Apr 25, 2019 | News
The statement alerts the public of the danger of a bill which dismantles the specialized criminal chambers in Tunisia and replaces them with an institution which would guarantee impunity for those who committed gross violations of human rights in Tunisia between 1955 and 2013.
The statement has been signed by the ICJ as well as other members of the Coalition for Transitional Justice
The statement can be downloaded here:
Link to French Version
Link to Arabic Version
Apr 25, 2019 | Nouvelles
Le communiqué alerte l’opinion publique sur le danger d’une proposition de loi visant à démanteler les chambres criminelles spécialisées en Tunisie et à les remplacer par une institution qui garantirait l’impunité pour les personnes ayant commis des violations flagrantes des droits humains en Tunisie entre 1955 et 2013.
Le communiqué a été signé par la Commission Internationale de Juristes avec d’autres organisations membres de la Coalition pour la justice transitionnelle.
Le manifeste peut être téléchargé ici:
Version française
Version arabe
Feb 13, 2019 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions
The ICJ has opened a call for written submissions on the misuse of criminal law in the areas of sexuality, reproduction, drug use and HIV.
In 2016 the UN Secretary General called for the removal of punitive laws, policies and practices that violate human rights, stating that the misuse of criminal law often negatively impacts on health and human rights, particularly in areas of sexuality, reproduction, sex work, drug use and HIV.
Recognizing a need for greater guidance to achieve such law reform, ICJ is seeking inputs for the development of principles to address the detrimental impact on health, equality and human rights of criminalization with a focus on sexuality, reproduction, drug use and HIV.
This is an important opportunity for civil society, academics, law makers, human rights experts, community groups and persons affected by the relevant criminal laws, to provide input, including on the effect of such criminal laws, when and how criminal law should be used, what reforms are needed and what role criminal law should play in the relevant areas.
A background paper providing further information is annexed to the call for written submissions.
The deadline for submissions is the 31st of March 2019.
These submissions will feed into the development of a set of principles to address the detrimental impact on health, equality and human rights of criminalization with a focus on select conduct in the areas of sexuality, reproduction, drug use and HIV.
Please send your submissions, as well as any questions or clarifications, to decrimconsultation@icj.org
CallforSubmission-DecriminalizationProject-ICJ-2019-2-eng (download the call in English)
CallforSubmission-DecriminalizationProject-ICJ-2019-2-fra (download the call in French)
CallforSubmission-DecriminalizationProject-ICJ-2019-2-esp (download the call in Spanish)
CallforSubmission-DecriminalizationProject-ICJ-2019-2-rus (download the call in Russian)
Dec 21, 2018 | Multimedia items, News, Video clips
The ICJ invited a number of women lawyers to Geneva to participate in a training workshop and gain practical experience of UN human rights mechanisms as part of a project supported by the German Mission to the United Nations in Geneva.
One group of women came to Geneva in June during the 38th session of the UN Human Rights Council and 70th session of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, and the other group came in September to coincide with the 39th session of the Human Rights Council.
During the week long training workshops participants learned about the international human rights mechanisms available to tackle issues of women’s access to justice and gained hands-on exposure to the operation of these mechanisms in practice.
Participants spoke about the impact that the CEDAW Convention has had in their domestic legislation.
Donia Allani a lawyer and lecturer at the Faculty of Legal, Political and Social Sciences of Tunis, discussed the impact of CEDAW in shaping legislation in Tunis to eliminate violence against women and facilitate access to justice but noted that women still faced stigmatization.
Donia Allani commented, however, that UN mechanisms could be improved to ensure that all activists and feminists can access these mechanisms without fear of reprisals.
Uzbek lawyer Sabina Saparova, also spoke of the impact that international law and standards can have domestically. She explained that Uzbekistan’s ratification of the CEDAW Convention provided an international commitment to incorporating equality between men and women into its legal structure. Recently the president of Uzbekistan initiated the first steps toward the adoption of a law on the prevention of domestic violence.
Dec 17, 2018 | Communiqués de presse, Nouvelles
A l’occasion de la Conférence de clôture de l’Instance Vérité Dignité (IVD), les organisations de la société civile félicitent l’Instance qui a abouti à l’achèvement de ses travaux, malgré un contexte politique manifestement hostile au processus.
Aussi, les organisations signataires dénoncent fermement l’absence des trois Présidences au pouvoir à ce rendez-vous historique pour le pays.
Lire la totalité de l’article ci-dessous:
Tunisia-Truth and Dignity Commission Tunisia-News-Press Release-2018-FRE (version française, PDF)
Tunisia-Truth and Dignity Commission Tunisia-News-Press Release-2018-ARA (version arabe, PDF)
