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United Nations Human Rights Council 58th Regular Session ID with SR Counterterrorism Item 3 Mr. President, The ICJ welcomes the Special Rapporteur’s recommendations on civil society engagement in regional systems. In this connection, the ICJ draws the Council’s...
HRC58: ICJ statement on persons with albinism during Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert
United Nations Human Rights Council 58th Regular Session ID – IE Albinism Item 3 Oral Statement of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) in the Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Expert on Albinism Mr. President, On behalf of the ICJ and the Africa...
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The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) underlines the need for the judiciary to step in and enforce the right to inclusive, quality education in Kenya. In addition, the ICJ, in partnership with the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and...
Gambia: West African States agree on Court for Jammeh-era crimes
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Africa: African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights calls for the full continental ratification and implementation of the African Disability Protocol
On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the ICJ, Inclusion Africa, Sightsavers and Validity Foundation welcome the adoption by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights of a Resolution on 6 November aimed at advancing the ratification and effective implementation of the African Disability Protocol (“Protocol”) across the African continent.
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