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UN Human Rights Council makes progress in country monitoring and work on climate change, despite efforts by some States to limit the work of independent mandates. As the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council has come to a close, the ICJ reaffirms its view that...
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United Nations Human Rights Council 57th Regular Session Agenda Item 4 Oral statement of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) in the interactive dialogue with the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the situation in Venezuela 19 September 2024...
ICJ’s strong calls for accountability for crimes and grave human rights abuses in Myanmar and Sri Lanka – Human Rights Council 57th session
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