On 31 August 2021, during a side event in the context of the Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), the International Commission of Jurists, Saferworld and the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) launched the report Domestic accountability for arms transfers: Law, policy and practice. (more…)
The ICJ and partners published today Counter-terrorism and human rights in the courts: guidance for judges, prosecutors and lawyers on application of EU Directive 2017/541 on combatting terrorism (the Guidance). (more…)
Today, in Brussels, the ICJ held a roundtable discussion on the impact of counter-terrorism laws on specific groups, including children, and ethnic and religious groups. (more…)
The ICJ intervened in the case Nahhas and Hadri v Belgium in front of the European Court for Human Rights in a case of a Syrian family applying for a visa at a Belgian embassy in Beirut. (more…)
C. Principal areas of concern and recommendations Disadvantaged groups of women 44. The Committee is concerned that, to obtain legal recognition of their gender, transgender women need to undergo a lengthy and burdensome procedure and are required to undergo a psychiatric assessment and compulsory sterilization or surgery. 45. The Committee recommends that the State party: […]
The UN Human Rights Council adopted the outcome document of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Belgium. (more…)
