The Council of Europe member states should flatly reject any proposals to establish standards for the use of diplomatic assurances in transfers of people to risk of torture, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the ICJ said in a joint submission published today.
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On the day the Communist Party of Nepal extended a unilateral ceasefire for one month, the ICJ called on both sides to the conflict in Nepal to declare indefinite ceasefires and take the next steps towards peace.
If the authorities cannot ensure the security of the trial of Saddam Hussein and the long-term safety of judges, lawyers, victims, witnesses and families, they’ll have to re-think and make changes to how and where the Iraqi High Criminal Court operates.
Read the 8th issue of ICJ’s monthly newsletter on proposed and actual changes in counter-terrorism laws, policies and practices and their impact on human rights at the national, regional and international levels.
The ICJ calls on the US Congress to reject amendments to a military appropriations bill approved by the Senate that would strip Guantanamo detainees of the right to test the legality of their detention before US Courts.
Libya’s UPR Outcome: ICJ Raises Concerns on Detention Abuses, Women’s Rights, and Migrants![Smoke rises after an Israeli air strike on the village of Taybeh in southern Lebanon [Source: Al Jazeera]](https://www.icj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Screenshot-2026-03-20-at-15.56.24-300x200.png)
Lebanon: Israel must immediately stop using unlawful mass displacement orders and inflicting terror on civilians
Olympics: Sex Testing Harms All Women and Girls
Erosion Of Fair Trial Rights And Threats To Lawyers in Myanmar