EU: Care for migrant children in mainstream child protection systems
Immigration detention of children is unlawful according to international law and States are obliged to implement alternatives to detention. One of the best solutions for unaccompanied children is their placement into mainstream child protection systems, which already works well in some countries in the EU, an ICJ webinar was told.
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines: Experts call for legal reforms to address abusive lawsuits targeting human rights and public interest advocates (SLAPPs)
On 9 December 2021, the ICJ and 11 other organizations co-hosted an online panel discussion entitled: “Time to Fight Against SLAPPs in Southeast Asia”.
Thailand: ICJ co-hosts event on the National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights
On 21, 23 and 26 November 2021, the ICJ co-hosted an online discussion on “Thailand’s National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights: 2-Year Progress Review”. The forum was co-organized with other 11 organizations.
EU: To access remedies for human rights violations, migrant children must have access to information, interpretation, and legal assistance
Building trust with a child in order to ensure their access to information and legal assistance is crucial from the very start. It can be best done in a safe space, and it is effectively impossible while the child is deprived of liberty, an ICJ workshop concluded.
Singapore must expand civic space and end undue restrictions on fundamental freedoms
Amidst emerging threats to civic space, representatives from civil society called on Singapore’s Government to abide by its international legal obligations and commitments to respect fundamental freedoms in a Human Rights Council side event.
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