Tajikistan: Legal and institutional reforms are required to meet international human rights obligations on GBV
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), together with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Regional Office for Central Asia (OHCHR ROCA), and the NGO Right and Prosperity, convened an expert roundtable with representatives of the...
Uzbekistan: ICJ holds a round table on implementation of UN recommendations
On 4 and 5 September 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), together with the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Regional Office for Central Asia (ROCA), the Development Strategy Centre and the National Human Rights Centre of...
Tajikistan: Women judges advancing access to justice and gender equality in the judiciary
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), in cooperation with the Supreme Court of the Republic of Tajikistan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the OSCE Office in...
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.
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