Joint civil society statement on armed drones
At UN General Assembly First Committee in October 2017, over 40 organisations from across the world endorsed a statement calling on states to take concerted action to address harm from armed drones and...
View ArticleTanzania: ICJ condemns the arbitrary detention of lawyers and human rights...
Today the ICJ expressed its grave concern at the arrest and arbitrary detention of 13 Tanzanian human rights defenders and lawyers on charges that are incompatible with international legal obligations...
View ArticleRussian Federation: authorities must repudiate intimidation of lawyer
Today, the ICJ expressed concern at the allegations of harassment of lawyer Shamil Magomedov following an acquittal of his client Sulntankhan Ibragimov, who had been accused of murder. The allegations...
View ArticleKenya: stop attacks on the judiciary in the wake of elections
The ICJ notes that a number of threats and intimidating statements aimed at members of the judiciary, including the Supreme Court, were made during the election campaign period in Kenya. Now that the...
View ArticleRegional human rights courts: procedures for selection of judges need reform
National procedures for the selection of regional human rights court judges too often fail to meet standards of fairness, inclusiveness and transparency, a joint Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI)...
View ArticleBanjul: ICJ calls for special mechanism on the Independence of Judges and...
The ICJ today called for the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (“African Commission”) to establish a special mechanism for the protection and promotion of the independence of judges and...
View ArticleThailand: ICJ lectures on basic international human rights law and right to...
Today, the ICJ addressed an academic seminar on the topic of “Post-mortem Examinations and Inquires”, organized by Chiang Mai University’s Faculty of Law, in collaboration with the Cross Cultural...
View ArticleOSCE: IBAHRI and ICJ hold a joint event on the independence of lawyers in...
Today, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and the ICJ held a side event in the framework of the OSCE’s Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) on Access to Justice...
View ArticleThailand: ICJ, Amnesty advise changes to proposed legislation on torture and...
Today, the ICJ and Amnesty International submitted recommendations to the Ministry of Justice that changes be made to a new law under consideration by the Cabinet, in order to bring it in line with...
View ArticleICJ and Chiang Mai University discuss Special Economic Zones in Myanmar and...
On 22 November, the ICJ, in collaboration with the Legal Research and Development Center under Chiang Mai University’s Faculty of Law, held a roundtable discussion on “Human Rights Litigation...
View ArticleThe ICJ at the forefront in the struggle to eliminate violence against women
Over the last year, since 25 November 2016, the ICJ has published a series of (video) profiles introducing the remarkable work of ICJ women Commissioners and Honorary Members. “The ICJ has a strong...
View ArticleAzerbaijan: Briefing paper on new legislation restricting court...
In a new briefing paper, the ICJ expressed today concerns at the adverse impact of new legislation on the right to access to a lawyer and to a fair trial in Azerbaijan. On 31 October 2017, the...
View ArticleKazakhstan: ICJ mission on the reform of the legal profession
Today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) began a two-day mission on the reform of the legal profession in Kazakhstan. The ICJ mission will discuss comparative experiences and international...
View ArticleGuatemalan communities fight back in defines of land and territory
Guatemalan indigenous and peasant communities are finally finding a measure of justice and recovering lands and territories that had previously been seized by authorities or private economic actors,...
View ArticleICJ holds workshop for Thai and Indian lawyers on the investigation of...
On 5 and 6 December 2017, the ICJ co-hosted a workshop for lawyers with the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the investigation of potentially unlawful deaths...
View ArticleMyanmar: ICJ presents to civil society forum on land, investment and human...
The ICJ addressed representatives of over 400 civil society organizations from all 14 states and regions of Myanmar at the MATA Forum held in the township of Pyin Oo Lwin, close to Mandalay. Hosted...
View ArticleKazakhstan: the reform of the legal profession should aim to strengthen its...
The ICJ, following a mission to Kazakhstan this week to assess the proposed draft law reforming the regulation of the legal profession, called for the postponement of the adoption of the law and more...
View ArticleOn video: arbitrary detention of indigenous leaders in Guatemala
Leaders of indigenous communities in Guatemala, seeking to protect their lands and natural resources from the negative impacts of business operations and infrastructure projects, have been charged with...
View ArticleJoint NGO statement on the future of the European Convention on Human Rights
Discussions on the future of the European human rights system should focus on effective national implementation of human rights obligations and should protect the Court from undue political pressure,...
View ArticleLao PDR: the ICJ criticizes new Decree on Associations
Today, the ICJ and other human rights groups urged changes to a new law in Lao PDR that would enable violations of freedom of association and other human rights. The groups sent an open letter to the...
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