The Thai government must ensure that measures taken with the purpose of containing the COVID-19 pandemic do not impede access to justice and the operation of the courts, the ICJ said in a briefing paper issued today. (more…)
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today calls on the Eswatini government to re-open schools immediately and to do what is necessary to protect the rights of all children and youth, including against violence, during ongoing public protests. (more…)
Russian authorities must immediately withdraw their motion to disbar lawyer Ivan Pavlov and stop their harassment of the lawyer as a result of his professional duties, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said. (more…)
The Chilean government’s misuse of emergency powers in response to the COVID-19 crisis highlights the need to use the country’s ongoing constitutional drafting process to incorporate protections for economic, social and cultural rights and limit emergency powers, said the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) in a report published today. (more…)
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…)
