HRC58: ICJ Statement on the situation of human rights in Tunisia, Sri Lanka, and Guatemala
United Nations Human Rights Council 58th Regular Session General Debate Item 2 Oral Statement of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) in the General Debate on Item 2 Mr. President, As OHCHR states, in Tunisia, the authorities have continued to weaponize the...
Tunisia: End grossly unfair “Conspiracy Case” mass trial of 40 opposition figures
Ahead of the start of the mass trial on 4 March 2025 in Tunisia’s trumped-up “conspiracy case”, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) calls on the Tunisian authorities to dismiss all charges against all 40 defendants, and to immediately release those who are...
Joint Statement: The ICJ joined other NGOs in calling for states to accede to the Ljubljana-The Hague Convention
As 14 February 2025 marks the first year anniversary of the signing conference of the Ljubljana-The Hague Convention on International Cooperation in the Investigation and Prosecution of the Crime of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity, War Crimes and other International...
Kazakhstan: Criminal proceedings against lawyers Zhanna Urazbakhova and Gabit Bekitayev must be dropped
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the initiation of criminal proceedings by Almaty Police Department against lawyers Zhanna Urazbakhova and Gabit Bekitayev in Almaty. The ICJ believes that these proceedings are likely to have been undertaken in response to the lawful exercise of their professional duties.
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