Africa Region: Human Rights Defenders and Lawyers Propose Means to Strengthen Access to Redress for Victims of Human Rights Atrocities
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — On 9-10 September the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) gathered legal practitioners, civil society representatives, and victim advocates from across anglophone Africa in Johannesburg, to consider means of strengthening access to...
Europe: Experts stress the role of intermediaries in access to justice for children with disabilities
Intermediaries and other forms of communication support play a key role in enabling children with disabilities to understand criminal proceedings and be understood, experts stressed at a webinar held by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) on 29 September 2026. The webinar, Addressing Communication Barriers in Criminal Proceedings: The Role of Intermediaries and Communication Support for Children with Disabilities, explored international human rights law and standards, as well as practical approaches to ensuring access to justice for children with disabilities.
ICJ hosts Johannesburg roundtable on the draft Crimes Against Humanity Treaty with the Malala Fund and other civil society actors
Picture: Nobel Peace Laureate Malala Yousafzai with members of the South Africa Gender Apartheid Working Group. On 5 August 2026, the International Commission of Jurists – jointly with Lawyers for Human Rights, the Centre for Human Rights, the Malala Fund, and the End...
Kenya: ICJ co-hosts judicial dialogue on obstetric violence, human rights and the law
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)– together with the Kenya Judiciary Academy (KJA), Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV and AIDS (KELIN), Katiba Institute and the Center for Reproductive Rights – convened a two-day Judicial Dialogue on Obstetric...
ICJ Convenes Latin America Consultation to Strengthen Non-Criminal Justice Pathways for Redress
On 3–4 June 2026, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) convened legal practitioners, civil society representatives, victim advocates, and other institutional actors from across Latin America in Bogotá, Colombia, for a regional consultation on non-criminal...Recent News
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