Just over a quarter of the eligible electorate cast their vote in the 25 July constitutional referendum. Nonetheless, a new, autocratic Constitution, which is not supported by the majority of Tunisians and lacks democratic legitimacy and national ownership, will be imposed on them, said the International Commission of Jurists today.
The ICJ called on the UN Human Rights Council today to establish a mechanism for missing and disappeared people in Syria during the dialogue with the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria.
Tunisia’s President, Kais Saied, has instigated and set in motion a process aimed at replacing the country’s existing consensus-based 2014 constitution in a way that is devoid of any legal basis, democratic legitimacy, inclusivity, accountability and transparency.
The ICJ today called on the UN Human Rights Council to establish an independent monitoring mechanisms on Egypt and denounced several cases of extrajudicial executions in the country.
The ICJ issued today a statement during the interactive dialogue with the ongoing independent, international commission of inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, denouncing the failure by Israel to ensure accountability for international law violations.
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