Sri Lanka: ICJ calls for repeal or substantial revision of Online Safety Act
On 12 September 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) submitted observations on the widely criticized Online Safety Act, No. 09 of 2024, in response to the Sri Lankan Government’s call for public input on amendments. The ICJ urged the Government to...
Nepal: ICJ welcomes CEDAW’s recommendations on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence and Rights of Women and Girls with Disabilities
On 24 February 2025, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (the Committee) released its Concluding Observations following its examination of Nepal’s record under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women....
Lesotho: ICJ makes a submission to the Universal Periodic Review
On 11 October 2024, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) made a submission to the UN Human Rights Council’s Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in advance of its consideration of Lesotho’s human rights record during the 49th session of the UPR in April and May 2025.
Psychiatric Coercion and Access to Justice for Persons with Disabilities
Oslo, September 2024 – The ICJ participated in the Conference “Ending psychiatric coercion – urgent need for effective remedies and reparations” on access to justice, organized in Oslo by the Human Rights Foundation ReDo and WSO – We Shall Overcome, Norway. According...Undue influence of economic actors on judicial systems
Submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Independence of Judges and Lawyers for her upcoming report to be presented at the 79th session of the General Assembly June 2024 I. Introduction The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) thanks the...Recent News
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