Region and country Archives: Europe

06/06/2023

Uzbekistan: From Legislation to Action: Effective Measures for Protecting Women and Children from Violence in Uzbekistan

Today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the Nationwide Movement “Yuksalish” and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Regional Office for Central Asia (ROCA) are holding an International Public Discussion entitled “From Legislation to Action: Effective Measures for Protecting Women and Children from Violence in Uzbekistan”. The event is organized within […]

30/05/2023

EU: NGO letter to EU Ministers on continued rule of law backsliding in Poland and Hungary

The International Commissions of Jurists joined by Amnesty International, FIDH (International Federation for Human Rights), Human Rights Watch, Open Society Foundations, RECLAIM and Transparency International EU have sent an open letter to EU Ministers on continued rule of law backsliding in Poland and Hungary The organizations write: As the next EU General Affairs Council prepares […]

19/04/2023

Russian Federation: Authorities must end attacks on lawyers and abuse of foreign agents law

Russian Federation: Authorities must end attacks on lawyers and abuse of foreign agents law The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today condemned the widespread and escalating attacks on independent lawyers in the Russian Federation and urges the Russian authorities to cease harassment of lawyers. (more…)

22/03/2023

ICJ urges the authorities of Belarus to stop attacks on lawyers for legitimately carrying out their work

Oral Statement of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) at the interactive dialogue on the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights report on the situation of human rights in Belarus in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election and its aftermath. (more…)

28/02/2023

Uzbekistan: Experts Consider Strategies to improve implementation of UN Human Rights Treaties

Today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Regional Office for Central Asia (ROCA) and the Nationwide Movement “Yuksalish,” in cooperation with the National Centre for Human Rights of the Republic of Uzbekistan, are holding an International Public Discussion on monitoring and coordination of implementation of […]

10/01/2023

Greece: Criminalization of humanitarian support to migrants and refugees must end

Ahead of the continuation of the misdemeanour trial of Seán Binder and Sarah Mardini and 22 others, that is set to start today, the ICJ calls on the Greek authorities to support rather than criminally prosecute people who provide humanitarian assistance to migrants and refugees. The humanitarian volunteers should be acquitted. “The use of the […]

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