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ICJ joins call to renew UN scrutiny on Eritrea and advance accountability for grave human rights violations
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations...
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Nepal: Balen Government Should Bring Human Rights Reforms
International Rights Organizations send Recommendations on Key Issues (Geneva, May 1, 2026)...
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Global experts warn of eroding judicial independence amidst the rise of authoritarianism around the world
On 21 and 22 April, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), in...
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Development of the Crimes Against Humanity Convention
In December 2024, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted Resolution 79/122 to...
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ICJ Publications on the Crimes Against Humanity Convention
Briefing Papers The ICJ is publishing a series of briefing papers on...
Read morePreparatory Committee meetings for the negotiation of the Crimes Against Humanity Convention
First preparatory Committee meeting: 19 to 30 January 2026 From 19 to...
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Tajikistan: barriers faced by survivors of gender-based violence
Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a serious and persistent human rights concern in...
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Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT): Pursuing Accountability for Reproductive Violence as Genocide
Side Event at the Human Rights Council’s 60th Session At the...
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Intervention in landmark European Court case on citizenship rights and trafficking: Shamima Begum v. the UK
On 10 April 2026, the Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion (ISI) and...
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EU: Strategies and good practices for ensuring the child’s right to be heard and to participate in legal proceedings
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and its partners have published a...
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Serbia: Arbitrarily detained lawyer Cedomir Stojkovic must be released
The ICJ condemns the continued deprivation of liberty of Serbian lawyer Cedomir...
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Tajikistan: ICJ and Right and Prosperity publish observations on gender-based violence and access to justice ahead of the Universal Periodic Review
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Right and Prosperity have published...
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ICJ and partners make joint submissions ahead of the November 2026 Universal Periodic Review of Thailand’s human rights record
On 10 April 2026, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) filed two...
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Tunisia: Quash sham conviction and sentence of judges’ association President, Anas Hmedi
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) denounces as a sham the Tunis...
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The UN Human Rights Council makes significant but limited progress in addressing human rights around the world, as atrocities multiply in the Middle East and elsewhere
Geneva, 1 April 2026. The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) has concluded...
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ICJ Oral statement at HRC urgent debate on protection of children and schools in armed conflict
United Nations Human Rights Council 61st Regular Session Urgent Debate Oral statement...
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Türkiye: European Court Hears New Case on Jailed Rights Defender
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights will hear...
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Lebanon: Israel must immediately stop using unlawful mass displacement orders and inflicting terror on civilians
Image: Smoke rises after an Israeli air strike on the village of...
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El Salvador: Crimes against humanity within the framework of public security policy
The International Group of Experts for the Investigation of Human Rights Violations...
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HRC61: Joint oral statement of The ICJ in the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on Counter-terrorism and Human Rights
United Nations Human Rights Council 61st Regular Session Agenda Item 3 Oral...
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A Human Rights-Based Approach to Decriminalizing Conduct Associated with Poverty and Status
On 3 March 2026, the Commonwealth Secretariat (ComSec), the International Commission of Jurists...
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HRC61: Oral statement of The ICJ in the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
United Nations Human Rights Council 61st Regular Session Agenda Item 3 Oral...
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Thailand: Draft Domestic Violence Act should be revised in line with international standards
Today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) submitted recommendations to Thailand’s Office...
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HRC61: ICJ Statement on attacks against the rule of law and independent legal professionals — highlighting situations in Afghanistan and Guatemala
United Nations Human Rights Council 61st Regular Session Agenda Item 2 General...
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Iran/United States/Israel: Unlawful attacks must cease
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the armed attack by the...
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The Use of Anti-Terrorism Courts to Suppress Dissent in Venezuela
This briefing paper by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) analyzes the...
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Nepal: Publish Reports on Violent Crackdowns on Protests
Political parties Should Commit to Accountability; Completing Transitional Justice (London, February 13,...
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EU: ICJ publishes strategic litigation guide on children and immigration detention
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has published the Guide on strategic...
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