Global organizations’ statement repeats calls on the World Health Organization to ensure a Pandemic Treaty grounded in human rights law and standards

Global organizations’ statement repeats calls on the World Health Organization to ensure a Pandemic Treaty grounded in human rights law and standards

Member States of the WHO met over the last week to discuss the development of a Pandemic Treaty, committing to a process spanning between 2022-2024 and to hold public meetings to inform these deliberations. Today, alongside the undersigned organizations, the ICJ repeats calls on the World Health Organization to ensure a fully consultative process grounded in human rights law and standards.

Civil Society Groups Seek Urgent UN Action on Yemen

Civil Society Groups Seek Urgent UN Action on Yemen

The United Nations General Assembly should act swiftly to establish an investigative mechanism to gather and preserve evidence of serious human rights abuses and violations of the laws of war in Yemen, a coalition of more than 60 organizations said today.

The Gambia: Truth Commission calls for prosecution of ex-officials

The Gambia: Truth Commission calls for prosecution of ex-officials

The Gambian Truth Commission’s call for the prosecution of former officials who committed the worst human rights abuses during the 1994-2017 rule of former president Yahya Jammeh should be followed by a process of criminal accountability, 11 Gambian and international groups said today.

India: Kashmiri Activist Held Under Abusive Law

India: Kashmiri Activist Held Under Abusive Law

Indian authorities have detained the prominent Kashmiri human rights activist Khurram Parvez under an abusive counterterrorism law that is increasingly used against activists and critics of the government, six human rights groups said today. The Indian government should immediately end violations of the rights to liberty and a fair trial under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), and uphold domestic and international human rights law obligations.

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