Philippines: Complementary approaches are essential in providing legal aid...
The ICJ, together with the Ateneo de Naga Law School and Ateneo de Manila School of Law Legal Services Center, hosted a Seminar on Women’s Access to Justice and the Role of Legal Aid Providers on 25...
View ArticleVietnam: National Action Plan on Responsible Business developed without...
On 10 March 2023, the ICJ submitted preliminary comments and recommendations to the Ministry of Justice of Vietnam, indicating that there has been a lack of inclusive participation in developing the...
View ArticleNepal: ICJ works with Judicial Academy on ensuring a gender perspective is...
Thirty-three judges from the District Courts and High Courts of Koshi and Madhesh Provinces in Nepal participated in a Judicial Dialogue, jointly hosted by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)...
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Six judiciaries from Asia commit to the adoption of the Bangkok General...
Representatives of judiciaries and judicial training academies from across South and Southeast Asia have agreed to take effective measures to ensure that a gender perspective is incorporated into their...
View ArticleThailand: Human rights must be mainstreamed in the Deep South
“The realization of human rights is not only essential end in itself, but must play a central role in security and development policies in the southern border provinces of Thailand, and recognize as a...
View ArticleTunisia: New practical guide on modes of individual criminal liability before...
Today, the ICJ released Practical Guide 4 on Modes of individual criminal liability under Tunisian and international law, the last guide in a four-part series aimed to assist practitioners to ensure...
View ArticleNepal: Strategic litigation is an important tool to ensure compliance with...
The economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR) guaranteed in Nepal’s Constitution are enforceable in Nepal’s courts, which routinely apply international human rights law and standards, including the...
View ArticleThailand: Lawyers consider how to ensure that the use of digital information...
A group of Thai lawyers discussed strategies for defending the rights of individual users who have been prosecuted based on social media content and ensuring that any use of digital information as...
View ArticleMyanmar: ICJ calls for the protection of human rights of Rohingya Muslims and...
The ICJ today denounced before the UN Human Rights Council the systematic impunity enjoyed by the military junta and other members of the military for gross human rights violations against many of...
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ROLL (Rule of Law for Lawyers) Project on judicial independence in the EU
The ICJ-EI launches a project on Judicial Independence and the Rule of Law in the EU (the ROLL project). The Rule Of Law for Lawyers (ROLL) project aims to promote independent and effective judicial...
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Sri Lanka: Judges Affirm Their Role in Addressing Discrimination Based on...
Sri Lankan judges who participated in the Judicial Dialogue on Access to Justice for Women conducted by the International Commission of Jurists in partnership with the Sri Lanka Judges’ Institute...
View ArticleLesotho: Children with disabilities excluded from equal access to education –...
The responsible Lesotho authorities have failed to ensure that learners with disabilities are able to enjoy their right to an education. This is because the country has not adequately adopted or...
View ArticleFiji: Women’s rights to a clean and healthy Environment
In a briefing paper released today, the International Commission of Jurists points out that, “while the right to clean and healthy environment is protected under the 2013 Fiji Constitution, it must be...
View ArticleAfrica region: Human rights advocates call on authorities to support the work...
On 11 April 2023, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) convened an online panel of five human rights advocates from East and Southern Africa to discuss the obstacles preventing organizations...
View ArticleNepal: ICJ publishes a Briefing Paper on the operation of Nepal’s Judicial...
In a briefing paper released today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has recommended to Nepal government to adopt legislative and policy guidelines for the independent and effective...
View ArticleLesotho: activists call for increased sensitization of key stakeholders on...
On 17 and 18 April 2023, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the People’s Matrix Association held a workshop with the Lesotho judiciary where a range of human rights issues related to...
View ArticleTunisia: seminar highlights the country’s independence of the judiciary crisis
On 20 May 2023, under the auspices of the Civil Committee for the Independence of Justice – a Tunisian civil society initiative created in 2022 to defend judicial independence – the International...
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Nepal: Workshop on monitoring and documentation of violations in places of...
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), in coordination with its local partner Advocacy Forum (AF) and Nepal’s Office of the Chief Attorney (OCA), held a two-day capacity building workshop for...
View ArticleAfghanistan: At UN Human Rights Council, ICJ calls for urgent response to...
As the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council discussed the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan, the International Commission of Jurists called today on the international community to scale...
View ArticleTajikistan: Lawyers explore ways to ensure independence and security of the...
Today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), in cooperation with the Regional Office for Central Asia (ROCA) of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), the...
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