Thailand: Laws and practices do not meet international obligations to address gender-based violence, ICJ tells UN Committee
On 19 May, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), in collaboration with the Thai NGO SHero Thailand, submitted an alternative report to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) ahead of its upcoming review of...
CRPD: Joint third-party intervention on comprehensive assessment of displaced persons with disabilities
On 25 April 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), together with the Advice on Individual Rights in Europe Centre (AIRE Centre) and the European Council for Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) submitted a joint third-party intervention before the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the case of H.A.M. v. Denmark. The case concerns the expulsion on criminal grounds of a Somali individual with disabilities from Denmark, after over 30 years of asylum.
Eswatini: In the face of ongoing repression of the legal profession, lawyers raise concerns with UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers
The Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers emphasized the fundamental importance of the independence of judges and lawyers in the protection of human rights and the rule of law. In a social media post issued on 13 April 2025 after meeting...
HRC58: The UN Human Rights Council ends a six-week intense session in perilous times for multilateralism
On Friday last week, the 58th session of the main UN human rights body, the Human Rights Council (HRC), came to an end after six weeks of intense work, from 24 February to 4 April 2025. This intensity illustrates the importance of the HRC’s work, including in...
HRC58: The ICJ calls for urgent action on escalating human rights violations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the impact of the U.S. foreign aid pause
United Nations Human Rights Council 58th Regular Session Agenda Item 10 Oral statement of the International Commission of Jurists in the General Debate on Item 10 1 April 2025 Mr. President, The International Commission of Jurists shares the great concerns expressed...Recent News
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