Czech Republic: UN Committee on the Rights of the Child finds that immigration detention of children violated the prohibition of arbitrary detention and ill-treatment
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.
UN Human Rights Council once again navigates troubled waters to protect human rights in crisis situations, despite global setbacks.
The United Nations is presently grappling with major restructuring likely to involve significant changes, while the process for electing a new Secretary-General is nearing its conclusion. Amidst this instability and uncertainty, the UN’s main human rights body, the...
Joint statement: States Must Act Now to Protect the International Criminal Court from Unlawful US Sanctions
The Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC), the more than 120 undersigned organisations from over 60 countries representing all regions, and dozens of legal experts, human rights defenders and members of the European Parliament, condemn unequivocally...
ICJ and Partners Call for Inclusive Civil Society Participation in Negotiations on Crimes against Humanity Convention
On the occasion of the 6th Committee (Legal) of the UN General Assembly general debate on “Conference on crimes against humanity”, the undersigned organizations and individuals would like to reiterate their full support for the progress achieved at previous 6th...
Uzbekistan: ICJ and the Academy of Justice launch a course on international human rights law in the administration of justice
On 9 October 2026, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the Academy of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan launched the course “International Human Rights Law in Ensuring the Administration of Justice” at the Academy in Tashkent. The course...Recent News
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