Council of Europe: ICJ, Amnesty International and FIDH urge Member States to uphold the integrity of the European human rights system ahead of Chisinau Ministerial meeting
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Amnesty International and International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) sent a letter ahead of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers’ 135th Session in Chișinău, on 14–15 May 2026, addressed to senior leaders of the Council of Europe and its Member States.
EU: Strategies and good practices for ensuring the child’s right to be heard and to participate in legal proceedings
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and its partners have published a Compendium, Ensuring the child’s right to be heard and to participate in legal proceedings: Strategies and good practices. The Compendium aims to support legal professionals, policymakers,...
ICJ Urges CEDAW To Address The Harmful Impact Of Criminal Laws On Women’s Rights
On 17 February 2026, Patricia Schulz, ICJ Commissioner and former CEDAW Committee member, delivered a statement at a side event on the elaboration of an addendum to CEDAW General Recommendation (GR) No. 24 on Women and Health, held during the Committee’s 92nd...
Rule of Law Under Strain in Eswatini: A Submission on Judicial Independence and Civic Space
On April 10, 2026, the ICJ filed a submission to the Human Rights Council’s Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review of Eswatini, in preparation for the review of the human rights situation in the country scheduled for November 2026. In this contribution to the...
ICJ and partners make joint submissions ahead of the November 2026 Universal Periodic Review of Thailand’s human rights record
On 10 April 2026, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) filed two submissions with the UN Human Rights Council’s Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) ahead of its review of Thailand’s human rights record in November 2026. For this review cycle,...Recent News
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