Moldova: ICJ Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has made a submission to the Human Rights Council’s (HRC) Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Moldova.
Turkey: National Assembly should end, not extend, government’s emergency powers
Turkish lawmakers should reject the proposed extension of unnecessary emergency powers for three more years, and instead end the corrosive impact of these powers on human rights and the rule of law, said the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today.
Greece: landmark European Committee on Social Rights decision upholds rights of migrant children
A decision of the European Committee on Social Rights finding that the living conditions of migrant children in Greece violated their human rights, should herald a new approach to protecting the rights of children in migration, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the European Council for Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) and the Greek Council for Refugees (GCR) said today.
Sri Lanka: Immediately release peaceful protesters detained under Covid-19 quarantine
Sri Lankan authorities must immediately release protesters who were arbitrarily detained and taken to quarantine, the ICJ said today.
Israel/Palestine: illegal settlements further annexation of the West Bank and apartheid system in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
The ICJ today called on the UN Human Rights Council to mobilize to ensure accountability for war crimes and human rights violations committed as a result of Israel’s annexation of the West Bank and its apartheid system in the OPT.
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