Eswatini: Supreme Court decision upholding repressive security laws is a blow to human rights
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is concerned that an ill-considered judgement issued on 13 August 2024 by Eswatini’s Supreme Court will allow for the continued overexpansive use of national security and counterterrorism laws to violate human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Thailand: A historic step towards justice in the Tak Bai incident
Today, the Narathiwat Provincial Court handed down a landmark decision, nearly 20 years after the violent suppression of a peaceful protest in Narathiwat’s Tak Bai district in October 2004. The Court acknowledged that there is sufficient evidence in the case to...
HRC56: ICJ addresses impunity for human rights violations in Colombia
On Wednesday, 10th July 2024, at the 56th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) addressed the persistent impunity for human rights violations in Colombia. The ICJ called for the implementation of the Truth...
HRC56: ICJ Statement on OPT-Israel Report
As the UN HRC56 has just discussed today the report of the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestine Territory (OPT) and Israel, the ICJ commends this report that concludes that Israeli authorities, members of the Israel Defense Forces and Palestinian armed...