Kazakhstan: Criminal proceedings against lawyers Zhanna Urazbakhova and Gabit Bekitayev must be dropped
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the initiation of criminal proceedings by Almaty Police Department against lawyers Zhanna Urazbakhova and Gabit Bekitayev in Almaty. The ICJ believes that these proceedings are likely to have been undertaken in response to the lawful exercise of their professional duties.
Türkiye: Authorities must end unlawful proceedings against the Istanbul Bar Association
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) expresses concern over the criminal proceedings initiated against the Istanbul Bar Association, including its President, İbrahim Kaboğlu, and members of its executive board. The ICJ further condemns the detention of Fırat Epözdemir, a member of the executive board, who was arrested upon his return from an advocacy visit to Council of Europe institutions. These actions constitute a direct attack on the independence of the legal profession and the rule of law in Türkiye.
Tajikistan: ICJ organises the Human Rights School for Lawyers
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), in partnership with the Regional Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR ROCA), the Union of Lawyers of the Republic of Tajikistan, and the Supreme Court of Tajikistan, on 15 January...
Uzbekistan: ICJ launches international human rights law course at the Higher School of Judges
On 11 June 2024, the ICJ, in collaboration with the East-West Management Institute (EWMI) and the Higher School of Judges (HSJ) under the Supreme Judicial Council of the Republic of Uzbekistan, launched an international human rights law course for law students seeking to become judges.
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