Vietnam: Immediately release independent journalist and human rights defender...
Ahead of her upcoming trial on 4 November, 28 human rights and freedom of expression organizations today condemn the ongoing arbitrary detention of independent journalist and woman human rights...
View ArticleBelarus: Bar Association should reinstate disbarred lawyer Natalia Matskevich
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), European Association of Lawyers (AEA-EAL), Helsinki Foundation for...
View ArticleIndonesia: Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia and ICJ hosts webinar...
The ICJ held a webinar on 25 October 2021 which gathered ICJ Commissioners and Indonesian judges to discuss progress and challenges in the advancement of women’s access to justice in compliance with...
View ArticleSri Lanka: ICJ webinar series highlights the importance of legal aid to...
The Sri Lankan judiciary must overcome gender stereotypes to improve women’s access to justice in the country, said participants at a workshop organized by the ICJ and the Legal Aid Commission of Sri...
View ArticleMexico: persons with disabilities receive unprecedented public...
The public apology issued by Mexican authorities to a Mexican man for failing to protect his rights in violation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CPRD) is an important step...
View ArticlePhilippines: Jurists call for action to end discriminatory attitudes and...
At a webinar co-convened by the ICJ on 23 October, participants discussed the persistent prevalence of gender stereotyping and discrimination in the justice sector in the Philippines, and the actions...
View ArticleNational Assembly of South Korea should act swiftly to enact...
Four separate bills on anti-discrimination have been filed since June 2020 at the National Assembly of South Korea. However, these bills remain pending for discussion at the Legislation and Judiciary...
View ArticleThailand: Request for Information on Approved Draft Amendments to the...
ICJ and 9 other human rights organizations wrote an open-letter to Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha, requesting his government to publish information on the draft amendments to the 2015...
View ArticleLibya: ICJ and LWPP organize webinar on transitional Justice needs
On 11 November 2021, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the Libyan Women’s Platform for Peace (LWPP) held a webinar titled “Transitional Justice Needs in Libya” to commemorate the first...
View ArticleEU: To access remedies for human rights violations, migrant children must...
Building trust with a child in order to ensure their access to information and legal assistance is crucial from the very start. It can be best done in a safe space, and it is effectively impossible...
View ArticleNepal: 15 Years On, Act on Peace Agreement Pledges
Nepal has made no progress on justice for crimes under international law in the 15 years since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, Amnesty International, International Commission of...
View ArticleEswatini: ICJ makes submissions to the African Commission on Human and...
During a recent visit to Eswatini from 2 to 5 November 2021, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) engaged with civil society organizations, lawyers, the Swaziland Human Rights Commission and...
View ArticleEgypt: Authorities should cease the harassment and persecution of Hossam Bahgat
Egyptian authorities should cease the harassment and persecution of prominent human rights defender and journalist, Hossam Bahgat, who faces abusive charges intended to punish him solely for exercising...
View ArticleEU: Artificial Intelligence and Internet Regulations must fully respect human...
The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union should amend legislative proposals regulating artificial intelligence (AI) and online digital services to bring them in line with human...
View ArticleTurkey: Council of Europe triggers infringement process against Turkey for...
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers decision notifying Turkey it will start infringement proceedings over its failure to comply with the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR) order to free...
View ArticleEU: Recommendations on the individual assessment of children in conflict with...
Protection of the human rights of children in conflict with the law should be at the heart of the individual assessment process required by EU law, the International Commission of Jurists and Forum for...
View ArticleTunisia: international community must urge re-establishment of constitutional...
President Saied’s continued attacks on the separation of powers and the 2014 constitution should receive international condemnation, said the ICJ today. هذا البيان الصحفي متوفر باللغة العربية أيضا...
View ArticleLibya: Supreme Judicial Council’s reshuffling threatens the rule of law
The House of Representatives (HoR) must revoke Law No. 11 of 2021 modifying the Supreme Judicial Council’s (SJC) membership, and must stop interfering with the independence of the Libyan judiciary, the...
View ArticleUzbekistan: ICJ event points to the important role of civil society in human...
Civil society should play an active role in the UN treaty bodies reviews of Uzbekistan’s human rights record, an ICJ event in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, emphasised. Civil society organisations and human...
View ArticleUzbekistan: Training highlights the role of judges in upholding economic...
Judges play a crucial role in ensuring that Uzbekistan implements its international law obligations to protect economic, social and cultural rights, a training seminar for judges in Tashkent,...
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