Zimbabwe: constitutional amendment undermines judicial independence
The ICJ is concerned with the passing of Constitutional Amendment no. 1 of 2017 by the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe on 25 July 2017. The House of Assembly voted with over two-thirds majority for the...
View ArticlePakistan: ensure effective implementation of Human Rights Committee...
Pakistani authorities must implement the United Nations Human Rights Committee recommendations to ensure compliance with Pakistan’s human rights obligations under the International Covenant on Civil...
View ArticleKazakhstan: ICJ calls authorities to discontinue prosecution of lawyers
Today the ICJ expressed concern about the real threat of criminal prosecution against lawyers Yerlan Gazimzhanov, Amanzhol Mukhamedyarov and Assel Tokayeva (photo) in Kazakhstan. The ICJ said the...
View ArticleIndia: authorities must fully investigate Manipur killings as ordered by...
Indian authorities must ensure full compliance with the Supreme Court’s historic judgment directing independent investigations into alleged extrajudicial killings by the police and security forces in...
View ArticleSri Lanka: operationalize the Office on Missing Persons and establish...
On the one-year anniversary of the enactment of a law establishing the Office on Missing Persons (OMP), the ICJ called on the Sri Lankan Government to swiftly operationalize the Office. The ICJ also...
View ArticleIndia: Supreme Court’s right to privacy judgment is a welcome step towards...
Today, the Indian Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment declaring the right to privacy an intrinsic part of the right to life and liberty under Article 21 of India’s Constitution. The ICJ...
View ArticleThailand: ICJ & Chiang Mai University Workshop on “Introduction to Business...
On 29-31 July 2017, the ICJ, in collaboration with Chiang Mai University’s Faculty of Law, held a workshop on “Introduction to Business and Human Rights & Basic Principles on Documenting Human...
View ArticleNepal: women human rights defenders as political actors
Today, the ICJ concluded its Regional Conference on Women Human Rights Defenders as Political Actors, which gathered in Kathmandu women human rights defenders (WHRDs) from all over Nepal who were...
View ArticleThailand: ICJ commemorates international day in support of victims of...
On 30 August, the ICJ co-hosted an event in Bangkok, Thailand, named “International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance: Human Rights Defenders & the Disappeared Justice”. The event began...
View ArticleKenya: the ICJ commends the Supreme Court’s decision to nullify the...
Today the Supreme Court of Kenya took the unprecedented step of voiding the presidential elections held on 8 August 2017 citing the failure by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)...
View ArticleThailand: ICJ & Chiang Mai University Workshop on trial observation
On 1 September, the ICJ, in collaboration with Chiang Mai University’s Faculty of Law and Chiang Mai University’s Center for Ethnic Studies and Development under its Faculty of Social Science,...
View ArticleThailand: ICJ holds workshop on the rule of law and strengthening the...
On 2 and 3 September, the ICJ held a workshop on “the Rule of Law and Strengthening the Administration of Justice in the Context of Restorative Justice” for members of the Thai judiciary. The workshop...
View ArticleIndia v. Pakistan (Jadhav case): Essential Facts
As proceedings resume in India v. Pakistan (Jadhav case) before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the ICJ has published a briefing paper to clarify the key issues and relevant laws raised in...
View ArticleHelp create a documentary on Sir Nigel Rodley
Sir Nigel Rodley, ICJ President, fought tirelessly for human rights in a remarkable career as a jurist spanning more than five decades. You can help the creation of a documentary on his life and...
View ArticleEvent: renditions, extraditions and human rights
At a side event to the UN Human Rights Council on 22 September, the ICJ will discuss challenges in prevention of, and accountability for, violations of human rights in the US-led rendition system, and...
View ArticleECSR declares ICJ’s collective complaint against the Czech Republic admissible
On 13 September, the European Committee of Social Rights decided on the admissibility of the collective complaint submitted by the ICJ and Forum for Human Rights, against the Czech Republic. The...
View ArticleSpain: use of force should be independently investigated
The ICJ today expressed concern at the apparently unlawful violence surrounding yesterday’s referendum in Catalonia, as Catalan authorities sought to hold a vote on the independence of the region. The...
View ArticleVenezuela: Visit by relevant UN human rights experts needed due to crisis
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) calls for Venezuela to accept long-standing requests for country visits by UN Special Procedures whose mandates are most relevant to the rule of law and...
View ArticleTajikistan: the life and physical integrity of lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov must...
Tajikistan should take urgent action to ensure the protection of Buzurgmehr Yorov, a lawyer serving a 28-year sentence in prison, following his conviction being based on clearly improper charges...
View ArticleTurkmenistan: ICJ holds a roundtable on the role of the legal profession
Today, the ICJ holds a seminar in Turkmenistan, on “Comparative perspectives on the role of lawyers”. The event organized in Ashgabat, with support of the EU Liaison Office in Turkmenistan, provides an...
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