Spain: ICJ and others intervene in case of push backs of asylum seekers
The ICJ and other NGOs jointly intervened before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in a case against Spain on the denial of entry of asylum seekers in the enclave of Melilla. The...
View ArticleRule of law, facing global assault, remains crucial for protecting the...
International commitment to the rule of law is under assault around the world, said a global panel of eminent academics, diplomats, and jurists. The panelists, speaking at a public event by the ICJ and...
View ArticleEgypt: immediately release Hisham Geneina, quash his conviction
The ICJ today called on the Egyptian authorities to quash the conviction of, and immediately release Hisham Geneina, a former judge and former head of the Central Auditing Authority in Egypt. A Cairo...
View ArticleOn video: FAIR project – access to justice for migrant children in the EU
Today, the ICJ-European Institutions held the final event of its EU and OSI funded FAIR project (Fostering Access to justice for Immigrant children’s Rights) in the European Parliament in Brussels. Two...
View ArticleUNODC publishes global Declaration on Judicial Integrity
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) today published a Declaration on Judicial Integrity, adopted by Chief Justices and other judges and stakeholders at the launch of a new Global Judicial...
View ArticleTunisia: addressing the legacy of gross human rights violations
On 2 and 3 May 2018, the ICJ is holding a conference on the role of Tunisia’s Specialized Criminal Chambers (SCC) in addressing the legacy of gross human rights violations. The ICJ’s report, Achieving...
View ArticleAzerbaijan: Human Rights lawyers Asabali Mustafayev and Nemat Karimli must be...
The ICJ today denounced the decision of the Presidium of the Azerbaijan Bar Association, of 23 April 2018, to suspend the licences of two Azerbaijan human rights lawyers Asabali Mustafayev (photo, on...
View ArticleLeading jurists address misuse and abuse of the criminal law and its...
On 3 and 4 May 2018, the ICJ supported by UNAIDS and OHCHR convened an expert meeting on global principles addressing criminalization’s detrimental impact in the areas of sexuality, reproduction, drug...
View ArticleUnited States: Gina Haspel must not become CIA Director
The ICJ said today that Gina Haspel, nominated by Donald Trump to be Director of the CIA, should be subject to a full criminal investigation for her alleged involvement torture and other serious...
View ArticleTurkey: Seminar on legal protection of rights of migrants, refugees and...
Today begins in Istanbul (Turkey) a two-day seminar for lawyers and CSO practitioners representing and working with migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers. This event is organized by ICJ, in cooperation...
View ArticleLesotho: authorities must ensure the independence of the judiciary and reopen...
The Africa Judges and Jurists Forum (AJJF) and the ICJ today called on the authorities in Lesotho to guarantee the independence of the judiciary and to immediately take all legal and administrative...
View ArticleThe ICJ calls on South Asian States to end criminalization of LGBTI identities
South Asian States must repeal laws that discriminate against LGBTI persons, and must respect, protect and fulfill the full range of their human rights, the ICJ said today on International Day Against...
View ArticleDenmark: ICJ co-sponsors conference on the Danish Presidency of the Council...
Today, the ICJ is co-sponsoring a conference in Copenhagen to mark the conclusion of the Danish Presidency of the Council of Europe, and take stock of its contribution to protection of human rights in...
View ArticleSwaziland: enactment of Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Bill urgently...
The widespread occurrence of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) in Swaziland requires prompt action to enact the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Bill, says the ICJ in a report released...
View ArticleTunisia: parliament is failing victims of serious human rights violations
The ICJ today called on the Tunisian Parliament to reverse its decision of 26 March 2018 and allow the Truth and Dignity Commission (IVD) to carry out its mandate for at least another year. The IVD...
View ArticleThe Philippines: legal aid providers commit to help eliminate discrimination...
Today, the ICJ and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) concluded a two-day workshop on eliminating gender discriminatory attitudes and behaviors towards women with a commitment to step up...
View ArticlePhilippines: Supreme Court decision removing its Chief Justice contributes to...
As Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno filed a motion today to reconsider the Supreme Court’s 11 May 2018 decision to remove her from the Court, the ICJ expressed its grave concern that the proceedings...
View ArticleLandmark rulings expose Romanian and Lithuanian complicity in CIA secret...
The European Court of Human Rights has found that Romania and Lithuania violated the human rights of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri and Zayn al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn, also known as Abu Zubaydah. The court...
View ArticleGuatemala: Judicial independence under attack
The International Commission of Jurists is deeply concerned about the recent attacks against Judge Erika Aifán that put judicial independence in Guatemala at imminent risk. Judge Aifán has always been...
View ArticleICJ holds its first regional workshop on the investigation of potentially...
Between 30 May and 1 June 2018, the ICJ co-hosted a workshop for authorities from Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar and Nepal on the investigation of potentially unlawful deaths and enforced disappearance in...
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