China (Hong Kong): Authorities must protect right of peaceful assembly and...
Following the arrest on 28 February of at least three persons, the ICJ has called on the Hong Kong authorities to drop criminal charges of taking part in an “unauthorized assembly” against them and to...
View ArticleThailand: ICJ mourns the passing of Judge Khanakorn Pianchana
The ICJ today expressed regret at the death of Judge Khanakorn Pianchana, who committed suicide on 7 March 2020. Judge Khanakorn was widely known after an attempted suicide in October 2019 following...
View ArticleThailand: ICJ submits recommendations to strengthen Thailand’s Anti-SLAPP Law
Today, the ICJ submitted recommendations on strengthening Thailand’s Anti-Strategic Litigation against Public Participation (SLAPP) law to the Ministry of Justice, which is tasked to conduct a “study...
View ArticleThailand: measures under the Emergency Decree to address the COVID-19...
As the Thai government moves to exercise its power under the Emergency Decree on Public Administration in Emergency Situation B.E. 2548 (2005) (“Emergency Decree”) to combat the COVID-19 outbreak, the...
View ArticleThailand: ICJ holds the commemoration for victims of enforced disappearance
On 11 March 2020, the ICJ co-hosted a panel discussion and an exhibition entitled “Committed to Memory: The Disappeared and Those They Left Behind.” The event was held to mark the 16th anniversary of...
View ArticleZimbabwe: ICJ welcomes judgment invalidating the enactment of the...
The ICJ welcomes the decision by the Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe to invalidate the enactment of Constitutional Amendment Bill (No. 1) of 2017 in Gonese and Anor v Parliament of Zimbabwe and 4 Ors....
View ArticleVietnam: ICJ urges authorities to provide access to medical treatment in...
Today, the ICJ submitted an open letter to the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and acting Minister of Health, Minister of Public Security and Minister of Justice of Vietnam, expressing concerns...
View ArticleSouth Africa: authorities must work urgently to curb gender-based violence...
As South Africa enters into its second week of a 21-day lockdown, the ICJ calls on national, provincial and local government authorities to urgently implement measures to prevent sexual and...
View ArticleCambodia: State of Emergency bill violates the rule of law
The ICJ today warned that Cambodia’s draft Law on National Administration in the State of Emergency (“State of Emergency bill”) violates basic rule of law principles and human rights, and called on the...
View ArticleMyanmar: Government must lift online restrictions in conflict-affected areas...
The ICJ today called upon the Myanmar government to ensure that everyone in the country, particularly those from communities affected by conflict, has access to critical information about COVID-19....
View ArticleICJ recommendations to Central Asian governments and national bars on...
The ICJ based on the consultations with the participants of the Regional Forum of Lawyers held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, published recommendations on the Independence of Legal Profession and Role of...
View ArticleEuropean Union: ICJ joins call for urgent EU response to Hungary’s COVID-19...
In a joint letter to EU Member States, the ICJ and other human rights NGOs have urged them to recognize the grave implications for human rights and the rule of law, of the Hungarian government’s recent...
View ArticleThailand: The ICJ and other human rights groups make supplementary submission...
On 24 April 2020, the ICJ, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) and the Cross Cultural Foundation (CrCF) made a joint supplementary submission to the UN Human Rights Committee on Thailand’s...
View ArticleThailand: ICJ and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada intervene in criminal...
Today, the ICJ and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) jointly submitted a legal brief (amicus curiae) to the Court of Appeal in criminal defamation proceeding against Thai journalist Suchanee...
View ArticleMyanmar: remove barriers to justice for killing of journalist Ko Par Gyi –...
In a report published today, the ICJ called on the police and prosecutorial authorities in Myanmar to re-open the investigation into the death of journalist Ko Par Gyi in military custody in September...
View ArticleWithdrawal of States from African Court a blow to access to justice in the...
The ICJ today condemned the recent decisions of the governments of the Republic of Benin and Côte d’Ivoire to withdraw their respective declarations that gave individuals and nongovernmental...
View ArticleThe Russian Federation: use of physical force and detention of lawyers must...
The ICJ has called on the Russian authorities to institute a prompt, independent and thorough investigation into the recent use of physical force against lawyers Natalia Magova, Diana Sipinova and...
View ArticleICJ webinar highlights difficulties in responding to gender based violence...
At a webinar hosted on 26 May, the ICJ heard from women human rights defenders (WHRDs) from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East discussed the adverse impact on women of lockdowns and other measures...
View ArticlePoland: stop arbitrary proceedings against Judge Igor Tuleya
The ICJ today raised concern at the threat of criminal proceedings against Judge Igor Tuleya on charges arising from the judge’s independent exercise of his judicial functions. The ICJ called on the...
View ArticleZimbabwe: ICJ calls on government to ensure the independence of lawyers
As of 9 June, at least ten prominent lawyers have been arrested and criminally charged in Zimbabwe. Among them, Advocate Thabani Mpofu (photo), Advocate Choice Damiso, Mr Tapiwa Makanza and Mr Joshua...
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