South Africa: Military Courts should be allowed to operate independently and without undue influence from political authorities
As the Constitutional Court begins deliberations in a highly consequential case concerning sexual abuse in the South African Military, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has submitted argument that South Africa bears obligations under international law to ensure that courts and tribunals, including military courts, are competent, independent, impartial and allow for a fair and public hearing.
Tunisia: Immediately release Sihem Bensedrine, the Truth Commission’s former President
On 1 August 2024, an investigating judge of the Economic and Financial Judicial Pole at the Tunis Court of First Instance remanded Bensedrine in pre-trial detention following her interrogation on charges of “forgery” of the 2019 final report of Tunisia’s Truth and...
Egypt: End crackdown on journalists
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the Egyptian authorities’ arbitrary arrest and detention, and enforced disappearance, of satirical cartoonist Ashraf Omar and journalist Khaled Mamdouh for the legitimate exercise of their right to freedom of...
Venezuela: End violent repression, guarantee protest and human rights
In the context of the protests in Venezuela, international organizations condemn the high levels of violence and repression and demand that the authorities guarantee the right to protest and full respect for the rights to life, personal integrity and freedom. ...
Tajikistan: ICJ and partners host roundtable on enhancing protection against arbitrary detention
On 31 July 2024, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Regional Office for Central Asia (ROCA), the Supreme Court of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Coalition against Torture and...Recent News
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