Today, the ICJ made a statement to the United Nations Human Rights Council during its 52nd regular session on the oral update by the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the situation in Venezuela (more…)
On 10 March 2023, the ICJ submitted preliminary comments and recommendations to the Ministry of Justice of Vietnam, indicating that there has been a lack of inclusive participation in developing the National Action Plan on Policy and Law Improvement to Promote Responsible Business Practices in Vietnam (2023-2027) (‘draft NAP’). In addition, the plan has failed […]
Today’s conviction of Kem Sokha by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on spurious charges of “conspiracy with a foreign power” under article 443 of the Criminal Code is a gross miscarriage of justice which should be overturned on appeal, said the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ). (more…)
In a submission to the UN Human Rights Committee in advance of its forthcoming examination of Egypt’s fifth periodic report under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the ICJ highlights several ongoing concerns with respect to the country’s implementation of and compliance with the provisions of the ICCPR, including in relation to: […]
The ICJ today called on the Government of Ukraine to strengthen its judiciary and its independences before the UN Human Rights Council during the dialogue with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights for his update on the situation of human rights in Ukraine. (more…)
The ICJ urged today the UN Human Rights Council to enstablish an international independent accountability mechanisms to investigate into the gross violations of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran. (more…)
