On 26 April 2022, the Venezuelan National Assembly elected in 2020 appointed 20 justices to the Supreme Court (Tribunal Supremo de Justicia, TSJ). Most of these appointments were politically motivated. As a result, the process violated international human rights law and standards on judicial independence.
Today, the ICJ addressed the World Health Organization (WHO) Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (“INB”) for the Pandemic Treaty during its public consultations on the substantive elements of this instrument. While welcoming the INB’s decision to hold such public hearings, we recommend that it dramatically widen and extend its efforts to ensure public participation.
On 30 March 2022, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) made a submission to the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, addressing worrying developments in Tunisia and proposing appropriate recommendations.
Today, the ICJ, during a general debate, called on the UN Human Righs Council to work to ensure accountability for violations of international law in Ukraine and Afghanistan.
The ICJ today called on the Russian Federation to stop its aggression of Ukraine and on all parties to the conflict to respect their obligations under international humanitarian law and international human rights law.
Today, the ICJ and Lawyers for Justice in Libya delivered a statement before the UN Human Rights Council during the interactive dialogue with the Fact Finding Mission on Libya.
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