El uso de tribunales antiterroristas para suprimir la disidencia en Venezuela

Este documento informativo de la Comisión Internacional de Juristas (CIJ) analiza la instrumentalización del sistema penal venezolano para perseguir la disidencia. A través de tribunales especiales en “terrorismo” y el uso discrecional de legislación ambigua,...

The Use of Anti-Terrorism Courts to Suppress Dissent in Venezuela

This briefing paper by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) analyzes the instrumentalization of the Venezuelan penal system to persecute dissent. Through special “terrorism” courts and the discretionary use of ambiguous legislation, the State has subjected thousands...

Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression And Sex Characteristics And Justice

Background In 2011, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) published a comparative law casebook on national court decisions that addressed questions concerning sexual orientation, gender identity (SOGI) and justice.1 This initial SOGI casebook consisted of...

Nepal: Integrating Economic, Social and Cultural Rights into Nepal’s Transitional Justice: Gaps, Challenges and the Way Forward

A holistic TJ process should ensure that reparative social and economic justice and criminal prosecutions work together to deliver comprehensive justice for victims. Continue Reading Nepal: Integrating Economic, Social and Cultural Rights into Nepal’s Transitional...

Safeguarding Civil Society Space at the United Nations

This report examines the place and role of civil society within the United Nations (UN) human rights system and the conditions that, over time, have enabled it to participate. It focuses on how these conditions...

EU: ICJ publishes strategic litigation guide on children and immigration detention

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has published the Guide on strategic litigation for lawyers and civil society organizations: Strategies to end immigration detention of children through international remedies aimed at strengthening protection of children...

Excarcelados pero no Libres: El abuso de las detenciones arbitrarias y medidas cautelares para perseguir la disidencia en Venezuela

ICJ Strategic Plan 2026-2030

Tajikistan: barriers faced by survivors of gender-based violence

Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a serious and persistent human rights concern in Tajikistan, a report published today by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) finds. While laws and policies have been adopted, many survivors continue...

THE NAIROBI DECLARATION ON ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

The Nairobi Declaration was developed by the ICJ in partnership with African OPDs at a conference held in Nairobi in May 2025. It was launched during the proceedings of the 85th Ordinary Session of the...

Released but not free: the abuse of arbitrary detentions and pre-trial measures to prosecute dissent in Venezuela

Over the past ten years, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has extensively evaluated the continuous deepening deterioration of the rule of law, human rights, and democracy in Venezuela. Generally, the patterns of widespread and...

From Exclusion to Equality: Advancing Access to Justice for Persons with Disabilities in Lesotho – Executive Summary

From Exclusion to Equality: Advancing Access to Justice for Persons with Disabilities in Lesotho

Libya: ICJ report demonstrates that more robust international action is needed to address dire human rights situation

Today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) published a new report assessing the dismal human right situation in Libya. The report comes one year after the UN Human Rights Council adopted resolution 56/16, which requested the...

Libya’s acceptance of the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction: stakes and implications

Libya: New Q&A on Libya’s acceptance of the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction In a new question-and-answer briefing, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) lays out the stakes and implications of Libya’s acceptance of the International Criminal...

Africa: Bridging the gap to realization of the rights of persons with disabilities

Eswatini: Independent lawyers under increasing threat in a repressive climate

Lawyers in Eswatini are facing daunting obstacles in operating independently, amidst serious and ongoing threats to their lives, intimidation, harassment and surveillance, as highlighted in an upcoming report of the International Commission of Jurists entitled...

EU: New Report on Strategic Litigation of Judicial Independence

The new report, Justice Under Pressure: Strategic Litigation of Judicial Independence in Europe, published by the ICJ and Human Rights in Practice, provides a comprehensive overview of standards and practices on strategic litigation to defend...

Nepal: A Brief Review of Nepal’s Transitional Justice (TJ) Law

In a new briefing paper published today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) highlights key shortcomings in Nepal’s transitional justice law, the ‘Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, Truth and Reconciliation Act (TRC Act)’.  Continue...

EU: ICJ calls for a ban on child immigration detention by EU Member States under the EU Pact

The ICJ’s new briefing paper, Never in the best interests of the child: Risks of child detention in the screening and border procedures under the 2024 EU Migration Pact, critically examines the detention of child...

Montenegro: ICJ report call for comprehensive judicial reforms

EU: The Model Bench Book on rights of persons with disabilities published today

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Validity have published the Model Disability Bench Book on the rights of persons with disabilities who are defendants in criminal proceedings. The Bench Book provides guidance to justice...

ICJ Annual Report 2023

This Annual Report represents our comprehensive approach to enhancing global mechanisms for justice and accountability. Through a combination of advocacy at high-level international forums, contributions to treaty negotiations, and the fostering of strategic partnerships, the...

‘Build Us More Schools’: The Quest for Quality Free Education in Mabatini and Ngei Wards of Mathare, Nairobi