International Commission of Jurists
HRC56: ICJ Statement on OPT-Israel Report

HRC56: ICJ Statement on OPT-Israel Report

Jun 19, 2024 | Statements

As the UN HRC56 has just discussed today the report of the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestine Territory (OPT) and Israel, the ICJ commends this report that concludes that Israeli authorities, members of the Israel Defense Forces and Palestinian armed...
Switzerland: ICJ expresses concern over Parliament’s rejection of the European Court ruling

Switzerland: ICJ expresses concern over Parliament’s rejection of the European Court ruling

Jun 14, 2024 | Advocacy, Cases, News

The ICJ is concerned by the declaratory and non-binding decision of the National Council, the Swiss Parliament’s lower chamber, on 12 June 2024, inviting the Federal Council, the Swiss Government, effectively to ignore the landmark ruling of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the case of Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland.

Short-term Enforced Disappearances in Venezuela

Short-term Enforced Disappearances in Venezuela

Jun 12, 2024 | Advocacy, Op-eds

Carlos Lusverti Latin America Legal advisor International Commission of Jurists   The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela (FFM), established by the UN’s Human Rights Council in 2019, concluded that Venezuelan authorities use arbitrary...
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