Myanmar: ICJ presents to civil society forum on land, investment and human...
The ICJ addressed representatives of over 400 civil society organizations from all 14 states and regions of Myanmar at the MATA Forum held in the township of Pyin Oo Lwin, close to Mandalay. Hosted...
View ArticleKazakhstan: the reform of the legal profession should aim to strengthen its...
The ICJ, following a mission to Kazakhstan this week to assess the proposed draft law reforming the regulation of the legal profession, called for the postponement of the adoption of the law and more...
View ArticleSouth African government should reconsider intention to withdraw from the ICC
The South African government should reconsider its move to withdraw from the ICC, said the ICJ, the Southern Africa Litigation Centre and Lawyers for Human Rights, local, regional and international...
View ArticlePalestine: Trump Jerusalem Declaration dangerously ignores legal reality
US President Donald Trump’s declaration recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and indicating an intention to move its embassy there, dangerously ignores long-standing international law, the ICJ...
View ArticleTurkey: training for lawyers and CSOs on rights of migrants, refugees and...
Today begins in Izmir (Turkey) a two-day training for lawyers and CSO practitioners representing and working with migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers. This event is organized by ICJ, in cooperation...
View ArticleOn video: arbitrary detention of indigenous leaders in Guatemala
Leaders of indigenous communities in Guatemala, seeking to protect their lands and natural resources from the negative impacts of business operations and infrastructure projects, have been charged with...
View ArticleJoint NGO statement on the future of the European Convention on Human Rights
Discussions on the future of the European human rights system should focus on effective national implementation of human rights obligations and should protect the Court from undue political pressure,...
View ArticleZimbabwe: rule of law must be restored to ensure free and fair elections
Zimbabwe’s new government must urgently restore the rule of law and ensure free and fair elections, said the ICJ at the conclusion of a visit by its Secretary General Sam Zarifi to the country. After...
View ArticleLao PDR: the ICJ criticizes new Decree on Associations
Today, the ICJ and other human rights groups urged changes to a new law in Lao PDR that would enable violations of freedom of association and other human rights. The groups sent an open letter to the...
View ArticleSingapore: stop harassment of human rights defender Jolovan Wham
The ICJ today urged the Government of Singapore to end the harassment of human rights defender Jolovan Wham and to amend laws used to restrict his work and the work of other human rights defenders....
View ArticleReuters journalists detained in Myanmar: respect their rights, end their...
The ICJ today called on Myanmar authorities to immediately disclose the whereabouts of two journalists who have been detained incommunicado for nearly one week, and to grant prompt access to lawyers...
View ArticleVoices on traditional justice from the Geneva Forum 2017
Raquel Yrigoyen Fajardo and Karabo Ozah talk about traditional justice systems in video interviews recorded at the 2017 ICJ Geneva Forum. Dr. Raquel Yrigoyen Fajardo, Lawyer and Professor at the Law...
View ArticleNepal: Implement Supreme Court Ruling on Protecting the Rights of LGBTI Persons
On the 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Sunil Babu Pant on the protection of the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people (LGBTI), the ICJ calls on the...
View ArticleMorocco: ensure effective investigation and prosecution of sexual and gender...
The ICJ today called on the Moroccan authorities to effectively investigate and prosecute sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) offences, including by ensuring the rights of victims to effective...
View ArticleICJ and others challenge Hungary’s removals to Serbia before European Court...
The ICJ and other organizations have intervened today before the European Court of Human Rights challenging expulsions of asylum seekers from Hungary to Serbia. The International Commission of Jurists...
View ArticleRussian Federation: police actions against a Chechen human rights defender...
The ICJ is concerned at allegations that the recent arrest and detention of Ayub Titiyev, the head of the Chechen branch of the Russian human rights organisation Memorial, were carried out as...
View ArticleTunisia: respect and protect the right to freedom of assembly
Tunisian authorities must respect and protect the right to freedom of assembly and of expression of everyone in Tunisia, the ICJ said today. They also must regulate the use of force against protestors...
View ArticleMyanmar: reverse laws and practices that perpetuate military impunity – new...
Myanmar’s government must take concrete action to counteract decades of military impunity for human rights violations, the ICJ concluded in a report published today. The report Achieving Justice for...
View ArticlePhilippines: actions against Rappler, Inc. threaten freedom of expression
The ICJ today expressed concern about the impacts on freedom of expression of a decision by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that would shut down Rappler, an online news source in the...
View ArticleEgypt: ICJ condemns recent executions following unfair military trials, calls...
The ICJ today condemned the executions of 22 civilians during the past month, following death penalty cases before military courts in which fair trial guarantees appear to have been flagrantly...
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