The Egyptian authorities should quash the convictions of Zyad el-Elaimy, Hossam Moanis, Hisham Fouad and others in Case 957/2021, and ensure their immediate and unconditional release, said the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today.
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the administrative suit by the Prosecutor’s Office to shut down International Memorial and the Memorial Human Rights Centre, which are among the oldest and most reputable human rights groups in the Russian Federation.
The independence and integrity of the judiciary in Nepal is being jeopardized by the crisis at its Supreme Court, the ICJ, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International (AI) said today . To uphold human rights and the rule of law, it is essential to resolve the crisis in a way that maintains, and enhances, the court’s credibility and independence.
ICJ and 9 other human rights organizations wrote an open-letter to Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha, requesting his government to publish information on the draft amendments to the 2015 Communicable Diseases Act recently approved
by the Cabinet and ensure the amendments align with international human rights law.
On 11 November 2021, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the Libyan Women’s Platform for Peace (LWPP) held a webinar titled “Transitional Justice Needs in Libya” to commemorate the first anniversary of the assassination of Libyan human rights advocate, Hanan al-Barassi, in Benghazi in the east of the country.
Four separate bills on anti-discrimination have been filed since June 2020 at the National Assembly of South Korea. However, these bills remain pending for discussion at the Legislation and Judiciary Committee. ICJ and other undersigned human rights organizations, call on the National Assembly to immediately move forward with discussions on these bills and pass a comprehensive, meaningful and enforceable Anti-Discrimination Act without further delay.
United States/Palestine: The United States must cancel sanctions against leading Palestinian NGOs and ICC personnel
The ICJ joins other international human rights NGOs in demanding the renewal of the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation
Egypt: End grossly unfair prosecution of human rights defender Dr Ahmad Amasha and release him immediately