Egypt: constitutional amendments entrench repression
The Egyptian government should withdraw proposed constitutional amendments that will consolidate authoritarian rule, Human Rights Watch and the ICJ said today. (more…)
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Singapore: ICJ calls on government not to adopt online regulation bill in current form
The ICJ sent a letter urging Singapore’s government to refrain from passing into law the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill 2019 (‘Online Falsehoods Bill’) in its current form. (more…)
Joint statement: constitutional reform must guarantee the right to freedom of expression in Myanmar
Today the ICJ joined twenty organizations in calling for Myanmar’s new Constitutional Amendment Committee to fully protect the right to freedom of expression in the Constitution, in line with international law and standards including Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. (more…)
The Tunis Declaration reaffirms ICJ’s commitment to defend the rule of law – Video
At the 19th World Congress of the ICJ held in Tunisia on 23-24 March, some 100 distinguished judges, lawyers came together to adopt the Tunis Declaration on Reinforcing the Rule of Law. The Declaration was published today. Watch the Congress video clip. (more…)
ICJ’s submission to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Kazakhstan
Today, the ICJ filed a submission to the Human Rights Council’s Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review in advance of its review of Kazakhstan’s human rights record in October-November 2019. (more…)
ICJ and Adalah submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Egypt
Today, the ICJ and Adalah for Rights and Freedoms (Adalah) filed a submission to the Human Rights Council’s Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review in advance of its review of Egypt’s human rights record in November 2019. (more…)