Montenegro: Defence Minister must end campaign of intimidation against lawyer Veselin Radulovic
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the public statements of the Minister of Defence of Montenegro, Dragan Krapovic, accusing lawyer Veselin Radulovic of being part of an organized crime team and threatening him with retaliation in connection with...
Joint Statement on Viet Nam’s Transnational Repression in Thailand
While the EU recently elevated its relationship with Viet Nam to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, civic space within Viet Nam continues to shrink. This repression is no longer contained within Viet Nam’s borders. Recent high-level state visits between Thai...
Three Years After the EU-Tunisia Deal, Review EU Approach Toward Tunisia’s Human Rights Decline
Dear President von der Leyen, We are writing to you three years after the signing of the EU-Tunisia Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 16 July 2023, to encourage you to show principled leadership and initiate a reset of an EU approach that has failed to uphold human...
EU: Civil society´s demands for a stronger Rule of law report
The ICJ and 36 civil society, human rights, journalism and media support organisations urgently call on the European Commission to take more direct and verifiable measures to uphold, protect and restore the rule of law within the European Union and in the candidate countries.
ICJ and others welcome SA President’s condemnation of xenophobia and attempts by private individuals to enforce immigration laws
We, the Undersigned Organisations, Individuals, Groups, Movements and Communities welcome President Cyril Ramaphosa’s unequivocal condemnation of xenophobia, and unlawful attempts by private individuals and groups to enforce immigration laws. The President’s...Recent News
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