International Commission of Jurists
Lao PDR: ICJ and its partners draw attention to concerns about the country’s human rights record in advance of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

Lao PDR: ICJ and its partners draw attention to concerns about the country’s human rights record in advance of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

Oct 14, 2024 | Advocacy, Joint Statement, News, Non-legal submissions, Universal Periodic Review, Web Stories, Work with the UN

On 11 October 2024, the ICJ filed two submissions to the UN Human Rights Council Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in advance of Lao PDR’s human rights review scheduled for April/May 2025. In a joint submission by the ICJ, the Extra-Territorial...
Joint Statement calling for the universal abolition of the death penalty

Joint Statement calling for the universal abolition of the death penalty

Oct 10, 2024 | Advocacy, News

As representatives of the profession of lawyer in various parts of the world, committed to the promotion and protection of human rights and the rule of law, the undersigned organisations join voices in a unified call for the universal abolition of the death penalty, recognising the inherent dignity of every individual and the fundamental right to life.

Thailand: ICJ draws the UN Committee Against Torture’s attention to concerns about the country’s human rights record under the Convention Against Torture

Thailand: ICJ draws the UN Committee Against Torture’s attention to concerns about the country’s human rights record under the Convention Against Torture

Oct 10, 2024 | Committee against Torture, Legal submissions, News, Treaty Bodies, Web Stories, Work with the UN

On 30 September 2024, the ICJ filed two submissions ahead of the Committee Against Torture’s examination of Thailand’s second periodic report under the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, scheduled for 5 and...
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