Nov 12, 2026 | Advocacy, Events, News
Access to justice for child victims with disabilities should not depend on the child’s ability to adapt to existing procedures, participants stressed at the international conference “From Rights to Reality: Ensuring Meaningful Participation of Child Victims with Disabilities in Criminal Proceedings”, held by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and its partners in Brussels on 3 and 4 November 2026.
Nov 3, 2026 | Advocacy, News, Press Releases, Statements
The suspension of the President and Vice-President of Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, carried out with the involvement of the police, and the refusal of the President of Poland to receive the oath of five judges elected by the Sejm, have further deepened the crisis...
Oct 13, 2026 | Advocacy, Cases, News
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) recently delivered a landmark decision in a case involving immigration detention of children. In Jas.K.B. and Others v the Czech Republic (communication No. 193/2022), the Committee found that the State party had violated the rights of two sisters under articles 3 and 37(a) and (b) of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, guaranteeing the child best interests principle and their freedom from torture or other ill-treatment and from arbitrary detention, respectively. The Committee’s decision reaffirms the obligations of States towards migrant children. The ICJ, the AIRE Centre, the Dutch Council for Refugees and the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) had intervened in the case by filing a legal brief with the Committee.
Oct 2, 2026 | Advocacy, Events, News
Intermediaries and other forms of communication support play a key role in enabling children with disabilities to understand criminal proceedings and be understood, experts stressed at a webinar held by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) on 29 September 2026. The webinar, Addressing Communication Barriers in Criminal Proceedings: The Role of Intermediaries and Communication Support for Children with Disabilities, explored international human rights law and standards, as well as practical approaches to ensuring access to justice for children with disabilities.
Sep 28, 2026 | Advocacy, News, Work with the UN
On 28 September 2026 in Tashkent, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), together with the Development Strategy Center, the National Center of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights and other partners, convened an expert discussion on the role of the...
Sep 23, 2026 | Advocacy, Human Rights Council, News, Statements, Work with the UN
United Nations Human Rights Council 63rd Regular Session – General Debate Item 4 Oral Statement of the International Commission of Jurists Mr. President, The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) considers that the widespread and systematic human rights...
