International Commission of Jurists
ICJ calls on South Africa’s Government to protect lawyers and their independence

ICJ calls on South Africa’s Government to protect lawyers and their independence

Aug 8, 2022 | Advocacy, News

The staff of the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) – a South African human rights non-profit organisation – have received death threats and other threats of violence, forcing the organization to temporarily close down its offices. This follows SERI’s decision to provide legal representation to a group of about 600 informal traders to help them challenge their eviction by the City of Johannesburg from their trading stalls before the Gauteng Local Division of the High Court, Johannesburg

Sri Lanka: End government crackdown on peaceful protestors

Sri Lanka: End government crackdown on peaceful protestors

Aug 5, 2022 | News

The International Commission of Jurists is part of a group of 13 organizations that have issued a joint statement condemning the Sri Lankan authorities’ violent crackdown and increasing reprisals against peaceful protesters in Sri Lanka. This includes arrests, intimidation and the brutal attack on the protest camp in Colombo on 22 July 2022. The Sri Lankan authorities must ensure that security forces do not use excessive force and will respect the rights of peaceful protesters at the ‘Gotagogama’ site, which authorities have ordered to be vacated by 5:00 pm on 5 August 2022.

Tajikistan: detained protesters should be given immediate access to lawyers

Tajikistan: detained protesters should be given immediate access to lawyers

Aug 1, 2022 | News

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) calls on Tajikistan’s authorities to ensure that those arrested and charged in relation to the recent protests in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) be immediately guaranteed the right of access to a lawyer. Without access to a lawyer, many people are arbitrarily detained and are likely to face unfair trial.

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