International human rights law and standards, including on economic, social and cultural rights, should become a governing framework for the ongoing programme of reforms in Uzbekistan, said the ICJ in its submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). Reforms should aim at ensuring compliance with international law obligations, including on […]
The ICJ submitted today a contribution to the work of a Council of Europe Committee drafting a recommendation on human rights and the protection of the environment. (more…)
At the UN Human Rights Council, the ICJ today raised the attention of UN Member States to the dire situation of human rights and lack of accountability in Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Venezuela. (more…)
Thailand must ensure that its responses to the COVID-19 pandemic comply with the international human rights law protections for economic, social and cultural rights, the ICJ said in a new briefing paper published today. (more…)
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…)
The ICJ is concerned that the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHRPRA) are prioritizing young fit healthy persons to receive vaccinations. In the context of severe shortages of vaccines in South Africa and Southern Africa more generally, and in light of the stated aim of South Africa’s own vaccine roll-out plan to prioritize the […]
