The responsible Lesotho authorities have failed to ensure that learners with disabilities are able to enjoy their right to an education. This is because the country has not adequately adopted or implemented its laws and policies guaranteeing inclusive education. As a result many children with disabilities are not attending school at all, or are experiencing […]
The Ugandan authorities must promptly address serious and ongoing violations of the right to freedom of religion or belief in the country arising from the State’s failure to respect and ensure the right to freedom of religion or belief of individuals, particularly those practising “traditional” indigenous religions or beliefs, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) […]
The Chilean government’s misuse of emergency powers in response to the COVID-19 crisis highlights the need to use the country’s ongoing constitutional drafting process to incorporate protections for economic, social and cultural rights and limit emergency powers, said the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) in a report published today. (more…)
Thailand must ensure that its responses to the COVID-19 pandemic comply with the international human rights law protections for economic, social and cultural rights, the ICJ said in a new briefing paper published today. (more…)
Our latest Annual Report provides a summary of the work we did to protect human rights and uphold the rule of law in 2020, amid the Covid-19 pandemic and resultant challenges. Successes achieved throughout the year have been highlighted in this report. (more…)
The ICJ today published the third edition of its Practitioners Guide No. 6 on Migration and International Human Rights Law. (more…)
