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23/03/2023

Six judiciaries from Asia commit to the adoption of the Bangkok General Guidance for Judges on Applying a Gender Perspective

Representatives of judiciaries and judicial training academies from across South and Southeast Asia have agreed to take effective measures to ensure that a gender perspective is incorporated into their judicial roles and functions. In particular, they have committed to work toward the adoption of Bangkok General Guidance for Judges on Applying a Gender Perspective. Thirty-nine […]

09/02/2023

Nepal: Judges reaffirm the need to avoid unconscious bias and discrimination against women while delivering justice

Judges underscored the vital role that the judiciary must play in countering harmful gender stereotypes and unconscious bias in order to ensure access to justice for women at a judicial dialogue on the Elimination of Gender Discriminatory Attitudes and Behaviors Towards Women and Enhancing Women’s Access to Justice organized by the International Commission of Jurists […]

17/10/2022

Iran: UN Human Rights Council should establish an independent accountability mechanism

We are writing to raise our deep concerns about the Iranian authorities’ mobilization of their well-honed machinery of repression to ruthlessly crackdown on current nationwide protests. (more…)

12/10/2022

Nepal: Local ‘judicial committees’ can help enhance women’s access to justice

The local ‘judicial committees’ established by Nepal’s 2015 Constitution have shown that with sufficient resources and expertise they can improve access to justice, especially for women. This was one of the key findings of a consultation organized by the International Commission of Jurists and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation in Law (SAARC Law Nepal) […]

06/09/2022

Nepal: ICJ hosts a national judicial dialogue to promote women’s access to justice with trial court judges

“Judges should take concrete steps to break barriers that women are still facing in accessing justice and should play key role to ensure that courts are more gender responsive and women are able to access justice equally and without discrimination”. This was the core message conveyed at the National Judicial Dialogue on “the Elimination of […]

29/07/2022

Nepal: Amendment bill to Transitional Justice Act needs revision

Nepal: The current amendment bill to the Transitional Justice Act needs to be revised to ensure respect for the right of victims to truth, justice and reparation (more…)

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