Thailand: 10 years after the military coup, Rule of Law remains to be fully...
Ten years ago today, the Thai military, operating under the name of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), staged a coup d’état, dismantling institutional arrangements critical to the...
View ArticleSRI LANKA: 15 years after end of war, victims and survivors still await...
As Sri Lanka marked 15 years since the end of a decades-long armed conflict on 18 May 2024, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) deplored the near total impunity that has prevailed, and lack...
View ArticleMyanmar: Unlawful attacks resulting in mass casualties to civilians and...
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today condemned the escalation of atrocities against the inhabitants of Buthidaung Township in Rakhine State. The ICJ called on all parties to the ongoing...
View ArticleVenezuela: the collapse of public education
In a report released today on the right to education in Venezuela, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) called on Venezuela to take immediate measures to reverse the sharp deterioration of the...
View ArticleEgypt: authorities must immediately release political opponent Ahmad Tantawi...
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the decision of the Matriya Misdemeanor Court of Appeal in Cairo to uphold the conviction and one-year prison sentence of prominent political...
View ArticleUzbekistan: ICJ launches international human rights law course at the Higher...
On 11 June 2024, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), in collaboration with the East-West Management Institute (EWMI) and the Higher School of Judges (HSJ) under the Supreme Judicial Council...
View ArticleShort-term Enforced Disappearances in Venezuela
Carlos Lusverti Latin America Legal advisor International Commission of Jurists The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela (FFM), established by the UN’s Human Rights Council in...
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A human rights-based approach to criminal law: Africa regional consultation
On 5 and 6 June 2024, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and its partners – the Institute of Commonwealth Studies and the Commonwealth Secretariat – held an Africa regional consultation on a...
View ArticleSwitzerland: ICJ expresses concern over Parliament’s rejection of the...
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is concerned by the declaratory and non-binding decision of the National Council, the Swiss Parliament’s lower chamber, on 12 June 2024, inviting the...
View ArticleThailand: Joint letter to the Minister of Justice regarding the abuse of...
On 14 June 2024, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) joined several human rights organizations in expressing concern over the arbitrary use of criminal proceedings and detention to target...
View ArticleEU: ICJ urges continued scrutiny of Hungary and Poland under Article 7 TEU
Ahead of the upcoming General Affairs Council meeting on 25 June, the ICJ and other organizations call on EU Ministers in a joint letter to take the Article 7.1 TEU procedure against Hungary forward...
View ArticleKenya: Security forces must refrain from unlawful use of force at ongoing...
The ICJ calls on the Kenya police and security forces to desist from the use of unnecessary or excessive force in operations against protestors demonstrating against the proposed Finance Bill 2024. The...
View ArticlePhilippines: ICJ welcomes De Lima’s long-awaited vindication, but redress is...
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) welcomes the decision of a Philippine Regional Trial Court dismissing the last of several drugs-related charges brought against human rights defender and...
View ArticleLibya: Draft Reconciliation Law is an opportunity for accountability and justice
In a new report, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) calls on the Libyan authorities to remedy remaining shortcomings and adopt Libya’s Presidential Council’s Draft Reconciliation Law with a...
View ArticleUnseen and Unheard: the Myanmar Junta Violates Women Prisoners’ Human Rights
Through the compelling testimonies of over a dozen female ex-prisoners and their lawyers, ICJ’s new briefing paper highlights women detainees’ conditions and their intense psychological and physical...
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