Since President Kais Saied’s institutional power grab of July 25, 2021, followed by his decree of September 22 of the same year, which implicitly repealed the constitutional order, and the adoption of a tailor-made Constitution a year later, the judicial system has been subjected to constant attacks aimed at crushing its independence and sweeping away […]
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has sent a letter to Vietnam’s Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and Ministry of Public Security (MPS) urging a halt to the continued harassment and criminal investigations of human rights lawyers Dang Dinh Manh and Nguyen Van Mieng for allegedly “abusing democratic freedoms” under article 331 of Vietnam’s Penal Code. […]
Following the conviction today of journalist Nguyen Lan Thang on spurious charges, the ICJ has called on the Vietnamese judiciary to quash the conviction and immediately and unconditionally release him. (more…)
Oral Statement of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) at the adoption of Tunisia’s UPR outcomes under agenda item 6 (more…)
Tunisia: today, the ICJ denounced the brutal crackdown on political dissent and freedom of expression through a statement delivered during the General debate under item 4 at the Human Rights Council. The statement reads as follows: “Mr President, In Tunisia, since 25 July 2021, the President’s arrogation of powers and his successive autocratic decisions – […]
يمكنكم قراءة وتحميل البيان باللغة العربية عبر هذا الرابط At their forthcoming meeting on 20 March, EU foreign affairs ministers should publicly press the Tunisian authorities to reverse their crackdown against perceived critics, four human rights groups said today. (more…)
