Vietnam: ICJ makes a submission to the UN Human Rights Committee
On 14 December 2023, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) filed a submission for the preparation by the UN Human Rights Committee of a List of Issues (LOI) for the examination of Viet Nam’s...
View ArticleLaos: 11 years of government inaction on Sombath Somphone’s enforced...
On the 11-year anniversary of the enforced disappearance of Lao civil society leader Sombath Somphone, we, the undersigned civil society organizations and individuals, strongly condemn the Lao...
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Suriname: Verdict in trial of ex-president
ICJ will monitor Desi Bouterse appeal Paramaribo, Suriname; 17 December 2023 – On 20 December 2023, the Hof van Justitie, the highest court in Suriname, is expected to issue its final decision in the...
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Suriname: Ex-president’s conviction upheld, ending 41 years of impunity
Desi Bouterse sentenced to 20 years in prison Paramaribo, Suriname; 20 December 2023 – The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) welcomed the 20 December decision by the Hof van Justitie, the...
View ArticleThe EU agrees to compromise human rights of migrants and refugees
Today, the ICJ condemned aspects of the agreement reached by the EU Member States and the European Parliament on the last five instruments from the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum, stressing that it...
View ArticleTunisia: ICJ makes a “follow-up” submission to the UN Human Rights Committee
On 18 December 2023, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) filed a submission to the Human Rights Committee (the Committee) on Tunisia’s implementation of the Committee’s 2020 concluding...
View ArticleSwitzerland/Gambia: Jammeh-Era Crimes on Trial
For Immediate Release Gambian Ex-Minister Sonko Faces Crimes Against Humanity Charges (Geneva, January 5, 2024) – The opening of a Swiss trial on January 8, 2024, for serious crimes committed in The...
View ArticleSri Lanka: New Bill to establish “Commission for Truth, Unity and...
The ICJ considers the government’s proposed bill to establish a Commission for Truth, Unity and Reconciliation unlikely to advance accountability for perpetrators and justice for victims and survivors...
View ArticleTunisia: Zied Elheni’s guilty verdict another chilling attack on media and...
The ICJ firmly condemns the criminal conviction and sentencing of journalist and columnist Zied Elheni to a six-month suspended sentence of imprisonment on 10 January 2024 on spurious charges — an act...
View ArticleGuatemala: Peaceful transfer of presidential power must proceed on 14 January...
The ICJ is concerned about attempts by powerful actors in Guatemala, including the Office of the Attorney General, to subvert the transfer of executive presidential authority to President-elect...
View ArticleIsrael/Palestine: Authorities must end impunity for Israeli settler violence
With 2023 being the deadliest year on record for Palestinians in the West Bank, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the rampant violent attacks by Israeli settlers, almost all of...
View ArticlePrinciples and Guidelines on Human Rights and Public Health Emergencies...
Today, the short documentary film titled “Beyond Siracusa: Human Rights in Times of Public Health Emergencies,” will be launched. The film looks at the 2023 Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights...
View ArticleThe Russian Federation: Disciplinary proceedings against Aleksey Ladin should...
Lawyers for Lawyers, the International Observatory for Lawyers (OIAD), The Law Society of England and Wales (LSEW), the European Association of Lawyers for Democracy & Human Rights (ELDH), the...
View ArticleGaza: Israel must implement Provisional Measures ordered by the International...
The ICJ welcomes today’s near-unanimous Order of the International Court of Justice (the Court) in the case of South Africa v. Israel, indicating provisional measures under the 1948 Genocide Convention...
View ArticleThailand: Human rights defenders and experts from across the country...
On 15-16 January 2024, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), in cooperation with ARTICLE 19, organized a workshop in the province of Chiang Mai where over two dozen civil society actors and...
View ArticleMyanmar: Abysmal human rights and rule of law situation deteriorates further...
As the absolute military rule enters its fourth year with an extension of the state of emergency, widespread and systematic human rights violations continue to be perpetrated daily against large number...
View ArticleThailand: Abusive lawsuit targeting human rights defender must be dismissed
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) intervene in the criminal defamation proceeding against Thai human rights defender Chutima Sidasathian. Today, the...
View ArticleColombia: Justice system reform should address the rights of persons with...
The International Commission of Jurists, the Colombian Alliance for Legal Capacity, the Action Programme for Equality and Social Inclusion of the University of the Andes, and Colombian Lawyer Liliana...
View ArticleMekong Region: Ensuring voices for those whose rights are at risk by business...
On 17 January 2024, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), in partnership with Roehampton University, University of London’s School of Advanced Study, Chiang Mai University’s Faculty of Law,...
View ArticleComplaint to the UN Human Rights Committee: Tunisia must answer for attacks...
Geneva, 12 February 2024. Today, with the support of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Human Rights in Practice, Judge Youssef Bouzakher, President of the dissolved High Judicial...
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