Human Rights in the time of COVID-19: Front and Centre
As of 8:00am CET this morning, the Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases tracker by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University in the US recorded 1,350,523 confirmed cases...
View ArticleVietnam: ICJ urges authorities to provide access to medical treatment in...
Today, the ICJ submitted an open letter to the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and acting Minister of Health, Minister of Public Security and Minister of Justice of Vietnam, expressing concerns...
View ArticleState measures to address COVID-19 must be gender responsive
A Feature Article by the Access to Justice for Women Team of the ICJ. As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the globe, many governments are introducing a spectrum of measures to curb the spread of...
View ArticleSouth Africa: authorities must work urgently to curb gender-based violence...
As South Africa enters into its second week of a 21-day lockdown, the ICJ calls on national, provincial and local government authorities to urgently implement measures to prevent sexual and...
View ArticleCambodia: State of Emergency bill violates the rule of law
The ICJ today warned that Cambodia’s draft Law on National Administration in the State of Emergency (“State of Emergency bill”) violates basic rule of law principles and human rights, and called on the...
View ArticleLibya: accountability gaps should be effectively addressed in cases before...
In a briefing paper analyzing complementarity challenges between Libyan proceedings and the International Criminal Court (ICC), the ICJ today called for full compliance with Libya’s obligations under...
View ArticleColombia: COVID-19 policies should include conflict-related measures,...
A Feature Article by Rocio Quintero, Legal Adviser, ICJ Latin American Programme, based in Bogota. Throughout several decades, a large number of Colombians have been victims of serious crimes related...
View ArticleLatin America and COVID-19: how are the justice systems reacting? – Webinars...
Various States in the Latin American region have adopted exceptional measures to address the pandemic and manage the health crisis. These measures impact peoples’ human rights and freedoms. A series of...
View ArticleEuropean governments must ensure safe and timely access to abortion care...
A joint statement signed by the ICJ and 102 other organizations. The COVID-19 pandemic and public health crisis is presenting grave challenges for health care systems across Europe. As European...
View ArticleMyanmar: Government must lift online restrictions in conflict-affected areas...
The ICJ today called upon the Myanmar government to ensure that everyone in the country, particularly those from communities affected by conflict, has access to critical information about COVID-19....
View ArticleAmid COVID-19 crisis, Polish parliament must reject regressive proposals on...
The ICJ and 108 other organizations are deeply concerned by relentless attempts to roll back sexual and reproductive rights in Poland. On 15 and 16 April Poland’s Parliament will again debate two draft...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Indian authorities must act immediately to protect internal migrant...
The ICJ today called on the Indian Government to take effective measures to mitigate the disproportionate impact of the lockdown on internal migrant workers and guarantee the right to a minimum...
View ArticleThailand: Six Years after Billy’s enforced disappearance, there has been no...
On the sixth anniversary of the apparent enforced disappearance of Karen activist, Pholachi “Billy” Rakchongcharoen, the ICJ repeated its calls for Thailand to bring those responsible to justice and...
View ArticleJoint Statement: Hong Kong arrests of pro-democracy figures condemned by...
Today the ICJ joined other legal organizations in condemning the arrest of 15 pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong for organizing and taking part in ‘unauthorized assemblies’ in 2019. The arrests...
View ArticleSri Lanka: ICJ raises concerns about the arbitrary arrest and detention of...
The ICJ called upon the Sri Lankan authorities to respect human rights in the conduct of their investigation of the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, including ensuring that investigations into the alleged...
View ArticleEuropean Union: ICJ joins call for urgent EU response to Hungary’s COVID-19...
In a joint letter to EU Member States, the ICJ and other human rights NGOs have urged them to recognize the grave implications for human rights and the rule of law, of the Hungarian government’s recent...
View ArticleICJ recommendations to Central Asian governments and national bars on...
The ICJ based on the consultations with the participants of the Regional Forum of Lawyers held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, published recommendations on the Independence of Legal Profession and Role of...
View ArticleThailand: The ICJ and other human rights groups make supplementary submission...
On 24 April 2020, the ICJ, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR) and the Cross Cultural Foundation (CrCF) made a joint supplementary submission to the UN Human Rights Committee on Thailand’s...
View ArticleThailand: ICJ and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada intervene in criminal...
Today, the ICJ and Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) jointly submitted a legal brief (amicus curiae) to the Court of Appeal in criminal defamation proceeding against Thai journalist Suchanee...
View ArticlePhilippines: upholding human rights during a state of public health emergency
An opinion piece by Emerlynne Gil, ICJ Senior Legal Adviser, Global Access to Justice and ASEAN The Philippine government is one of the many around the world struggling to respond to the severe public...
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