ACHPR 81st Ordinary Session: ICJ oral statement on the Crimes Against Humanity Convention
ICJ oral statement on the Crimes Against Humanity Convention delivered at the 81st Ordinary Session of the African Commission of Human and People’s Rights.
HRC 57: ICJ End-of-Session Statement
UN Human Rights Council makes progress in country monitoring and work on climate change, despite efforts by some States to limit the work of independent mandates. As the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council has come to a close, the ICJ reaffirms its view that...
Lebanon/Israel: Israel Must Cease Indiscriminate and Disproportionate Attacks
Israel violated the United Nations Charter and the international humanitarian law’s principles of distinction and precautions, as the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) intensified strikes on southern Lebanon, the Bekaa and Beirut, the International Commission of Jurists...
Lao PDR: ICJ and its partners draw attention to concerns about the country’s human rights record in advance of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
On 11 October 2024, the ICJ filed two submissions to the UN Human Rights Council Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in advance of Lao PDR’s human rights review scheduled for April/May 2025. In a joint submission by the ICJ, the Extra-Territorial...
Tajikistan: Judicial roundtable considers means to strengthen fair trial and human rights protections
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) convened a roundtable in Dushanbe, entitled “The Role of an Independent Court in Ensuring a Fair Trial,” aimed at advancing core rule of law concerns within Tajikistan’s judiciary, with a special focus on judicial...Recent News
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