ICJ joins call for UN mechanism on rights violations in China
The ICJ has joined more than 300 other NGOs in urging the UN to establish a specific mechanism to systematically monitor and report on human rights violations by China. (more…)
Archive | Open letters
NGOs urge creation of UN human rights mechanism on the Philippines
The ICJ has joined a call by more than 60 organizations urging the UN Human Rights Council to create an independent international investigative mechanism on the human rights situation in the Philippines, at its upcoming session in September. (more…)
Racist police violence: key elements for UN report
The ICJ has joined families of victims of police violence in the United States of America, the ACLU, and more than 360 civil society organizations, in a letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights highlighting key elements for her upcoming report to the UN Human Rights Council. (more…)
South Africa: ICJ calls on authorities to end continued intimidation, harassment of residents of Happiness Village
The ICJ and the South African Human Rights Defenders Network (SAHRDN) have written to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders, the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders, and the Chairperson of African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. (more…)
ICJ and 31 organizations jointly urge Governments to call for respect of human rights in Cambodia
Today, the ICJ and 31 other civil society organizations released a joint letter urging the Governments of Australia, Canada, Finland, France, Germany, India, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden, the Netherlands, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States of America to echo the European Union (EU) in its call for the respect of […]
Switzerland : draft anti-terrorism law fails to comply with human rights obligations
The Swiss Section of the ICJ sent today to the Swiss Parliament (National Council) a letter warning that, if approved, the current Draft Federal Law on Police Measures against Terrorism, tabled before them would clash with the country’s obligations under international human rights law. The ICJ supports this initiative of its Swiss Section. (more…)