The Thai authorities must ensure that human rights are fully protected in any emergency measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including those taken pursuant to the repeatedly renewed Emergency Decree, the ICJ said in a new briefing paper. (more…)
Security forces in eSwatini must respect the right to peaceful assembly and protest in anticipation of a scheduled demonstration demanding reforms to the country’s absolute monarchy, said the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today. (more…)
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has made a submission to the Human Rights Council’s (HRC) Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Moldova. (more…)
Turkish lawmakers should reject the proposed extension of unnecessary emergency powers for three more years, and instead end the corrosive impact of these powers on human rights and the rule of law, said the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today. (more…)
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) joined several human rights organizations in signing the following letter, urging state representatives at the Human Rights Council to ensure the extension of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Libya’s mandate. (more…)
As South African military forces have been deployed today to assist the police to counter violent protests by supporters of former president Jacob Zuma, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) called on authorities to ensure that security forces did not use unnecessary or excessive force against peaceful protesters. (more…)
