Türkiye: Justice Reforms Central to Fair, Durable Peace Parliamentary Commission Should Make Bold Recommendations for Change
(Istanbul, November 6, 2025) – A cross-party parliamentary commission in Türkiye should use its mandate to recommend concrete legal and institutional reforms that protect human rights, justice, and the rule of law for Kurds and all other communities in the country,...
Armenia: ICJ condemns detention of defence lawyer Alexander Kochubaev and calls for his immediate release
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the arrest and detention of defence lawyer Alexander Kochubaev, who was arrested in Yerevan on 16 October 2025, purportedly as a result of statements allegedly defamatory of justice officials he is supposed to...
Azerbaijan: ICJ joins call to address deepening crisis of judicial independence
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has joined a coalition of human rights organisations urging the International Association of Judges (IAJ) to adopt a resolution on the erosion of judicial independence and widespread human rights violations in Azerbaijan,...
Ukraine: Establishment of the special tribunal for the crime of aggression must ensure victims-centered justice
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists (the ICJ) and the undersigned organizations are encouraged by steps taken towards the establishment of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression...
Lesotho: Ombudsman’s report reveals need for immediate action to deinstitutionalize persons with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities
In response to a highly critical report by the Lesotho Ombudsman, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the Lesotho National Federation of Organizations of the Disabled (LNFOD) is calling on the responsible Lesotho authorities to take concrete measures to end the discriminatory detention and inhumane treatment of persons with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities in the Mohlomi Mental Hospital.
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