Libya: continuing atrocities must compel States to establish an International...
Member States convening today for the resumption of the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council should support the establishment of an international investigative mechanism to document and preserve...
View ArticlePhilippines: Cyber-libel conviction of Maria Ressa and Reynaldo Santos a blow...
Today, the ICJ condemned the prosecution and conviction of journalists Maria Ressa and Reynaldo Santos, Jr. after the Manila Regional Trial Court found them guilty of cyber-libel for an article...
View ArticleCOVID-19: ICJ calls on African States to protect women from escalating sexual...
While reports suggest a decrease in crime during lockdown due to restricted movement, violence against women, including gender-based violence (GBV), continues unabated, and has likely worsened...
View ArticleMyanmar: Year-long Internet shutdown must be brought to an end
As the general internet shutdown in Rakhine and Chin states reaches one year, the ICJ repeated its call for the Myanmar Government to end mobile internet restrictions and temporarily halt hostilities...
View ArticleUzbekistan: expert discussions on economic, social and cultural rights (ESC)...
Today, the ICJ, the Regional Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) for Central Asia and the Nationwide Movement “Yuksalish” are holding an Expert Discussion on the impact of...
View ArticleLibya: Fact-Finding Mission a positive step towards accountability, which...
The ICJ welcomes the establishment of a Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) for Libya by the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) at its 43rd session yesterday. The resolution, titled “Technical assistance and...
View ArticleNepal: Despite new criminal laws, impunity for acts of torture prevails
On the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, the ICJ, Advocacy Forum (AF) and Terai Human Rights Defenders Alliance (THRD Alliance) voiced concerns about the near total...
View ArticleAzerbaijan: ICJ welcomes European Court judgment on violation of disbarred...
The ICJ today welcomed the judgment by the Court in the case of Bagirov v. Azerbaijan. It found that the suspension from legal practice and subsequent disbarment of Khalid Bagirov violated his rights...
View ArticleIndia: ICJ Commissioner Justice Ajit Prakash Shah discusses the...
In a wide-ranging interview recorded on June 4 2020, ICJ Commissioner and former Chief Justice of the High Court of Delhi, Ajit Prakash Shah, called on the Indian judiciary to exercise its...
View ArticleVietnam: Authorities must release Dr. Phạm Chí Dũng, Nguyễn Tường Thụy and Lê...
On 30 June, the ICJ and five other organizations sent open letters to the Prime Minister of Vietnam and the European Union (EU) calling for the immediate and unconditional release of human rights...
View ArticleMyanmar: ICJ sets out legal deficiencies in Ministry of Transport and...
The ICJ published a legal memorandum concluding that the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) Order to block access to specific websites is not compliant with international human rights law....
View ArticleSingapore: In lead up to elections, all political parties and parliamentary...
In the lead-up to general elections on 10 July, today, the ICJ, Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) and CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation (CIVICUS) urged all...
View ArticleTurkey: conviction of human rights defenders a blow to the rule of law
The ICJ deplores today’s conviction of former Amnesty International Turkey President Taner Kılıç, and former Chair of Human Rights Agenda Association Günal Kurşun, former Director of Amnesty...
View ArticleICJ ran a SOGIE Facebook Live Campaign for Pride Month
The ICJ hosted live interviews with human rights defenders from Asia, Africa and Latin America to mark Pride Month, which is celebrated during the month of June in various parts of the world. The...
View ArticleTurkey: plan to divide, undermine legal profession
Draft law reduces leading bar associations’ authority, leads to creation of rival groups, the ICJ and Human Rights Watch said today. The Turkish government’s plan to allow for multiple bar associations...
View ArticleCambodia: four years on, no effective investigation into Kem Ley’s unlawful...
Today, in advance of the fourth anniversary of the killing of prominent political commentator and human rights defender Kem Ley, the ICJ and 29 other organizations called on Cambodian authorities to...
View ArticleTajikistan: online workshop on access to justice in the times of COVID-19
The ICJ is holding an online discussion for lawyers and other representatives of civil society in Tajikistan on access to justice in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. The discussion is held on 10...
View ArticleChina (Hong Kong SAR): ICJ calls for repeal of new National Security Law, as...
Today, the ICJ called on Chinese legislators to repeal the new National Security Law for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) and in the interim for the authorities to suspend the...
View ArticleTurkey : ICJ and IHOP host global online conference on the state of access to...
Today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the Human Rights Joint Platform (IHOP) are hosting an online conference to take stock of the current situation of access to justice and the rule...
View ArticleMyanmar: ICJ highlights systemic impunity for criminal human rights...
Today, the ICJ submitted a report to the UN Human Rights Council Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) ahead of the review of Myanmar’s human rights record in January-February 2021. The...
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