Indonesia: the ICJ welcomes the Indonesian Parliament’s landmark adoption of...
Following more than a decade of advocacy by women’s human rights groups, Indonesia’s parliament adopted long-awaited legislation against sexual violence. On 12 April 2022, Indonesia’s House of...
View ArticleUpcoming ICJ event: Is the EU living up to its values in relation to migrants...
On Wednesday 27 April 2022, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) will hold the Final Event of the FAIR PLUS Project, from 14:00 to 15:30, in Brussels and online. During the event stakeholders...
View ArticleEU: ICJ Briefing calls for an end to criminalization of humanitarian...
In a briefing paper published today, the ICJ called on the European Union and its Member States to put an end to the criminalization of humanitarian assistance to migrants, by redefining the crime of...
View ArticleIsrael: reform military justice system and ensure accountability for crimes...
Israel must end the cycle of impunity for crimes under international law committed by Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and overhaul its accountability framework and...
View ArticleEswatini: authorities must ensure safe, legal and effective access to...
Yesterday, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) hosted a live Facebook discussion with ICJ Commissioner, Justice Qinisile Mabuza (Eswatini), to discuss access to abortion care in Eswatini. The...
View ArticleTurkey: Shocking Gezi Park trial verdict a travesty of justice
Yesterday’s aggravated life sentence, imposed following the guilty verdict against Osman Kavala, and the 18-year terms of imprisonment against other 15 defendants are a travesty of justice, said the...
View ArticleTunisia: No checks and balances on President Saied’s one-man rule
Nine months after his power grab, Tunisian President Kais Saied has managed to dismantle the rule of law and all checks and balances on his authoritarian rule, the International Commission of Jurists...
View ArticleEU: Training materials on Alternatives to Detention for Migrant Children
The ICJ has published today a set of training materials on Alternatives to Detention for Migrant Children The materials cover the international and EU legal framework of alternatives to detention for...
View ArticleVenezuela: the authorities must stop undermining judicial independence
On 26 April 2022, the Venezuelan National Assembly elected in 2020 appointed 20 justices to the Supreme Court (Tribunal Supremo de Justicia, TSJ). Most of these appointments were politically motivated....
View ArticleICJ publishes Legal Guidance on Internet Restrictions and Shutdowns in Africa
Today, the ICJ published its new Legal Guidance on Internet Restrictions and Shutdowns in Africa, a useful tool for policy makers, legal professionals and civil society to address unlawful and...
View ArticleNepal: National Judicial Dialogue on Justice Sector Actors, Criminal Code...
On 16 April 2022, the ICJ, together with Advocacy Forum-Nepal and the Judges Society-Nepal, organized the National Judicial Dialogue on the Role of Justice Sector Actors in Effective Implementation of...
View ArticleIndia: Authorities Should Stop Targeting, Prosecuting Journalists and Online...
Indian authorities are increasingly targeting journalists and online critics for their criticism of government policies and practices, including by prosecuting them under counterterrorism and sedition...
View ArticleRoundtable: EU is able to welcome refugees and treat them in line with...
During the International Roundtable on the Rights of Migrants and Refugees in the European Union, held by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and its partner organizations Immigration Council...
View ArticleTunisia: Q&A on the High Judicial Council and judicial independence in light...
A new Question-and-Answer (Q&A) briefing by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) examines Decree 2022-11 and its detrimental impact on the independence of the judiciary in Tunisia in light...
View ArticleSri Lanka: Government must ensure availability of essential medicines to...
Sri Lankan authorities must immediately take all necessary steps to alleviate the shortages of essential medicines and medical equipment, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today. Sri...
View ArticleOnline Discussion: The OSCE Moscow Mechanism report on violations of...
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) invites you to a discussion following the publication of the Report of the OSCE Moscow Mechanism’s mission of experts ‘Report on Violations of...
View ArticleNepal: ICJ lawyers’ workshop discusses strategic litigation to enforce the...
On the 30th of April the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), in collaboration of the High Court Bar Association, Nepalgunj, Lumbini Province held a workshop on the potential for strategic...
View ArticleIsrael: Investigate the killing of journalist Shireen Abu Akleh and stop...
The International Commission of Jurists strongly condemns the killing of Al Jazeera veteran correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh, who according to witness testimonies was shot dead by Israeli forces on 11...
View ArticleSri Lanka: Emergency regulations must be immediately revoked
The Sri Lankan government must immediately revoke emergency regulations that give security forces extensive powers of search, detention, prosecution and punishment, the International Commission of...
View ArticleUzbekistan: International training workshop for judges and lawyers
Today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Regional Office for Central Asia (ROCA) in cooperation with the Supreme School of...
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