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EU: Access to a lawyer in juvenile justice proceedings remains a key concern in several EU Member States
In April 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and partners organized...
Read moreTunisia: Arbitrarily detained lawyer Ahmed Souab must be released and criminal charges dropped
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemned today the arbitrary detention of...
Read morePakistan: Military “justice” system reflects a glaring surrender of human rights
In a briefing paper released today, the ICJ found that the military...
Read moreEgypt: Al-Sisi must reject the new Criminal Procedure Code
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi must not promulgate the new Criminal Procedures Code...
Read moreCRPD: Joint third-party intervention on comprehensive assessment of displaced persons with disabilities
On 25 April 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), together with...
Read moreTunisia: Mass guilty verdicts and draconian sentences the ultimate travesty of justice in the “Conspiracy Case”
The guilty verdicts and the shockingly harsh sentences, delivered on the night...
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ICJ welcomes its New President, human rights advocate Carlos Ayala
Ayala brings decades of experience defending the rule of law, advocating for...
Read moreLibya: Stop the crackdown on NGOs supporting migrants, refugees and asylum seekers
The undersigned organizations strongly condemn the Libyan authorities’ latest crackdown on non-governmental...
Read moreEswatini: In the face of ongoing repression of the legal profession, lawyers raise concerns with UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers
The Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers emphasized the...
Read moreLebanon: the criminal justice system must not be used to intimidate and harass journalists
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is concerned by the instrumentalization of...
Read moreTanzania: Joint statement condemning violent crackdown, malicious arrest, and treason charges against Tundu Lissu
We, the undersigned organisations, law societies, bar associations, and members of the...
Read morePalestine / Israel: Ensure immediate ceasefire and prevent any further forcible displacement and other serious harm to the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) strongly condemns Israel’s resumption of hostilities...
Read moreEU: Joint statement calls for strong defense of the ICC amid rising geopolitical tensions
EU Should Defend the ICC International Criminal Court Under Attack by US,...
Read moreHRC58: The UN Human Rights Council ends a six-week intense session in perilous times for multilateralism
On Friday last week, the 58th session of the main UN human...
Read moreTajikistan: Women judges advancing access to justice and gender equality in the judiciary
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the Office of the United...
Read moreLibya: Investigate, prosecute, try, adjudicate and punish sexual and gender-based crimes
Today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) publishes a new report aiming to...
Read moreHungary/Israel/Palestine: Hungary must arrest Benjamin Netanyahu instead of welcoming him
The Hungarian authorities must immediately arrest Benjamin Netanyahu and hand him over...
Read moreEU: Enhancing litigation strategies before the CJEU to protect migrant children from detention
On 1–2 April 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and its...
Read moreHRC58: The ICJ calls for urgent action on escalating human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the impact of the U.S. foreign aid pause
United Nations Human Rights Council 58th Regular Session Agenda Item 10 Oral...
Read moreLibya: Immediately halt collective expulsions, arrests, violence and hate speech against migrants, refugees and asylum seekers
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the recent collective expulsions, arrests,...
Read moreNepal: Prime Minister Oli and Political Leaders Commit to a Victim-Centered Transitional Justice Process
Nepal’s leading political authorities including the Prime Minister, together with civil society...
Read moreJoint Statement: Tunisia’s withdrawal of individuals’ and NGOs’ access to the African Court marks a serious setback for human rights accountability
The undersigned Tunisian and international civil society organizations condemn the Tunisian government’s...
Read moreTwo years after UN Fact-Finding Mission, Libya’s human rights crisis deepens: LFJL and ICJ demand urgent action from the Human Rights Council
In a joint paper published today, Lawyers for Justice in Libya (LFJL)...
Read moreCRPD32: ICJ statement on barriers to political participation for persons with disabilities
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 32nd Session Day...
Read moreTürkiye: Arrests of lawyers in İzmir another blow to the administration of justice and the legal profession
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today condemned the recent arrests in...
Read moreEU: Advancing access to justice for children in criminal proceedings
On 18 and 19 March, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and...
Read moreHRC58: ICJ statement on the human rights situation in Eswatini, Myanmar and Afghanistan
United Nations Human Rights Council 58th Regular Session Agenda Item 4 Oral...
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