ICJ holds its third training programme for Central Asian lawyers in Geneva
Today, the ICJ begins its third International Human Rights Training Programme for Lawyers from Central Asia. The objective of this programme is to train Central Asian lawyers on application of...
View ArticleChina: release human rights lawyer Xie Yang
The ICJ today called on the Chinese government to release immediately Xie Yang, a prominent human rights lawyer who was arrested during the crackdown on human rights defenders in July 2015. Authorities...
View ArticleHong Kong: court decision on benefits for same-sex spouses a step forward for...
The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region decided to effectively grant the same spousal benefits to a civil servant in a same-sex marriage that the Government provides to the...
View ArticleVenezuela: la CIJ condena la brutal represión a la oposición y disidencia
La CIJ condena enérgicamente la violenta represión de las manifestaciones por parte del Gobierno venezolano y sus cuerpos de seguridad, así como el juzgamiento de civiles por tribunales militares de...
View ArticleTraining in Dublin on the rights of migrant children
Today, the ICJ and the Immigrant Council of Ireland are holding a training for lawyers on the rights of migrant children and on accessing international human rights mechanisms in Dublin. The training...
View ArticlePhilippines: Martial law must not be used to undermine human rights
The Philippine government must ensure that human rights are protected and respected in Mindanao, in light of the yesterday’s declaration of martial law and suspension of the writ of habeas corpus, the...
View ArticleStates agree to develop an international regulatory framework on private...
On 24 May 2017, States at the UN reached an agreement to prepare an “international regulatory framework” to protect human rights and ensure accountability for violations and abuses relating to the...
View ArticleDialogue with business leaders on treaty on human rights and business
Representatives of large European business enterprises met today with State delegates and representatives of FIDH and the ICJ in Geneva to discuss their views on a prospective international treaty on...
View ArticleTurkey: judicial independence and freedom of expression
The ICJ welcomed today the Special Rapporteur’s report on Turkey and his preliminary findings on his visit to the country last November. The ICJ welcomes and concurs with the finding that the...
View ArticleICJ mourns the loss of Justice P.N. Bhagwati
Justice Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati, former ICJ Commissioner and Honorary Member and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of India, passed away at the age of 95, on 15 June 2017, following a brief...
View ArticleTraining in Germany on the rights of migrant children
Today, the ICJ and Bundesfachverband unbegleitete minderjährige Flüchtlinge (BumF) are holding a training for lawyers on the rights of migrant children and on accessing international human rights...
View ArticleICJ launches three-year Africa-wide project
The programme, launched today in Niamey, Niger, aims to enhance the capacity of civil society organizations to use AU mechanisms for human rights protection and promotion. The three-year Africa-wide...
View ArticleThailand: ICJ commemorates international day in support of victims of torture
Today, the ICJ co-hosted an event in Bangkok, Thailand, named “Torture Bill, Still No Justice” to commemorate International Day in Support of Victims of Torture. The event began with a keynote address...
View ArticleMyanmar: repeal criminal defamation offence, urge 61 human rights organizations
The ICJ, together with other 60 national and international human rights organizations urged today the Myanmar authorities, and in particular the Ministry of Transport and Communication and the...
View ArticleSerbia must do more to ensure judges’ and prosecutors’ independence
The ICJ presented today a submission to the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review of Serbia on the independence of the judiciary and the autonomy of the prosecution service. In its...
View ArticleCambodia: ICJ co-organizes workshop on the Universal Periodic Review of Cambodia
On 29 and 30 June, the ICJ co-organized a workshop for Cambodian civil society on the UPR. The workshop was organized with the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, the Cambodia Country Office of the...
View ArticleICJ mourns the passing of Chinese human rights defender Liu Xiaobo
The ICJ today mourns the passing of Chinese human rights defender and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Liu Xiaobo. Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010 and was described as the “foremost...
View ArticlePoland: attacks on the independence of the judiciary must stop, says ICJ
The ICJ is alarmed at ongoing attacks on the rule of law in Poland. On 12 July 2017, the Government tabled in Parliament draft bill no. 1727, that, if approved, would automatically dismiss all judges...
View ArticleICJ and IDC concerned at Council of Europe’s draft immigration rules
The ICJ and the International Detention Coalition (IDC) have presented their observations on the draft European rules for the administrative detention of migrants. In their submissions, the two human...
View ArticleTrump is new breed of ‘authoritarian populist’
An interview of ICJ Secretary General Sam Zarifi with Reuters journalist Stephanie Nebehay. GENEVA (Reuters) – Donald Trump is one of a new breed of leaders around the world who seek to use their...
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