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.
The ICJ held a webinar on 25 October 2021 which gathered ICJ Commissioners and Indonesian judges to discuss progress and challenges in the advancement of women’s access to justice in compliance with international human rights law.
Ahead of her upcoming trial on 4 November, 28 human rights and freedom of expression organizations today condemn the ongoing arbitrary detention of independent journalist and woman human rights defender Pham Doan Trang.
At a webinar co-convened by the ICJ on 23 October, participants discussed the persistent prevalence of gender stereotyping and discrimination in the justice sector in the Philippines, and the actions needed to combat these attitudes and practices.
The Thai government must ensure that measures taken with the purpose of containing the COVID-19 pandemic do not impede access to justice and the operation of the courts, the ICJ said in a briefing paper issued today.
Today, ICJ and nine others organizations called on the Government of Singapore to withdraw the Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Bill (‘FICA’). FICA’s provisions contravene international legal and human rights principles – including the rights to freedom of expression, association, participation in public affairs, and privacy – and will further curtail civic space, both online and offline.
Global experts warn of eroding judicial independence amidst the rise of authoritarianism around the world
Development of the Crimes Against Humanity Convention
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Preparatory Committee meetings for the negotiation of the Crimes Against Humanity Convention