South Africa: Military Courts should be allowed to operate independently and without undue influence from political authorities
As the Constitutional Court begins deliberations in a highly consequential case concerning sexual abuse in the South African Military, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has submitted argument that South Africa bears obligations under international law to ensure that courts and tribunals, including military courts, are competent, independent, impartial and allow for a fair and public hearing.
Thailand: civil society groups identify areas of non-compliance with the Convention against Torture in advance of review
On 13-14 July and 6-7 August 2024, human rights defenders and civil society organizations from various regions of Thailand gathered to discuss shortcomings in the country’s compliance with its obligations under the UN Convention against Torture. Participants attended...
Tunisia: Immediately release Sihem Bensedrine, the Truth Commission’s former President
On 1 August 2024, an investigating judge of the Economic and Financial Judicial Pole at the Tunis Court of First Instance remanded Bensedrine in pre-trial detention following her interrogation on charges of “forgery” of the 2019 final report of Tunisia’s Truth and...
Nepal: Access to justice for victims and survivors of conflict abuses must be available now
At a Judicial Dialogue convened in Surkhet, Karnali Province, on 19 and 20 April 2024 by the International Commission of Jurists, Advocacy Forum Nepal and the Judges’ Society Nepal, some 45 judges and prosecutors from district and appeal courts in Karnali and Lumbini...
Russian Federation: reinstate disbarred lawyer Aleksey Ladin and protect legal professionals from reprisals
The undersigned international lawyers’ rights and human rights organisations strongly condemn the Tyumen Regional Bar Council’s decision to disbar Russian human rights lawyer Aleksey Ladin in retaliation for his human rights work. We call on the Russian authorities to...Recent News
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