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New ICJ global report shows that the right to health must be central to State responses to COVID-19 
Today, the ICJ published a briefing paper on non-citizens’ limited vaccine access and the authorities’ failure to disclose Colombia’s COVID-19 contracts with pharmaceutical companies, two of the main human rights challenges inhibiting human rights protection in the country’s vaccine acquisition and rollout plan. (more…)
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The ICJ welcomes the Sierra Leone’s decision to abolish the capital punishment. On Friday 23 July, Sierra Leone’s parliament unanimously adopted a Bill presented by the Attorney-General & Minister of Justice, Mr. Anthony Brewah, abolishing the death penalty at all times, even during war. (more…)
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The Government of Pakistan must urgently respond to serious and ongoing persecution of individuals from religious minority groups by State and non-State actors, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said in a new briefing paper released today. (more…)
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Today, the ICJ urged the Thai authorities to refrain from adopting so-called additional principles to the “Draft Act on the Operation of Not-for-Profit Organizations” (‘Draft NPO Act’) as they are contrary to Thailand’s obligations under international human rights law. (more…)
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The ICJ and other human rights organisations express deep concern for the ongoing detention of lawyer and minority and civic rights activist Hejaaz Hizbullah, who has been held under Sri Lanka’s notorious Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) for 15 months. In the absence of any credible evidence presented before a court of law, Hejaaz Hizbullah […]
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