Israel: deportation of Omar Shakir must be halted and the work of human...
Today, the ICJ called on the Israeli Government to reverse its decision to deport Omar Shakir, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) Israel and Palestine Director, and ensure that he, HRW, and other human...
View ArticleICJ hosts consultation on gender and freedom of religion or belief
Bangkok, Thailand – From 1 to 2 November 2019, ICJ in collaboration with the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, hosted...
View ArticlePractitioners’ Guide N°12 now available in Arabic
Today, the ICJ published an Arabic translation of Practitioners’ Guide N°12 on Women’s Access to Justice for Gender-based Violence. The Guide is designed to support legal practitioners and human rights...
View ArticleHungary: disciplinary action against judge for recourse to EU Court must cease
The ICJ today called on the Hungarian authorities to desist from instigating disciplinary proceedings threatened against Judge Csaba Vasvári, a judge of the Central District Court of Pest and a member...
View ArticleSri Lanka must demonstrate respect for human rights and address impunity
Sri Lanka’s newly elected president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his government must demonstrate that they will uphold human rights and rule of law, and ensure that Sri Lanka sustains its international...
View ArticleICJ roundtable on impunity for crimes committed in Libya and implications for...
On 20 November 2019, the ICJ and Tineke Strik, Member of the European Parliament, hosted a roundtable discussion in Brussels on the ICJ’s report Accountability for Crimes under International Law in...
View ArticleEswatini: ICJ hosts symposium on combating sexual and gender-based violence
A wide range of stakeholders in Mbabane, Eswatini came together to discuss the challenges they face in combating sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in the country. On 21 November, the ICJ hosted a...
View ArticleZimbabwe – ICJ, Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission and National Prosecuting...
The ICJ, in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Commission (ZACC) and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), convened a two-day workshop on 14-15 November 2019. The objective of the...
View ArticleEswatini: ICJ launches video clip on sexual and gender-based violence
The ICJ just launched a 15 minute documentary showing contributions by the ICJ and local human rights defenders in bringing the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence (SODV) Act to pass in Mbabane,...
View ArticleIndia: Parliament must reconsider Bill on Transgender Rights to ensure...
The Upper House of Parliament must revise the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019, which was passed by the Lower House of Parliament on 5 August 2019. The Bill does not adequately...
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...
View ArticleICJ highlights rights of victims of terrorism to UN delegations
The ICJ has highlighted the human rights of victims of terrorism in a presentation to States’ delegations to the UN in New York. On 3 December 2019, ICJ Senior Legal Adviser Matt Pollard presented...
View ArticlePoland: end unjustified disciplinary proceedings against judges
The ICJ calls on the Polish authorities to put an immediate end to unjustified disciplinary proceedings initiated against judges, including Krystian Markiewicz, Chairperson of the Polish Judges’...
View ArticleJudges in Asia & the Pacific Discuss Ensuring Gender Equality and...
From 30 November to 1 December 2019, the ICJ and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) held the Judges’ Workshop on Adjudicating Environmental Cases with a Gender...
View ArticleThe ICJ-Geneva Bar Association Cooperation Initiative project gains momentum!
Part of the active ‘International Cooperation Initiative’ between the ICJ and the Geneva Bar Association, a full house conference, attended by Geneva Lawyers, took place tonight at the Palais de...
View ArticleThe ICJ mourns the loss of Professor Pedro Nikken
The ICJ mourns the loss of Professor Pedro Nikken, former President and Commissioner of the ICJ. Prof Nikken was elected ICJ President in January 2011, succeeding Mary Robinson (2008-2010) and followed...
View ArticleLaos: Seven years on, the enforced disappearance of Sombath Somphone remains...
On 15 December 2019, the seventh anniversary of the disappearance of Lao civil society leader Sombath Somphone, the ICJ joined 87 organizations and 11 individuals in a statement urging the Lao and Thai...
View ArticlePoland : ICJ calls on Parliament to drop draft law further restricting...
The ICJ called today on the Polish House of Representatives (Sejm) to drop a draft law that would put judges at risk of disciplinary action for their interpretation and application of the law,...
View ArticleThailand: Continuing delay in the enactment of the draft law on torture and...
On 20 December 2019, the ICJ submitted recommendations to the Ministry of Justice on the Draft Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearances Act (“Draft Act”), scheduled for public...
View ArticleNepal: ICJ holds workshop for judicial committee members on enhancing access...
From 7 to 8 December 2019, the ICJ, in collaboration with UN Women, organized the 2019 Workshop of Judicial Committee Members on Eliminating Discriminatory Attitudes Against Women. It was held in...
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