UN Human Rights Council faces growing strains, but makes progress on racial justice and law enforcement, and addresses the situation in Eritrea
As the UN Human Rights Council concludes its 56th session, the ICJ warns that political deadlock and waning commitment by States to long agreed human rights objectives continues to limit the Council’s effectiveness in fulfilling its mandate to protect and promote human rights around the world.
Nepal: Moot Court Competition on Persons with Disabilities’ Rights
Art by Rashmi Amatya The ICJ held the first-ever intra-college moot court competition on the rights of persons with disabilities in collaboration with Nepal Law Campus and CBM Global Disability Inclusion. Participants gathered in Kathmandu from 27-30 June to...
EU: ICJ and civil society urge the EU to prioritize equality and non-discrimination
The ICJ and 140 civil society organizations call on EU leaders to ensure that equality before the law and non-discrimination be central priorities in the EU’s upcoming work programme.
Libya: the Human Rights Council must establish an independent international investigative mechanism
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) participated in the interactive dialogue on the report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on technical assistance and capacity-building to improve human rights in Libya. In a...
Unseen and Unheard: Violation of Women’s Rights in Myanmar
Through the compelling testimonies of over a dozen female ex-prisoners and ex-detainees and their lawyers, ICJ’s new briefing paper highlights the conditions of women deprived of liberty, and their intense psychological and physical torment in interrogation and...Recent News
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