ICJ publishes “Strategic Litigation Handbook for Myanmar”
The ICJ today published a “Strategic Litigation Handbook for Myanmar.” In this, the ICJ seeks to offer an accessible, concise and substantial overview of the conceptual basis and purpose of strategic...
View ArticleAccess to Justice for housing rights: international and national perspective
Today, the ICJ, Regional Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for Central Asia and the Nationwide Movement “Yuksalish” are holding an Expert Discussions on economic, social and...
View ArticleLibya: support from international actors for the establishment of a UN...
This support comes as the ICJ documents failure of criminal justice system on human rights accountability with its report Accountability for Serious Crimes under International Law in Libya: An...
View ArticleUzbekistan: national trainings address international law on economic, social...
Today, the ICJ, the Regional office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for Central Asia and the High School of Judges of the Republic of Uzbekistan (HSJ) are organizing a national...
View ArticleTajikistan: ICJ and the national Bar Association training on security and...
On September 27-28, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), in cooperation with the Union of Lawyers of the Republic of Tajikistan, held a training on protecting the rights of lawyers and...
View ArticleLesotho: ICJ and Lnfod hold judicial workshop to promote access to justice...
From 1 to 3 October, the ICJ and the Lesotho National Federation of Organizations of the Disabled (Lnfod), an umbrella body of organizations for persons with disabilities, held a judicial training in...
View ArticleCambodia: charges against journalists Yeang Sothearin and Uon Chhin must be...
Today, the ICJ and 36 other civil society organizations called on the Government of Cambodia to drop charges against former Radio Free Asia (RFA) journalists Yeang Sothearin and Uon Chhin, who are...
View ArticleEgypt: amidst the crackdown, lawyers are also a target
The ICJ today called on the Egyptian authorities to immediately release all lawyers arrested for discharging their professional functions, and ensure they and other lawyers in the country are allowed...
View ArticleICJ and Defender Center for Human Rights submission to the Universal Periodic...
Today, ICJ and the Defender Center for Human Rights (DCHR) filed a submission to the Human Rights Council’s Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review in advance of its review of Libya’s human...
View ArticleTurkey : IBAHRI and ICJ observe criminal trial on “Gezi Park” protests
The ICJ and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) have jointly sent an international observer to attend the third hearing of the criminal trial on the “Gezi Park” protest...
View ArticleCameroon: Maurice Kamto and other opposition activists are released, but rule...
The ICJ today welcomed the release from detention and the dropping of charges against, of Maurice Kamto and other opposition figures. The ICJ has called on Cameroonian authorities to ensure that they...
View ArticleZimbabwe: ICJ convenes the 2019 Zimbabwe International Humanitarian Law Moot...
The ICJ in partnership with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) convened the 2019 International Humanitarian Law (IHL) moot court competition. The IHL moot court competition brought...
View ArticleOn video: full house for ICJ’s first ever fundraising gala
ICJ’s first ever fundraising gala took place on 14 October at the iconic setting of the Palais Eynard in Geneva. Sami Kanaan, Counselor and former Mayor of the City of Geneva, which provided its...
View ArticleCentral America: ICJ hosts high level international delegation for conference...
On 25 and 26 October, the ICJ in Central America will hold the VII Regional Conference on Judicial Independence, with the central theme of the protection and security of Judges. The Conference will...
View ArticleZimbabwe: training workshop for judicial researchers
The ICJ in collaboration with the Judicial Institute of Africa (JIFA) and Democratic Governance and Rights Unit (DGRU) convened a three-day training workshop for Zimbabwe court researchers. The...
View ArticleLebanon: authorities must end the unlawful use of force against peaceful...
Today the ICJ condemned the response of Lebanese security forces to predominantly peaceful protests that erupted across Lebanon on 17 October following the government’s attempt to introduce a daily...
View ArticleMyanmar: ICJ co-hosts workshop on the investigation of potentially unlawful...
The ICJ hosted a two-day workshop on 28-29 October 2019 in Myanmar’s capital, Nay Pyi Taw. Organized jointly with the Union Attorney General’s Office (UAGO), 15 prosecutors and ten members of the...
View ArticleColombia: ICJ held workshop enforced disappearance and extrajudicial killings...
On 29-30 October the ICJ, in partnership with dhColombia and the Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team (EAAF), hosted a two-day training workshop in Bogotá on the legal framework around enforced...
View ArticleSouth Africa: violent police action against asylum seekers and protestors...
The ICJ today expressed its grave concern at the conduct of police forces in their enforcement of a court order to remove refugees and asylum seekers from the offices of the United Nations High...
View ArticleVietnam: International cooperation on trade requires human rights compliance
On 4 November, the ICJ and 16 other organizations called on Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to postpone consent to the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the Investment Protection...
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