EU: ICJ calls for a ban on child immigration detention by EU Member States under the EU Pact
The ICJ’s new briefing paper, Never in the best interests of the child: Risks of child detention in the screening and border procedures under the 2024 EU Migration Pact, critically examines the detention of child migrants under the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum and analyses relevant international human rights law and standards.
Joint NGO Letter to UN Member States on the situation in Lebanon
Today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and other non-governmental organizations call on Member States of the UN Human Rights Council to urgently convene a Special Session on the situation in Lebanon to establish an international investigative mechanism...
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.
Libya: The Authorities Must Ensure Women Have Effective Access to Justice for Sexual and Gender-Based Crimes
On 28 October, the International Commission of Jurists participated in the informal private briefing by NGOs during the 91st Pre-sessional Working Group for the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) on Libya. During such briefings, the...
Thailand: As a newly elected member of the Human Rights Council, Thailand remains obligated to fulfill its pledges
On 25 October 2024, the ICJ co-hosted a public dialogue with Amnesty International Thailand, Thai Lawyers for Human Rights (TLHR), and the People’s Amnesty Network to discuss measures authorities should take to fulfill its human rights obligations and commitments, in...Recent News
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