Syria: German court’s decision a momentous step in the fight against impunity
Today’s conviction in Germany of a former Syrian regime official for crimes against humanity is a considerable stride in the path towards justice in Syria, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)...
View ArticleEgypt: Quash Amal Fathy’s conviction and stop targeting human rights defenders
The Egyptian authorities must immediately quash the conviction of human rights defender, Amal Fathy, dismiss all charges against her and set aside the one-year prison sentence imposed on her, said the...
View ArticleKazakhstan: Authorities must ensure accountability for killings and respect...
As mass arrests are made following protests and violent clashes in Kazakhstan, it is essential that those arrested or detained have access to a lawyer, to judicial review of detention and to a fair...
View ArticleCzechia: ICJ and Forum for Human Rights submission to the Committee on...
Czechia should take steps to reform the existing child justice system in a way that provides children with mandatory legal representation from their very first contact with the law, with a wide range...
View ArticlePhilippines: Cease dangerous practice of red-tagging human rights defenders
The Philippine authorities must refrain from ‘red-tagging’ human rights defenders and activists, and amend the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 to conform with international human rights law and standards,...
View ArticleICJ submission to the UN Human Rights Committee on Israel
The ICJ has made a submission to the UN Human Rights Committee in advance of its forthcoming examination of Israel’s fifth periodic report under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights...
View ArticleBelarus: ICJ deplores the continuing reprisals against independent lawyers
Reprisals against independent lawyers in Belarus must end, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today. The ICJ calls on the Bar Association of Belarus, the Bar Association of Minsk, and...
View ArticleSri Lanka: The Prevention of Terrorism Act cannot be reformed; it must be...
The Sri Lankan Government must repeal the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act, as a new set of proposed reforms are woefully inadequate and overlook the most egregious provisions of the legislation,...
View ArticleCambodia: ICJ submission to the Human Rights Committee
On 31 January 2022, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) made a submission to the Human Rights Committee on Cambodia’s implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political...
View ArticleRegression on Abortion Access Harms Women in Poland
Human Rights Organizations Intervene in Cases Before the European Court of Human Rights on Poland’s Abortion Law One year after the ruling of Poland’s discredited Constitutional Tribunal banning access...
View ArticleHungary: Authorities must halt abuse of emergency powers in Hungary during...
Today, the ICJ published a briefing paper documenting Hungary’s failure to comply with its human rights obligations in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. A Facade of Legality details how emergency...
View ArticleTunisia: Halt plan to dissolve High Judicial Council
The proposed dissolution of the High Judicial Council by presidential decree must be abandoned as it would constitute a fatal and irreversible blow on the independence of the judiciary, the separation...
View ArticleHow India’s Executive Contributed to the Devastation Wrought by the Second...
The Indian Government’s failure to prepare effectively for and respond to the second wave of COVID-19 in 2021 contributed to devasting health consequences and human rights violations, the International...
View ArticleNepal: The Government must implement Supreme Court orders to protect health...
Nepal authorities must immediately comply with the Supreme Court’s directives on measures to ensure equal access to COVID health services, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today....
View ArticleRussian Federation: Chechen police officers who assaulted lawyer Natalya...
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the physical assault by Chechen police officers in Nizhniy Novgorod of lawyer Natalya Dobronravova whose work included the representation of...
View ArticleMyanmar: A year after military takeover, no rule of law or judicial independence
In the year since Myanmar’s military illegally took full control of Myanmar, judicial independence and the legal defense of human rights have collapsed in Myanmar, the International Commission of...
View ArticleJoint NGO Statement: In solidarity with Sri Lankan Human Rights Defender...
The ICJ joined eight NGOs to express its deep concern about the statement issued by the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry on February 4, 2022, in which the government denounced testimony given by Ambika...
View ArticleTunisia: Revoke Presidential Decree 11
Presidential Decree 11 of 2022 on the establishment of a Temporary High Judicial Council (THJC) is unconstitutional and must be revoked, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today. Under...
View ArticleUganda: Religious minorities and others face major obstacles to the free...
The Ugandan authorities must promptly address serious and ongoing violations of the right to freedom of religion or belief in the country arising from the State’s failure to respect and ensure the...
View ArticleSouth Africa: ICJ makes submissions to the Constitutional Court on the human...
Today, the ICJ will present oral arguments in a constitutional challenge to a provision of the Legal Practice Act before the Constitutional Court. The provision prohibits otherwise qualified lawyers...
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