Oct 11, 2022 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions
UN General Assembly resolution 60/251 requires that members elected to the Human Rights Council (HRC) uphold the highest standards in the promotion and protection of human rights. We, the undersigned organizations, have held longstanding and publicly expressed concerns about the state of human rights in Viet Nam. Viet Nam must immediately commit to taking concrete steps to improve its human rights performance, including by releasing arbitrarily detained human rights defenders, including journalists, ensuring the rights to freedom of expression and association, and improving cooperation with international human rights mechanisms. Such steps would be needed for Viet Nam to become a credible member of the Council.
Oct 7, 2022 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions
At its 51st session, the UN Human Rights Council has taken the historic decision to establish a Special Rapporteur monitoring human rights compliance of a permanent member of the UN Security Council, the Russian Federation.
Oct 5, 2022 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions
The ICJ, together with Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), delivered an oral statement to the 51st Session of the UN Human Rights Council calling on Cambodia to ensure the independence of the courts and the legal profession.
Oct 4, 2022 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions
The ICJ today denounced before the UN Human Rights Council the rampant xenophobic and racial discrimination perpetrated against non-citizens in South Africa.
Sep 30, 2022 | Uncategorized
The ICJ, as part of a global coalition, has called on Egyptian authorities to immediately drop all charges, close all cases involving them, and promptly release Mohamed el-Baqer and Alaa Abdel Fattah.
