Joint Letter to HRC calling for an International Investigative Mission into the Beirut Blast
To the Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council, (more…)
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Vaccine patents: healthy or harmful?
Lebanon: Criminal justice system inadequately addresses sexual and gender-based violence
New ICJ global report shows that the right to health must be central to State responses to COVID-19 
Vaccine patents: healthy or harmful?
Lebanon: Criminal justice system inadequately addresses sexual and gender-based violence
New ICJ global report shows that the right to health must be central to State responses to COVID-19
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Colombia: authorities must end excessive use of force and militarization of response to protests
Colombian authorities should immediately stop law enforcement officials from using excessive force to respond to protests and withdraw the military from law enforcement functions, said the ICJ today. (more…)
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Symposium on civil liability for business-related human rights abuses
As part of its work to raise awareness and deepen the understanding about the importance of civil liability for the objective of improved accountability of business-related human rights abuses and access to justice and reparations, the ICJ is partnering with the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights to organize an online symposium. (more…)
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ICJ concerned that the MultiChoice Group claims it is “not in the position to take actions” against Emmanuel TV for discriminatory ‘Conversion Therapy’ Clips
In May 2021 the ICJ wrote to The MultiChoice Group in South Africa urging it to suspend Emmanuel TV on any of the DSTV platforms for broadcasting televangelist Pastor TB Joshua’s multiple video clips ostensibly depicting violent ‘conversion therapy’ and hate speech against LGBT persons amounting to discrimination and human rights abuses. MultiChoice responded that […]
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Turkey Flouts European Court Judgments: Council of Europe Committee Should Trigger Infringement Proceedings
(Istanbul, June 4, 2021) – The Council of Europe should insist that Turkey comply immediately with judgments from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), or face infringement proceedings, a group of leading nongovernmental organizations working on human rights in Turkey said today. (more…)
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