May 9, 2022 | News
On the 30th of April the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), in collaboration of the High Court Bar Association, Nepalgunj, Lumbini Province held a workshop on the potential for strategic litigation in Nepal as a tool to ensure the realization of the right to education. The workshop focused on international human rights law and standards relating to the right to education, such as the Abidjan Principles on the human rights obligations of States to provide public education and to regulate private involvement in education (the Abidjan Principles), and those emerging from the jurisprudence of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) under International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).
Feb 9, 2022 | News
Nepal authorities must immediately comply with the Supreme Court’s directives on measures to ensure equal access to COVID health services, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today.
Nov 20, 2021 | News
Nepal has made no progress on justice for crimes under international law in the 15 years since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, Amnesty International, International Commission of Jurists, Human Rights Watch and TRIAL International said today.
Nov 12, 2021 | News
The independence and integrity of the judiciary in Nepal is being jeopardized by the crisis at its Supreme Court, the ICJ, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International (AI) said today . To uphold human rights and the rule of law, it is essential to resolve the crisis in a way that maintains, and enhances, the court’s credibility and independence.
Sep 30, 2021 | News
Nepal’s judiciary must overcome gender stereotypes to improve women’s access to justice in the country, said participants at a workshop organized by the ICJ and the Supreme Court Bar Association’s Women Lawyers Committee on 24th and 25th September, 2021.
