Slovakia: The ICJ and 55 organizations express concern over constitutional amendments, urge EU action
In a joint open letter, 56 civil society organizations expressed concern over the constitutional amendments adopted by the National Council of the Slovak Republic on 26 September 2025. The letter calls on the European Commission to initiate infringement proceedings against Slovakia and to take further action at EU level.
Joint Statement: Deterioration of the Rule of Law in Cambodia
Organizations: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, IBAHRI, ICJ Item: Item 10: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia Date: 3 October 2025 Speaker: Gavin Magrath Oral Statement to the 60th Session of the UN...Open Letter: Call for UN member states to uphold, preserve and strengthen international refugee, human rights and humanitarian treaties
The ICJ has joined over 250 civil society organizations in the following open letter urging UN member states to uphold, preserve and strengthen international refugee, human rights and humanitarian treaties, and to reject efforts to undo or undermine legal norms....
Joint Statement: Civil Society Welcomes Decision Not to Sign Egypt’s Draft Criminal Procedure Code into Law
We, the undersigned Egyptian and international civil society organizations, welcome the decision of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to not sign the draft Criminal Procedure Code into law and instead to send it back to parliament for revision. The House of...
Joint Statement: Save the ICC & the Rule of Law
Reliable sources indicate that the United States (US) plans to sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) as an institution in the coming weeks. This follows a series of designations, first against the ICC Prosecutor, Deputy Prosecutors, judges, Palestinian...Recent News
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