Santiago A. Canton, éminent juriste argentin qui a lutté pendant des années pour la promotion des droits de l’homme et l’état de droit, occupera le poste de Secrétaire Général de la Commission Internationale de Juristes (CIJ) à partir du 1er mars 2023.
Today, the International Commission of Jurists, Amnesty International, the Global Initiative for Economic and Social Rights and Human Rights Watch published a joint public statement calling for a strengthening of human rights elements in the World Health Organization (WHO) Intergovernmental Negotiating Body’s Zero Draft of a Pandemic Treaty. The organizations are concerned that without such revisions, the Treaty aimed at addressing a compelling public health and human rights challenge, will not be fit for purpose in the protection human rights.
La Comisión Internacional de Juristas (CIJ) insta a las autoridades nicaragüenses a tomar medidas inmediatas para restaurar el Estado de derecho y los principios democráticos y poner fin a las violaciones sistemáticas de los derechos humanos en el país. Las autoridades deben poner en libertad de inmediato a todas las personas detenidas arbitrariamente, incluidos los presos políticos, y garantizar que las personas puedan ejercer sus derechos humanos y libertades fundamentales.
The ICJ calls on the Nicaraguan authorities to take immediate steps to restore the rule of law and democratic principles, and end systematic violations of human rights in the country. The authorities must immediately release all persons arbitrarily detained, including political prisoners and ensure that people are able to exercise their human rights and fundamental freedoms.
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) welcomes the fact that the South African government is taking the necessary first steps toward decriminalizing adult sex work. In a letter responding to an invitation from the South African Department of Justice and Constitutional Development for public comment on the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendments Bill, 2022 (the Bill), ICJ recommends that the sale and purchase of adult sex work be fully decriminalized.
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