On the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), ILGA Asia and five other human rights organizations condemn the death penalty under any circumstances, including as a punishment for consensual, same-sex sexual conduct in Asia, and call for its unconditional abolition.
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and 31 other human rights organizations call on the Cambodian authorities to revoke the Sub-Decree on the Establishment of the National Internet Gateway (NIG), three months after its intended implementation date.
Today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Regional Office for Central Asia (ROCA), the Nationwide Movement “Yuksalish” in cooperation with the National Centre for Human Rights of the Republic of Uzbekistan are holding an International Public Discussion on Uzbekistan’s implementation of the latest recommendations of the UN Treaty Bodies in the framework of project “Enhancing the Quality of Uzbekistan’s Application of international Law (EQUAL)” funded by the European Union.
Today, the ICJ, represented by the Equal Education Law Centre (EELC), will present oral arguments in a case in which the disability rights NGO BlindSA seeks confirmation of a High Court order that declared the Copyright Act unconstitutional due to its failure to provide exceptions to provide for the rights persons with print disabilities.
Today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Regional Office for Central Asia (ROCA) in cooperation with the Supreme School of Judges (SSJ) are organizing a training workshop on international law and standards on economic, social and cultural rights for judges and lawyers in Samarkand in the framework of EU-funded project “Enhancing the Quality of Uzbekistan’s Application of international Law (EQUAL)”.
The Sri Lankan government must immediately revoke emergency regulations that give security forces extensive powers of search, detention, prosecution and punishment, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today.
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