In light of credible allegations of ongoing violations of international humanitarian law arising from the protracted armed conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, in particular in the Gaza Strip, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Amnesty International (AI), and Human Rights Watch (HRW) support the call by a number of High Contracting Parties […]
LEGAL BRIEFER: States’ Duty to Prevent Genocide under the 1948 Genocide Convention This legal briefer focuses on States’ duty to prevent genocide under international law. However, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) notes that there are credible allegations of other serious crimes under international law having been committed in the course of the ongoing hostilities […]
Oral Statement of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) at the adoption of Tunisia’s UPR outcomes under agenda item 6 (more…)
The ICJ today denounced before the UN Human Rights Council Israel’s persecution of leading Palestinian human rights defenders. (more…)
Before the UN Human Rights Council, the ICJ today welcomed progress in the elaboration of a Regulatory Framework for the activities of private military and security companies, and calledfor respect of human rights in counter-terrorism. (more…)
The ICJ called today on the UN Human Rights Council to continue acting to ensure acountability, in particular for crimes under international law, in Sri Lanka. (more…)
