Jun 22, 2026 | Advocacy, Publications
Children who come into contact with the criminal justice system as suspects or accused persons continue to face serious gaps in the protection of their rights, despite international and EU law and standards. A new publication Safeguarding the rights of child suspects and accused in criminal proceedings: Compendium of Good practices by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) examines these challenges in six countries — Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Poland and Slovakia — identifying both persistent shortcomings and promising practices.
Jun 9, 2026 | Advocacy, Joint Statement, News
40 organizations, including bar associations, lawyers’ groups, judges’ associations and human rights organizations, condemn the Tunisian authorities’ escalating and systematic campaign of intimidation, obstruction and retaliation against lawyers, judges, the Bar...
Jun 9, 2026 | Advocacy, Special Procedures
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) concluded that Egypt’s 19-month detention of political economist, researcher and author, Dr Abdel Khaleq Farouq, is arbitrary and violates his rights to liberty, to freedom of opinion and expression, to a fair trial...
May 30, 2026 | Advocacy, Publications
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and its partners have published a new report, Left to Discretion: Child Victims with Disabilities in the Criminal Justice Systems in Austria, Romania and Serbia, examining how the three justice systems respond to the rights and needs of child victims with disabilities in criminal proceedings.
May 25, 2026 | Advocacy, News, Uncategorized
Ex-Chadian Dictator’s Trial in Senegal Set Legal Milestones; Reparations Unfulfilled (Nairobi, May 25, 2026) – The 2016 conviction in Senegal of former Chadian dictator Hissène Habré was a pivotal moment in the pursuit of justice for atrocity crimes, Human Rights...
