The ICJ denounced today the ongoing civil society crackdown through Egypt’s abuse of counter-terrorism measures at the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism.
The ICJ today called upon the Government to respect an Interim Order of the Supreme Court to ensure that funds are available to hold local elections and for the Speaker of Parliament to withdraw his referral of Supreme Court Judges for inquiry of a potential breach of parliamentary privileges.
The ICJ, together with the Ateneo de Naga Law School and Ateneo de Manila School of Law Legal Services Center, hosted a Seminar on Women’s Access to Justice and the Role of Legal Aid Providers on 25 and 26 February 2023 in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines.
The convictions by the Emergency State Security Court (ESSC) of 30 defendants, 16 of whom are in custody, including members of the Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF), solely for the lawful exercise of their rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly must be quashed and those imprisoned must be immediately and unconditionally released, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today.
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