Litigating Electoral Disputes Workshop: Call for Participants
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), ICJ-Kenya and Dr. Thalia Gerzso from the University of York are calling for Kenyan lawyers to apply to attend a two-day, practitioner-led workshop on litigating electoral disputes to be held in Nairobi from 27-28 January...
HRC63: ICJ and Partners Call on Cambodia to Halt Impunity for Human Rights Violations, Including Transnational Repression
United Nations Human Rights Council 63rd Regular Session – Item 10: Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia Oral Statement from Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, the International Commission of Jurists, the...
Africa Region: Human Rights Defenders and Lawyers Propose Means to Strengthen Access to Redress for Victims of Human Rights Atrocities
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — On 9-10 September the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) gathered legal practitioners, civil society representatives, and victim advocates from across anglophone Africa in Johannesburg, to consider means of strengthening access to...
Europe: Experts stress the role of intermediaries in access to justice for children with disabilities
Intermediaries and other forms of communication support play a key role in enabling children with disabilities to understand criminal proceedings and be understood, experts stressed at a webinar held by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) on 29 September 2026. The webinar, Addressing Communication Barriers in Criminal Proceedings: The Role of Intermediaries and Communication Support for Children with Disabilities, explored international human rights law and standards, as well as practical approaches to ensuring access to justice for children with disabilities.
HRC63: ICJ and HRW Call for Protection of Black African Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Tunisia and Libya
United Nations Human Rights Council 63rd Regular Session – Item 9 Joint Oral Statement in the Interactive Dialogue with the Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent Mr. Vice-President, The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Human Rights...Recent News
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