Sri Lanka: COVID-19 restrictions should not undermine freedom of expression
The Sri Lankan Government must stop harassing and threatening journalists, government officials, doctors and social media users with legal actions for criticizing the State response to COVID-19, said...
View ArticleIsrael: immediately release human right defender Shatha Odeh and stop...
Israeli authorities must end Shatha Odeh’s arbitrary detention, immediately release her, and provide compensation for her unjust detention, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today. Ms...
View ArticleUganda: Government must reverse suppression of 54 NGOs
Uganda’s government must immediately reverse its effort to suppress the work of 54 civil society organizations, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today. On Friday 3 September, the ICJ...
View ArticleYemen: States should support accountability for crimes under international law
Joint Civil Society Letter: States should support accountability for crimes under international law committed in Yemen at the 48th Session of the Human Rights Council هذه الرسالة متوفرة باللغة العربية...
View ArticleLebanon: Immediately halt the deportation of detained Syrian men and ensure...
The Lebanese authorities must immediately release the six Syrian men recently arrested outside the Syrian embassy in Beirut and desist from deporting them, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)...
View ArticleNepal’s Covid-19 response fails international law as well as Supreme Court...
Nepal’s authorities have largely failed to comply with their obligations under international law as well as the country’s constitution to guarantee the right to heath of all people facing the continued...
View ArticleSuriname: A speedy appeal is imperative in Bouterse case
Today the International Commission of Jurists called for a fair and speedy hearing of the appeal of former president Desiré Delano Bouterse before the Hof van Justitie (the highest court of law in...
View ArticleSouth Korea: trade union leader Yang Kyeung-soo must be released
The Republic of Korea must immediately release Yang Kyeung-soo, president of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), who has been held in pre-trial detention since 2 September, the...
View ArticleTurkey: Council of Europe Committee should trigger infringement proceedings
The Council of Europe Committee of Ministers should trigger infringement proceedings against Turkey at its September 14-16, 2021 meeting for its failure to implement the European Court of Human Rights’...
View ArticleUN Human Rights Council: Renew Libya Fact-Finding Mission’s Mandate
United Nations Human Rights Council member states, including Libya, should continue to support the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya by renewing its mandate during its 48th session, which began...
View ArticleSide event at the 48th Session of the Human Rights Council: Digital...
The use of digital technologies in the administration of justice has significantly increased over the recent years, a trend that has been further accelerated by COVID-19. Virtual courts, the use of...
View ArticleEU: Civil society recommendations on the European Commission’s Rule of Law...
The European Commission needs to improve its annual rule of law report and the process leading to it, in order to effectively address the rule of law breakdowns in some EU Member States, the...
View ArticleICJ and ICJ-Switzerland intervene in key climate change case before the...
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the Swiss Section of the ICJ have submitted a third party intervention before the European Court of Human Rights in a case against Switzerland...
View ArticleSouth Africa: High Court decision on access to copyrighted material is a...
The International Commission of Jurists welcomes the decision by the High Court of South Africa to declare unconstitutional South Africa’s Copyright Act, as it failed to make provision for persons with...
View ArticleLaunch Event: Enhancement of implementation of international law on ESCR in...
Today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Regional Office for Central Asia (ROCA) and the Nationwide Movement “Yuksalish” are...
View ArticleTunisia: Reverse the President’s power grab
Presidential Decree 117 on 22/09/2021 is an affront to the Rule of Law and the constitutional order and must be immediately revoked, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today. هذا البيان...
View ArticleSingapore must expand civic space and end undue restrictions on fundamental...
Amidst emerging threats to civic space, representatives from civil society called on Singapore’s Government to abide by its international legal obligations and commitments to respect fundamental...
View ArticleNepal: ICJ workshop highlights the role of legal aid providers on eliminating...
Nepal’s judiciary must overcome gender stereotypes to improve women’s access to justice in the country, said participants at a workshop organized by the ICJ and the Supreme Court Bar Association’s...
View ArticleSingapore: ICJ calls on government to repeal or substantially amend the...
The Singapore government has used the non-human rights compliant Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019 (POFMA) to arbitrarily restrict the right to freedom of expression and...
View ArticleIsrael: Ensure full access to COVID-19 vaccines in the Occupied Palestinian...
Israel must immediately remedy its failure to ensure full and equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said...
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