Asia and Caribbean regional consultation: A human rights-based approach to criminal law
On 9 and 10 September 2024, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and its partners, the Institute of Commonwealth Studies (ICwS), and the Commonwealth Secretariat (ComSec) co-hosted an Asia and Caribbean regional consultation on a human rights-based approach...Colombia: Justice system reform should address the rights of persons with disabilities
The International Commission of Jurists, the Colombian Alliance for Legal Capacity, the Action Programme for Equality and Social Inclusion of the University of the Andes, and Colombian Lawyer Liliana Patricia Rojas Rojas called on the Colombian Ministry of Justice to...
Colombia: Human rights defenders continue to face pressure and attacks
A special feature by Juan Velez Rojas
For several decades, Colombia has been a dangerous country for human rights defenders (HRDs) to carry out their critical work. Despite government measures to protect them and the signing of the 2016 Peace Agreement, this situation has not changed and may even be getting worse.
Colombia: authorities must protect the judicial independence of the Constitutional Court
Today, the Colombian Commission of Jurists (CCJ) and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) call upon the Government to respect the judicial independence of the Constitutional Court and take appropriate measures to guarantee the safety, security, and integrity of Constitutional Court’s justices from threats against them.