Big Brother Watch v. UK: A Landmark Judgment Missing the Mark
An opinion piece by Massimo Frigo, ICJ Senior Legal Adviser, Europe and Central Asia Programme. (more…)
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OPT/Israel: Crimes under international law must immediately be investigated (UN Special Session)
The ICJ today addressed an emergency Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council on the Occupied Palestinean Territories and Israel, calling for accountability for the serious violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law committed by all parties. (more…)
European Court of Human Rights issues landmark ruling on mass surveillance
The ICJ welcomes the ruling by the European Court of Human Rights in the case of B.B.W. and others v. the United Kingdom, setting out important guarantees against mass surveillance online. (more…)
UN: human rights are essential to an effective counter-terrorism strategy (ICJ Statement)
At a UN dialogue on counter-terrorism, the ICJ warned States and UN institutions against the use of overbroad and ill-defined concepts in the 7th revision of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy, because they could breach the principle of legality and undermine protections under international human rights law. (more…)
UN: Overview of the 46th Human Rights Council session
Today, at the close of the 46th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the ICJ and other NGOs highlighted key achievements and failures. (more…)
Philippines: ICJ joins NGOs joint statement of concern for systematic human rights violation and impunity
The ICJ joined today seven other organisation in a statement before the UN Human Rights Council expressing concern at the systematic human rights violation and the persistent impunity in the Philippines and calling for more accountability. (more…)