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Colonial-era laws that discriminate against LGBTIQ+ individuals continue to be a source of human rights violations in Sri Lanka. LGBTIQ+ individuals are targeted, harassed, arbitrarily detained and mistreated because of animosity and even hatred motivated by their...International Commission of Jurists’ Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee on India’s Human Rights Record
On 3rd June 2024, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) made a submission to the Human Rights Committee (the Committee) on India’s human rights record under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The ICJ drew the Committee’s...
Thailand: 19 years on, emergency measures in Deep South must be lifted
Tomorrow marks 19 years since the Emergency Decree on Government Administration in States of Emergencies (the Emergency Decree) was used by the then Prime Minister of Thailand to declare a state of emergency in Thailand’s southern border provinces (Deep South). The...
Tunisia: end crackdown on political opponents and allow free and fair elections
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the Tunisian authorities’ continued attacks on opposition leaders, including the recent arbitrary arrest and detention of Lofti Mraihi, the Republican People’s Union party leader and prospective presidential...
UN Human Rights Council faces growing strains, but makes progress on racial justice and law enforcement, and addresses the situation in Eritrea
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