The United Nations Working Group on Enforced Disappearances supports prosecution of crimes committed during the presidency of Yahya Jammeh and for a new international inquiry into the 2005 massacre of more than 50 West African migrants. The UN recommendations to duly investigate and prosecute without delay all cases of enforced disappearances is a positive sign, […]
The UN Human Rights Council’s (HRC) failure to renew the mandate of the Group of Eminent Experts (GEE) is a profound betrayal of Yemeni victims and a dereliction of its duty to pursue accountability in Yemen, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today. (more…)
Judges must view safe country of origin designations with caution and need to make sure individual cases are properly assessed in asylum procedures, judges and experts said during a seminar for Irish and Czech judges held by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Immigrant Council of Ireland and Forum for Human Rights. (more…)
Thailand’s parliament should amend the draft law on torture and enforced disappearance without delay in order to ensure compliance with Thailand’s international legal obligations, said the ICJ and Amnesty International. (more…)
Thai authorities discussed how to improve investigations of serious human rights violations during a workshop co-hosted by the ICJ, Thailand’s Ministry of Justice, and the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). (more…)
Israel must immediately remedy its failure to ensure full and equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said in a briefing paper released today. (more…)
