New ICJ global report shows that the right to health must be central to State...
In a new report published today, the ICJ called on all States to ensure that their responses to the public health emergency brought on by the COVID-19 comply with the international human rights law and...
View ArticleLebanon: ensure the effective investigation, prosecution and adjudication of...
In a publication released today, the ICJ called on the Lebanese authorities to remove obstacles and eradicate harmful practices in the administration of justice impeding the realization of women’s and...
View ArticleThe ICJ publishes Practitioners’ Guide on judicial accountability for Zimbabwe
The ICJ has published Judicial Accountability: An Adaptation of Practitioners Guide No. 13 for Zimbabwe, which analyzes the Zimbabwean legal framework in light of international and regional standards...
View ArticleEU: Guidance on judicial application of the EU Counter-terrorism Directive
The ICJ and partners published today Counter-terrorism and human rights in the courts: guidance for judges, prosecutors and lawyers on application of EU Directive 2017/541 on combatting terrorism (the...
View ArticleLebanon: recognize and protect refugees’ and migrants’ human rights – ICJ new...
In a report published today, the ICJ calls on the Lebanese authorities to adopt and enforce a just, fair and effective legal and policy framework to address the plight of refugees, migrants and...
View ArticleVietnam: authorities must act to safeguard rights online and end harassment...
In a new report released today, the ICJ called on the Vietnamese authorities to take swift measures to reform its laws and practices around the use of the internet and to stem the pattern of...
View ArticleTunisia: Practical Guides show how Specialized Criminal Chambers can ensure...
The ICJ today released two practical guides aimed to assist practitioners to advance accountability and justice through the Specialized Criminal Chambers (SCC) in Tunisia. Practical Guide 2 addresses...
View ArticleZimbabwe: women human rights defenders face higher risk of sexual or...
Women human rights defenders are at a heightened risk of sexual or gender-based violence as a result of the nature of their work in defence of human rights, the ICJ said in a new report published...
View ArticleNew ICJ report on human rights abuses based on sexual orientation and gender...
For International Transgender Day of Visibility, the ICJ launched a report setting out an overview of States’ legal obligations under the international human rights framework in relation to issues of...
View ArticleUzbekistan: New ICJ report on access to justice for economic, social and...
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has published a new report Accessing Economic and Social Rights in Uzbekistan: An Analysis of Selected Laws and Practices. In the report, it considers...
View ArticlePeru: new ICJ report identifies barriers to accountability for serious human...
Peru has persistently failed to deliver accountability for enforced disappearances and extra-judicial killings, found the ICJ in a report released today. The baseline study Perú: Desapariciones...
View ArticleVenezuela: politicized judiciary tool of repression rather than defender of...
Venezuela’s judiciary has become a tool for political control of the country by the Executive branch rather than a defender of the rule of law, said the ICJ in a report launched today. The 55-page...
View ArticleTunisia: Ensure Specialized Criminal Chambers’ effective adjudication of...
Tunisia’s transitional justice process has failed to provide accountability for thousands of survivors of sexual and gender-based crimes, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said in a new...
View ArticleLibya: constitutional reform process must fully guarantee the human rights of...
The Libyan authorities should improve the protection of women’s and girls’ human rights in the Draft Constitution and ensure their full, unimpeded participation in the constitutional reform process,...
View ArticleReport Launch: The Future of Accountability Mechanisms – Twenty Recommendations
Today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the Kingdom of the Netherlands launched a 12-page report containing 20 recommendations on the future of accountability mechanisms in the global...
View ArticleLibya: transitional justice must be inclusive and gender-responsive
The success of transitional justice in Libya is dependent on the full inclusion and effective participation of women and on the integration of a gender perspective, the International Commission of...
View ArticleMyanmar: Violations of the right to freedom of religion or belief since the...
Today, on International Religious Freedom Day, 27 October 2022, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) published a new report entitled: “Violations of the right to freedom of religion or belief...
View ArticleMyanmar: ICJ publishes an update to its October 2022 report on the violations...
Today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has released an update to its October 2022 report entitled: “Violations of the right to freedom of religion or belief since the coup d’état in...
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