India: ICJ submission on LGBTQ persons’ inadequate access to public spaces...
The ICJ has made a submission to Ms. Karima Bennoune, the United Nations Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights (“Special Rapporteur”) in response to a call for submission, in advance of...
View ArticleKazakhstan: Sergey Sizintsev’s disbarment is contrary to the law and should...
Following the decision of the Petropavlovsk Court to disbar Sergey Sizintsev the former Executive Director of the National Bar Association, the ICJ reiterates its concerns at the unjustified...
View ArticleEswatini (Swaziland): justice sector meet to discuss implementation of the...
On May 29 2019, the ICJ facilitated a workshop with a number of justice sector officials and stakeholders who are active in the implementation of the Sexual Offenses and Domestic Violence Act (SODVA)....
View ArticleGreece : European Committee on Social Rights decision on « immediate measures...
The ICJ, European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) and the Greek Council for Refugees (GCR) welcome the decision of the European Committee on Social Rights that Greece should take “immediate...
View ArticleStop abuse of charges of ‘subverting a constitutional government’ against...
The ICJ today called on the Zimbabwe government to stop using the highly criticized offence of “subverting a constitutional government” to punish human rights defenders for the exercise of fundamental...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia: three Clerics face imminent unfair trial and possible execution
The ICJ today condemned the impending moves to subject three prominent Saudi clerics to an inevitably unfair trial on dubious charges that might result in sentences of death and arbitrary execution....
View ArticleIndia: LGBTQ persons face discrimination in housing, work and public spaces...
The Indian Government must give effect to recent rulings of the Supreme Court and end discrimination and other human rights violations and abuses based on real or perceived sexual orientation, gender...
View ArticleMoldova : ICJ concerned at constitutional crisis in Moldova
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today expressed concern at recent developments in Moldova which are effectively paralyzing governance in the country. During the past week, the...
View ArticleTajikistan: ICJ calls for immediate release of imprisoned lawyer
Today, the ICJ called on the authorities in Tajikistan to immediately release a prominent lawyer who is currently serving a sentence of imprisonment of 28 years on dubious charges. The UN Working Group...
View ArticleBotswana: ICJ welcomes High Court judgment striking down law criminalizing...
The ICJ today applauded the 11 June judgment of the Botswana High Court striking down criminal law provisions criminalizing same-sex relations. Rightly, the Court considered that, notwithstanding the...
View ArticleEvent: Criminalisation of solidarity in migration – Screening of movie “The...
The OHCHR, ICJ and the Geneva Bar Association invite you to a discussion on the criminalization of solidarity in migration in Europe and State’s obligations under international law. Thursday, 27 June,...
View ArticleIndigenous and other traditional or customary justice systems in Asia: report...
The ICJ has today published a report on indigenous and other traditional or customary justice systems in Asia. The report is based on discussions at the 2018 Geneva Forum of Judges & Lawyers which...
View ArticleTurkey : IBAHRI and ICJ observe criminal trial on “Gezi Park” protests
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) have jointly sent international observers to attend the first hearing of the...
View ArticleTurkey: ICJ and others intervene in case of mass dismissal of civil servants...
The International Commission of Jurists, jointly with Amnesty International and the Turkey Litigation Support Project intervened today before the European Court of Human Rights in the case of a Turkish...
View ArticleMyanmar’s discriminatory citizenship laws can and must be immediately reformed
Myanmar’s 1982 Citizenship Law, which has fueled widespread discrimination against various ethnic minority groups, is irreconcilable with core rule of law principles and the State’s obligations under...
View ArticlePoland: Court of Justice ruling must herald return to rule of law
The ICJ welcomes yesterday’s judgment of the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) which ruled that forcing the retirement of Polish Supreme Court judges by lowering their mandatory retirement age,...
View ArticleColombia’s transitional justice tribunal can do more to address victim’s...
Colombia’s transitional justice tribunal, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP in its Spanish acronym) has made progress in fighting impunity, but can do more to address the needs and demands of...
View ArticleTanzanian High Court condemns unlawful stripping of SADC Tribunal’s powers...
The ICJ welcomes the recent judgment of the Tanzanian High Court condemning the Tanzanian government’s actions leading to the suspension of the SADC Tribunal and the denuding of its crucial role in...
View ArticleKashmir: a permanent state of exception – Side event at the UN
This side event will take place on Friday 28 June 2019, from 13:00-14:00, in Room XXI, at the Palais des Nations. There has been an increase in serious human rights violations in Kashmir, particularly...
View ArticleJustice for Khashoggi: Enhancing the UN’s impact in ending impunity (UN event)
The ICJ joins other NGOs and UN experts in presenting a side event to the UN Human Rights Council, Thursday 27 June, 11:30am – 12:30pm, in Room VIII, Palais des Nations Less than a week after the UN...
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