Thailand: ICJ calls for justice on 20th anniversary of Somchai Neelapaijit’s enforced disappearance
On 11 and 12 March 2024, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) co-hosted a forum titled, “Enforced Justice Instead of Disappearances” to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the enforced disappearance of prominent lawyer and human rights defender Somchai...
Sri Lanka: Judges must be left alone to make their own independent decisions relating to restrictive COVID measures
The ICJ today expressed its concern regarding the recent seminar convened by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) at which magistrates and other judicial officers were reportedly instructed to use certain sections of the Criminal Procedure Code to control protests and other public gatherings from taking place in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Turkey’s withdrawal from Istanbul Convention a setback for women and girls’ human rights
Turkey should reverse its withdrawal from the Council of Europe’s Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the “Istanbul Convention”), the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today.
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