Sri Lanka: executions of the four prisoners convicted of drug-related...
The ICJ categorically condemns Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena’s endorsement of death warrants of four people convicted of drug-related offences. Today, the ICJ urged the President to stop...
View ArticleMorocco: remove obstacles to women’s and girls’ access to justice for sexual...
In a report released today in Rabat, the ICJ called for the removal and eradication of legal obstacles and discriminatory judicial attitudes hindering women’s and girls’ ability to seek justice and...
View ArticleLithuania: ICJ and AI intervene in case of complicity in US-led rendition...
The ICJ and Amnesty International presented today a third party intervention in the case of al-Hawsawi v. Lithuania before the European Court of Human Rights. The interveners made submissions to the...
View ArticleICJ convenes panel discussion on citizenship and human rights in Myanmar
The ICJ convened a half-day panel discussion today in Yangon, Myanmar, to discuss national laws governing citizenship, and outline how, throughout the country, they have a discriminatory impact on...
View ArticleKyrgyz Republic: ICJ legal opinion on Askarov retrial concludes his...
In a legal opinion issued today analyzing the retrial of the Kyrgyz human rights defender Azimjan Askarov, which followed the UN Human Rights Committee finding of multiple human rights violations in...
View ArticleItaly: Minister Salvini’s statements are a threat to judiciary’s independence
The ICJ called today on the Italian Government to reject the incendiary statements issued by Matteo Salvini, Vice-President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Interior, calling for the...
View ArticleIndia and Pakistan: in light of UN report on Kashmir, authorities must act to...
The ICJ welcomes the report issued today by the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) documenting human rights violations and abuses in Indian administered Kashmir and...
View ArticleVenezuela: new ICJ report shows how the rule of law has crumbled, urges...
The Venezuelan authorities must take immediate steps to recover the country’s democratic institutions and the functioning of the rule of law, including disbanding the National Constituent Assembly and...
View ArticleIndia: authorities must stop harassment of Lawyers Collective and repeal...
The ICJ today condemned the raids on 11 July by India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the homes and offices of Anand Grover and Indira Jaising, two lawyers prominent for frequently...
View ArticleLebanon: ensure accountability for gender-based violence – ICJ new report
In a report published today, the ICJ called on the Lebanese authorities to prevent, address and ensure accountability for all forms of gender-based violence (GBV) against women and girls, including by...
View ArticleTurkey: ICJ Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Today, the ICJ filed a submission to the Human Rights Council’s Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review in advance of its review of Turkey’s human rights record in January 2020. In its...
View ArticleEuropean Court finds Russia’s refusal to register three LGBT organizations...
On 16 July 2019, the European Court of Human Rights found Russia’s refusal to register associations set up to promote and protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people to...
View ArticleTurkey : IBAHRI and ICJ observe criminal trial on “Gezi Park” protests
The ICJ and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) have jointly sent international observers to attend the second hearing of the criminal trial on the “Gezi Park” protest...
View ArticleJadhav case: International Court of Justice holds alleged “spy” sentenced to...
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today welcomed the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ-CIJ for its acronym) upholding the right of consular access and notification for...
View ArticleThe resolution on Philippines has been adopted – what now?
An opinion piece by Emerlynne Gil, Senior Legal Adviser, ICJ Asia-Pacific Programme. Last week, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution expressing concern over the human rights situation in...
View ArticleCooperation on extradition: Convention Against Torture Initiative’s latest...
On 17 July 2019, the Convention Against Torture Initiative (CTI) released the 6th tool in their series of UNCAT implementation tools on “Cooperation on Extradition”. The ICJ developed the tool for the...
View ArticleIndia: Parliament must revise Bill on Rights of Transgender Persons to ensure...
The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019, does not adequately protect the rights of transgender people and should be revised to address the concerns of the transgender community and to...
View ArticleNepal: justice stalled for conflict-era crimes
The Government of Nepal has failed to fulfill its commitment to provide justice for the victims of the country’s decade-long armed conflict, the ICJ, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and...
View ArticleLibya: addressing accountability for serious crimes and reform of the...
In a report released today on Libya’s criminal justice system, the ICJ said the United Nations, international actors and States must prioritize accountability for crimes under international law in...
View ArticleThailand’s Legal Frameworks on Corporate Accountability for Outbound Investments
Today, the ICJ hosted a discussion on Thailand’s legal frameworks on corporate accountability for outbound investments in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The forum was co-organized with Earth Rights...
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