Palestine/ Israel: ICC Prosecutor’s Application for Arrest Warrants Is a Significant Step towards Addressing Impunity in the Gaza Conflict
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) welcomes the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor to apply for arrest warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity, including extermination, murder,...
Tunisia: authorities must conduct a credible investigation into suspected torture of lawyer Mehdi Zagrouba
The Tunisian authorities must immediately conduct a thorough, independent and impartial investigation into credible allegations of torture and other ill-treatment of lawyer Mehdi Zagrouba, including by permitting The National Authority for the Prevention of Torture...
Palestine/ Israel: ICC Prosecutor’s Application for Arrest Warrants Is a Significant Step towards Addressing Impunity in the Gaza Conflict
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) welcomes the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor to apply for arrest warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity, including extermination, murder,...
South Africa: third-party intervention in Semenya v. Switzerland
The International Commission of Jurists, the Organisation Intersex International Europe and the European Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association jointly file a third-party intervention before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in a case concerning the South African athlete Caster Semenya.
Tunisia: the authorities must halt all forcible removals of foreign nationals in violation of international law and stop intimidating associations working on asylum and migration
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns Tunisia’s forcible removals of at least 400 foreign nationals, mainly from sub-Saharan Africa, including asylum-seekers and refugees, in violation of the non-refoulement principle and the prohibition on collective...Recent News
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