Eswatini: Authorities fail to make progress in addressing dismal state of the independence of judges and lawyers
Four months on from the publication of the ICJ’s report on attacks on the legal profession, and after multiple expressions of concern relating to the state of judicial and legal independence by the UN Special Rapporteur on judges and lawyers, Eswatini has failed to...
Iran/United States: The US must desist from the unlawful use of force
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the unlawful military attacks by the United States on 21 June against Iran’s nuclear facilities in Fordow, Isfahan, and Natanz as a violation of Article 2(4) of the United Nations (UN) Charter and of the...
ICJ joins call to end militarized aid operations in Gaza and return to internationally recognized humanitarian aid distribution channels
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has joined 14 other non-governmental organizations in urgently calling for an end to private militarized humanitarian aid operations in Gaza and a restoration of the critical work of multilateral aid agencies. In the...
On World Refugee Day, the ICJ denounces abuses against refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia
On World Refugee Day, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) expresses its profound concern at the ongoing and widespread violations of the human rights of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants across North Africa, particularly in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia....
Thailand: Joint statement urges Thai authorities to drop charges against human rights defender Pimsiri Petchnamrob and end judicial harassment of peaceful protesters
GENEVA, Switzerland (18 June 2025) – We, the undersigned civil society organizations, are deeply concerned over the ongoing abuse of judicial processes against Thai women human rights defender Pimsiri Petchnamrob. From 4 to 6 June 2025, court hearings against Pimsiri...Recent News
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