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Lebanon: Ensure Draft Media Law Upholds Free Expression
(Beirut, September 16, 2025) – Lebanon’s parliament should ensure that a draft...
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Nepal: Protesters Demand Integrity, Rights, Rule of Law
© Photo by: Kamal Prasai, Online Khabar (London, September 13, 2025) All...
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India: Joint statement urging Indian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release human rights defender and student activist Umar Khalid
12 September 2025 ASA 20/0287/2025 The undersigned organisations call for the immediate...
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HRC60: Statement by the International Commission of Jurists in the Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence
United Nations Human Rights Council 60th Regular Session Item 3 Statement by...
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HRC60: International Commission of Jurists in the General Debate under Item 2
United Nations Human Rights Council 60th Regular Session General Debate Item 2...
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Serbia: Political leaders must cease interference with the judiciary
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the escalating pattern of public...
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ICJ welcomes its New President, human rights advocate Carlos Ayala
Ayala brings decades of experience defending the rule of law, advocating for...
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Asia Pacific Region: human rights defenders consider how to address new UN Cybercrime Convention
On 25 August 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), together with...
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HRC60 Joint Statement: Enhanced interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner’s report and Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar
60th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council Item 2: Enhanced...
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Joint Statement on Afghanistan: HRC must urgently establish an independent international accountability mechanism
JOINT ORAL STATEMENT Item 2: Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on Afghanistan HRC MUST...
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HRC60: Joint Statement in the Interactive Dialogue on the Report of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka
United Nations Human Rights Council 60th Regular Session Item 2 Joint Statement...
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Türkiye: Proceedings against Istanbul Bar Association board a “direct assault” on independence of legal profession
Twelve legal and human rights organisations intervene in proceedings against the executive...
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United States/Palestine: The United States must cancel sanctions against leading Palestinian NGOs and ICC personnel
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the US administration’s decision to...
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Israel/Palestine: Israel must halt its settlement plan in the E1 area of the occupied West Bank
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) calls on the Israeli authorities to...
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Egypt: End grossly unfair prosecution of human rights defender Dr Ahmad Amasha and release him immediately
In a new pre-trial analysis published today, the International Commission of Jurists...
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Afghanistan: Open Letter to the UN Human Rights Council Urging Support for Accountability Amid the Deepening Human Rights and Humanitarian Crisis
28 August 2025 To: Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of...
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ASEAN: ICJ and human rights defenders from Southeast Asia urge a Rights-Based Approach to Countering Harmful Online Content
On 24–26 August 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), together with...
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Tunisia: Cease judges’ arbitrary prosecution and detention
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the Tunisian authorities’ recent arrest...
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As representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), national human rights institutions and States...
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Sri Lanka: Counter-terror police must cease the harassment of Tamil photojournalist Kanapathipillai Kumanan
Sri Lankan authorities must immediately end the harassment of Tamil journalist Kanapathipillai...
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Israel/Palestine: Immediately halt Gaza’s occupation plan
Israel’s plan to “take control” of Gaza City will inevitably entail the...
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Nepal: Lawyers urge authorities to address inaccessibility of justice system to women and girls with disabilities
At a consultative meeting held on 1 August 2025, lawyers from the...
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Syria: Impartially and independently investigate the crimes committed in Suwayda
The Syrian interim authorities must promptly, independently, impartially and effectively investigate the...
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Kenya: The ICJ’s new Report calls for an End to Discriminatory Laws Restricting Persons with Disabilities’ Access to Justice
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has issued a report entitled “Access...
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African Region: Regional Launch of Practitioners’ Guide on a Human Rights-Based Approach to Criminal Law to Decriminalize Poverty and Status
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)—jointly with the Institute of Commonwealth Studies...
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Nepal: Failure to Address the Rights of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Survivors in Transitional Justice Process
On 17 July 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Advocacy Forum...
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Nepal: ICJ and partners call for action on gender and disability-based discrimination
On 16 July 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), in collaboration...
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