Council of Europe: ICJ, Amnesty International and FIDH urge Member States to uphold the integrity of the European human rights system ahead of Chisinau Ministerial meeting
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Amnesty International and International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) sent a letter ahead of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers’ 135th Session in Chișinău, on 14–15 May 2026, addressed to senior leaders of the Council of Europe and its Member States.
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 Compendium, Ensuring the child’s right to be heard and to participate in legal proceedings: Strategies and good practices. The Compendium aims to support legal professionals, policymakers,...
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 its 61st regular session 23 February to 31 March, advancing the protection of human rights by adopting 38 resolutions, out of which 28 without a vote, on a variety of country situations and thematic...
Russian Federation: Arbitrarily detained human rights lawyer Maria Bontsler must be released
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the decision by the Russian investigative authorities to charge Kaliningrad lawyer and human rights defender Maria Bontsler with “State treason”, which carries a sentence of up to 20 years of imprisonment. The ICJ...
Türkiye: European Court Hears New Case on Jailed Rights Defender
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights will hear pleadings on March 25, 2026 in a case brought by the human rights defender Osman Kavala, the Turkey Human Rights Litigation Support Project (TLSP), Human Rights Watch and the International Commission of...Recent News
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