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.
ICJ calls on Ukrainian authorities to ensure judicial independence and investigate attacks on lawyers (UN Statement)
Today, before the UN Human Rights Council, the ICJ called on Ukrainian authorities once again to ensure the independence of the judiciary and investigate attacks on lawyers, essential elements to make effective any human rights technical assistance and capacity building.
Tajikistan: Drop disciplinary proceedings against judge independently administering justice
The Tajikistan judicial authorities should drop disciplinary proceedings against a judge, initiated immediately after he issued a rare acquittal in a criminal case, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today. Judges should be free to issue decisions based on law and their personal assessment of facts, the ICJ stressed.
Cambodia: No Justice At 5-Year Anniversary of Kem Ley’s Death
Today, in advance of the fifth anniversary of the unlawful killing of prominent political commentator and human rights defender Kem Ley, the 45 undersigned organizations reiterate their call for the Cambodian authorities to create an independent Commission of Inquiry tasked with conducting an independent, impartial and effective investigation into Kem Ley’s death.
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