations.

Please see attached a copy submitted by the UN Special Rapporteur to Madame Ursula von Der Leyen. The letter addresses the situation of women judges, lawyers, and prosecutors in Afghanistan.

As part of our work with the International Association of Judges JANZ prepares yearly topical reports for their study commissions. See our reports.

I am pleased to send you the reports for the next IAJ annual meeting … Following a decision of the Presidency Committee, the reports for 2020 that you have already received, and the next you are going to receive, will be available in the public area of the IAJ website.

See the reports from the IAJ 4th Study Commission 2021.

See the latest reports that have come out of the IAJ’s 3rd Study Commissions 2021.

Read the reports from Panama and the Republic of Azerbaijan in the 2nd Study Commission.

Please find here enclosed a letter from the Board of the Provident Fund.

The IAJ has released its February 2021 newsletter, which you can read in full here.

The second study commission for the year 2021 is going ahead. You can see the questionnaire here.

The fourth study commission for the year 2021 is going ahead. You can see the questionnaire here.

We received yesterday a message from one of the very many colleagues who are still unlawfully detained in Turkish prisons, for the simple “crime” of having kept their backbones upright and defended judicial independence, as well as the dignity of their—of our!—profession. Read the letter here.

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), Working Group VI (Judicial Sale of Ships), 37th session. As this may be of interest to judges working in this area, a report on this working group session, held virtually in Vienna mid-December 2020, can be found within this article.

On 19 November 2020, the Consultative Council of European Prosecutors (CCPE) of the Council of Europe adopted CCPE Opinion No. 15 (2020), on the role of prosecutors in emergency situations, in particular when facing a pandemic.

Building upon UNESCO's training of over 17,000 Judges in more than 60 countries through courses on freedom of expression, access to information, and safety of journalists, UNESCO, in cooperation with several global partners, is developing a global online course in seven languages on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Rule of Law.