Uganda: Government must reverse suppression of 54 NGOs
Uganda’s government must immediately reverse its effort to suppress the work of 54 civil society organizations, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today. (more…)
Categories Archives: Advocacy
SADC Must Take Decisive Action on COVID-19 Vaccine Access at Summit
On Tuesday 17 August 2021, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and Oxfam issued a public statement requesting that SADC Member States use the opportunity presented by the 41st SADC Summit to adopt a resolution to ensure equitable COVID-19 vaccine access in the region. (more…)
South Africa: Copyright law must allow for enhanced accessibility of reading material to persons with disabilities
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Equal Education Law Centre (EELC), in a joint submission urged the South African Parliament to act to ensure that reading materials are made more widely accessible to persons with disabilities and that the country’s copyright laws are amended to advance rather than impede that objective. (more…)
Joint letter: Renewal of United Nations Fact Finding Mission on Libya of vital importance
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) joined several human rights organizations in signing the following letter, urging state representatives at the Human Rights Council to ensure the extension of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Libya’s mandate. (more…)
eSwatini: ICJ urges multinational mobile telecommunications company MTN to immediately restore internet access in eSwatini
In a letter dated 8 July 2021, ICJ expressed its concerns that the MTN Group has agreed to implement an unlawful request from the Swazi government to disrupt internet access in eSwatini. (more…)
States must do more to counter violence against women in Europe and South Africa (UN Statement)
The ICJ today addressed the UN Human Rights Council in the Interactive Dialogue on the Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences. (more…)