Tunisia fails to accept key recommendations while Human Rights situation worsens considerably
Oral Statement of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) at the adoption of Tunisia’s UPR outcomes under agenda item 6 (more…)
Region and country Archives: Africa
In Tunisia Talks, EU Should Privilege Human Rights Over Politics
At their forthcoming meeting on 20 March, EU foreign affairs ministers should publicly press the Tunisian authorities to reverse their crackdown against perceived critics, four human rights groups said today. (more…)
Kenya: ICJ, EACHRights and GI-ESCR discuss with community leaders strategies to enhance access to education in the Mathare informal settlement
In Mathare, Kenya, there is an urgent need to improve access to quality public education, and to regulate private actors providing educational services in the community. These were the conclusions of a consultation with members of the Mathare Community Education Taskforce (Taskforce) convened by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the East African Centre for […]
Tunisia: End wave of arbitrary arrests targeting critics and opposition members
The Tunisian authorities must cease all ongoing abusive, politicized judicial proceedings aimed at cracking down on government critics, the International Commission of Jurists said today. يمكنكم قراءة وتحميل البيان باللغة العربية عبر هذا الرابط (more…)
ICJ supports the Bill decriminalizing adult sex work in South Africa
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) welcomes the fact that the South African government is taking the necessary first steps toward decriminalizing adult sex work. In a letter responding to an invitation from the South African Department of Justice and Constitutional Development for public comment on the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendments […]
Tunisia: criminal trials of lawyers and politicians before military courts must stop
The ICJ condemns the use of military courts to try lawyers and politicians and, once again, urges the Tunisian authorities to ensure that all civilian accused of recognizably criminal offences be tried before independent and impartial civilian courts capable of guaranteeing a fair trial. (more…)