The International Commission of Jurists strongly condemns the killing of Al Jazeera veteran correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh, who according to witness testimonies was shot dead by Israeli forces on 11 May 2022 while covering Israeli incursions in Jenin, West Bank.
Nine months after his power grab, Tunisian President Kais Saied has managed to dismantle the rule of law and all checks and balances on his authoritarian rule, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today.
Israel must end the cycle of impunity for crimes under international law committed by Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and overhaul its accountability framework and procedures, the ICJ said today.
Until then, the international community should fully support the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation into the Situation in Palestine, as the sole avenue of accountability for past and ongoing crimes falling under the jurisdiction of the Court.
The Egyptian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Alaa Abdelfattah, Hisham Fouad, Abdelrahman Tarek and other activists on hunger strike detained arbitrarily, and end their systematic abuse and ill-treatment, said the International Commission of Jurists today.
On 30 March 2022, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) made a submission to the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review, addressing worrying developments in Tunisia and proposing appropriate recommendations.
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