African Region: ICJ report shows that African States remain a long way from turning their commitments to reality in ensuring disability rights
The International Commission Jurists (ICJ) has issued a report finding that while African authorities in the region have incorporated an improved discourse around disability rights to introduce or explain policy and law, these narratives are far too often not met with...
South Africa: Constitutional Court’s affirmation that principles of judicial independence are fully applicable to military courts is a welcome step forward
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) welcomes the judgement of the Constitutional Court of South Africa (the Court) in the recent case of O’Brien N.O. v Minister of Defence and Military Veterans in which the Constitutional Court affirmed that the military...
Asia and Caribbean regional consultation: A human rights-based approach to criminal law
On 9 and 10 September 2024, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and its partners, the Institute of Commonwealth Studies (ICwS), and the Commonwealth Secretariat (ComSec) co-hosted an Asia and Caribbean regional consultation on a human rights-based approach...
South Africa: ICJ asks the Supreme Court of Appeal to affirm that informal waste reclaimers must have the rights to work and housing protected in eviction proceedings
Today, the ICJ will argue a case before the Supreme Court of Appeal, as an amicus curiae, that the rights to housing and work for persons working in the informal sector to reclaim waste for recycling must be protected in line with international law and standards.
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