


World Congress on Enforced Disappearance: preventing and ending impunity for a global scourge
Geneva – On 15-16 January, The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) collaborated with the Convention against Enforced Disappearances Initiative (CEDI)* and other leading organizations to convene the first World Congress on Enforced Disappearances (WCED)...
EU: Judicial independence in Member States discussed at the European Parliament
On 15 January 2025, the ICJ, in cooperation with MEP Michal Wawrykiewicz and MEP Tineke Strik, hosted the final event of the Rule of Law for Lawyers (ROLL) project at the European Parliament.

#WCED: 1st World Congress on Enforced Disappearances
To this day, the crime of enforced disappearance remains widespread across the world and widely unprosecuted, with devastating repercussions on entire societies. This year, the ICJ is co-sponsoring the 1st World Congress in Geneva on Enforced Disappearances on 15-16...
Asia-Pacific: the Kathmandu Declaration, a call for action to ensure access to justice for persons with disabilities
On 18 November, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) together with Transforming Communities for Inclusion (TCI) and in collaboration with KOSHISH and Nepal Disabled Women’s Association launched the Kathmandu Declaration on Access to Justice for Persons...