International Commission of Jurists
Egypt: End crackdown on peaceful protests

Egypt: End crackdown on peaceful protests

May 2, 2024 | Advocacy, News

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the violent assault, arrest and prosecution of at least 16 human rights activists participating in a peaceful protest in Cairo on 23 April 2024, and calls on the Egyptian authorities to immediately drop the...
Tunisia: End crackdown on journalists

Tunisia: End crackdown on journalists

Apr 9, 2024 | Advocacy, News

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the detention and prosecution of prominent journalist Mohamed Boughalleb solely for his work reporting on alleged corruption by members of the executive. البيان باللغة العربية On 26 March 2024, the public...
Zambia: Zambian authorities must implement the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’ recommendations

Zambia: Zambian authorities must implement the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’ recommendations

Apr 5, 2024 | Advocacy, News, Statements

A range of Zambian organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) and other civil society organizations (CSOs) – who early in March this year made submissions to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the Committee) ahead of its examination of Zambia’s compliance with and implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) – have welcomed the Committee’s concluding observations and called on the Zambian authorities to take expeditious steps to ensure their implementation.

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