Thailand: ICJ draws the UN Committee Against Torture’s attention to concerns about the country’s human rights record under the Convention Against Torture
On 30 September 2024, the ICJ filed two submissions ahead of the Committee Against Torture’s examination of Thailand’s second periodic report under the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, scheduled for 5 and...
HRC57: ICJ Oral Statement on the situation in Venezuela
United Nations Human Rights Council 57th Regular Session Agenda Item 4 Oral statement of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) in the interactive dialogue with the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the situation in Venezuela 19 September 2024...
Lao PDR: ICJ submits report to CEDAW Committee on discriminatory laws and practices related to gender-based violence
On 9 September 2024, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) submitted a report to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women in preparation for its upcoming review of Lao PDR’s compliance with its obligations under the Convention on the...
Afghanistan: Joint appeal to UN HRC to advance accountability for crimes under international law
To: Permanent Representatives to the UN Human Rights Council RE: Meaningful action needed at UN Human Rights Council to advance accountability for past and ongoing crimes under international law in Afghanistan Excellencies, We, the undersigned human rights...
Sri Lanka: Joint letter to the UN Human Rights Council
HRC57 – Sri Lanka: Renew the mandates of the OHCHR for 2 years




