May 30, 2022 | Events, News
Thailand must act to minimize torture and cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment by passing a draft law before the Senate that would criminalize such violations, international experts and Thai human rights defenders urged at a workshop co-hosted on 24 May in Bangkok by the International Commission of Jurists (“ICJ”), Thailand’s Ministry of Justice and the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).
May 27, 2022 | News
The victims of the late Chadian president Hissène Habré have yet to receive any reparations, six years after his historic conviction in Senegal, seven organizations said today.
May 27, 2022 | News, Publications
In a briefing paper released today, the International Commission of Jurists points out that, “while new digital technology may be helpful for the protection of human rights, it also carries real and potential negative impact on the enjoyment of human rights”. This paper aims to contribute to the understanding of the international human rights legal framework applicable to the design, development and use of new digital technologies.
May 26, 2022 | Events, News
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is co-operating on an online summer school organised by Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna on the economic, social and cultural rights of migrant children in the European Union, on the 22-24 and 27-30 June 2022.
May 26, 2022 | Advocacy, News
The ICJ condemned the declaration of yet another state of emergency on Tuesday 24 May by the government of Hungary, and called on the government to desist from using it as a basis to undertake any measure that would further erode the already dismal state of rule of law in the country.
May 23, 2022 | News
As Right Livelihood, Réseau International des Droits de L’homme (RIDH), Center for Civil and Political Rights (CCPR), International Commission of Jurists and WOLA have come together to condemn the re-appointment of María Consuelo Porras as Attorney General of Guatemala, the group has released a joint statement on the matter.
