South Africa: ICJ urges high court to apply international law protecting migrants and refugees from discrimination and xenophobia in case involving vigilante attacks
In a high court case alleging State collusion with and indifference to vigilante attacks against migrants and refugees, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has called for the High Court to take account of South Africa’s legal obligation to protect the human...
Eswatini: Authorities fail to make progress in addressing dismal state of the independence of judges and lawyers
Four months on from the publication of the ICJ’s report on attacks on the legal profession, and after multiple expressions of concern relating to the state of judicial and legal independence by the UN Special Rapporteur on judges and lawyers, Eswatini has failed to...
Tanzania: Authorities must ensure justice for trial observers subjected to arbitrary detention and torture
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the arbitrary arrests and detention and torture of human rights defenders Boniface Mwangi of Kenya and Agather Atuhaire in the United Republic of Tanzania. The ICJ calls on the responsible authorities to ensure a...
African Region: ICJ report shows that African States remain a long way from turning their commitments to reality in ensuring disability rights
The International Commission Jurists (ICJ) has issued a report finding that while African authorities in the region have incorporated an improved discourse around disability rights to introduce or explain policy and law, these narratives are far too often not met with...
The ICJ addresses the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights on human rights in Egypt, Eswatini, Libya, and Tunisia
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