The Lebanese authorities must end attempts to obstruct, intimidate and threaten Judge Tareq Bitar, including the baseless and self-serving lawsuits aimed at removing him from the investigation into the Beirut blast, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today. (more…)
Civil society organizations condemn and express their profound disappointment at the United Nations Human Rights Council’s decision to discontinue the mandate of the Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen. (more…)
The UN Human Rights Council’s (HRC) failure to renew the mandate of the Group of Eminent Experts (GEE) is a profound betrayal of Yemeni victims and a dereliction of its duty to pursue accountability in Yemen, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today. (more…)
Today, the ICJ called on the UN Human Rights Council to renew the mandate of the Group of Eminent Experts on Yemen for a multi-year term, to establish an independent international mechanism on criminal accountability and to urge the Security Council to refer the situation of Yemen to the ICC. (more…)
Joint Civil Society Letter: States should support accountability for crimes under international law committed in Yemen at the 48th Session of the Human Rights Council (more…)
States should help pave the way towards credible accountability and redress for the people of Yemen by renewing and strengthening international investigations into war crimes, other serious violations of international humanitarian law, and grave human rights abuses during this 45th Session of the HRC, the ICJ and 23 other organizations said today. (more…)
