A human rights-based approach to criminal law: new Practitioners’ Guide on decriminalization of Poverty and Status
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) – together with the Institute of Commonwealth Studies (ICwS) and the Commonwealth Secretariat (ComSec) – has launched a new Practitioners’ Guide on “A Human Rights-Based Approach to Criminal Law, Including the...
Montenegro: ICJ report call for comprehensive judicial reforms
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) published today a report on the judicial system in Montenegro, summarizing its findings and presenting specific recommendations for reform. In April 2024, the ICJ conducted a mission to Montenegro to assess the...
Unseen and Unheard: Violation of Women’s Rights in Myanmar
Through the compelling testimonies of over a dozen female ex-prisoners and ex-detainees and their lawyers, ICJ’s new briefing paper highlights the conditions of women deprived of liberty, and their intense psychological and physical torment in interrogation and...
Venezuela: Systematic failure by the Prosecution Office to tackle gross human rights violations brings about near total-impunity
In a report released today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) evaluates the failure of Venezuela’s Public Prosecutor’s Office to address cases involving gross human rights violations amounting crimes under international criminal law. The report concludes...
Tunisie : Défendre l’indépendance de la justice
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