European Court of Human Rights: ICJ welcomes a landmark decision upholding...
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) applauds the European Court οf Human Rights judgement of 6 July 2023 in the case of Tuleya v Poland which effectively affirms the need for Poland to change...
View ArticleTunisia-Silencing Free Voices: a briefing paper on the enforcement of Decree...
The Tunisian authorities must drop all charges against anyone being prosecuted under Decree 54 for the legitimate exercise of their freedom of expression, and provide reparation for the harm suffered...
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Switzerland: European Court of Human Rights rules in favour of South African...
On 11 July 2023, the Chamber of the third section of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) handed down its judgment in the case of Semenya v. Switzerland finding that Caster Semenya’s right to...
View ArticleMalaysia: International Commission of Jurists’ submission to the Universal...
On 18 July 2023, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) made a submission to the UN Human Rights Council’s Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in advance of its review of...
View ArticleChina: International Commission of Jurists and its partner make submission to...
On 18 July 2023, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the Extra-Territorial Obligation Watch Coalition (ETO Watch Coalition) filed a joint submission to the UN Human Rights Council Working...
View ArticleNepal: International Commission of Jurists welcomes Supreme Court order on...
The ICJ hails the interim order made by the Supreme Court (SC) of Nepal on 28 June 2023 directing the establishment of a “transitional mechanism ensuring the marriage registration of same-sex couples...
View Article2023 UN Human Rights Prize awarded to civil society and Indigenous Peoples...
Today, the United Nations announced that the Global Coalition of Civil Society, Indigenous Peoples, Social Movements, and Local Communities for the Universal Recognition of the Human Right to a Clean,...
View ArticleSouth Africa: Human rights organizations intervene in court case to have...
Today, the High Court in Pretoria was due to hear the matter of Democratic Alliance v The President of South Africa and Others. The Court agreed to hear the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) and...
View ArticleSoutheast Asia: New ICJ report highlights discriminatory online restrictions...
The authorities in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand should immediately reform laws, policies and practices that have led to violations of the right of lesbian, gay, bisexual,...
View ArticleSri Lanka: Adolescent students and discrimination based on sexual...
An opinion piece by Mathuri Thamilmaran, National Legal Advisor – Sri Lanka at the International Commission of Jurists A state minister’s recent comment has once again brought to the forefront the need...
View ArticleBelarus: lawyer Yuliya Yurgilevich and journalist Pavel Mazheika unjustly...
Today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has condemned the unjust conviction and sentencing of prominent Belarus lawyer, Yuliya Yurgilevich, and journalist, Pavel Mazheika, to six years’...
View ArticleICJ Annual Report 2022 is now available online!
The International Commission of Jurists’ (ICJ’s) Annual Report for 2022 provides an overview of the organization’s human rights work in that year. The achievements documented in this report are a...
View ArticleThailand: Workshop with Ministry of Justice tackles the imperative of...
On 20 – 21 July 2023, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) co-organized a workshop, with Thailand’s Ministry of Justice, on ensuring the protection of human rights in the online sphere under...
View ArticleVietnam: Identity verification mandate will violate international human rights
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and 18 other organizations call on Vietnam’s Ministry of Information and Communication to reconsider the fatally flawed draft Decree 72/2013/ND-CP, that,...
View ArticleLao PDR: ICJ and its partners make a submission to the UN Committee on...
On 7 August 2023, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the Extra-Territorial Obligation Watch Coalition (ETO Watch Coalition) and Land Watch Thai (LWT) filed a joint submission for the...
View ArticleHuman Rights organisations call on South African authorities to denounce...
In view of the participation of members of South Africa’s executive and judiciary in the annual African Bar Association conference, which this year is being co-sponsored by Family Watch International,...
View ArticleNepal: Proposed Bill allowing Government to withdraw criminal cases threatens...
Geneva – The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is concerned that legislation introduced by the Government on 16 July could serve to further impunity for serious crimes by giving the Government...
View ArticleUzbekistan: ICJ Launches “Summer School” on Economic, Social, and Cultural...
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), in collaboration with the Nationwide Movement “Yuksalish” and the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Regional Office for Central Asia...
View ArticleSri Lanka: Protecting transgender persons: Going beyond rule by circular
An opinion piece by Mathuri Thamilmaran, National Legal Advisor – Sri Lanka at the International Commission of Jurists Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) individuals in Sri Lanka...
View ArticleThailand: Legal and practical barriers frustrate access to effective remedies...
“The Thai authorities must act to remove obstacles to holding Thai companies accountable for wrongdoing outside the country’s borders,” urged participants at a dialogue co-hosted by the International...
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