Tunisia: Revoke Presidential Decree 11
Presidential Decree 11 of 2022 on the establishment of a Temporary High Judicial Council (THJC) is unconstitutional and must be revoked, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today.
Russian Federation: Chechen police officers who assaulted lawyer Natalya Dobronravova must be held to account
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the physical assault by Chechen police officers in Nizhniy Novgorod of lawyer Natalya Dobronravova whose work included the representation of retired Supreme Court Judge of the Chechen Republic Saydi Yangulbaev, and his wife Zarema Musaeva.
Tunisia: Halt plan to dissolve High Judicial Council
The proposed dissolution of the High Judicial Council by presidential decree must be abandoned as it would constitute a fatal and irreversible blow on the independence of the judiciary, the separation of powers and the rule of law, said the International Commission of Jurists today.
Belarus: ICJ deplores the continuing reprisals against independent lawyers
Reprisals against independent lawyers in Belarus must end, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today.
Uzbekistan: ICJ Submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
International human rights law and standards, including on economic, social and cultural rights, should become a governing framework for the ongoing programme of reforms in Uzbekistan, said the ICJ in its submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). Reforms should aim at ensuring compliance with international law obligations, including on issues of equality and non-discrimination, housing, healthcare, labour rights, access to justice and remedies in cases of violations of ESC rights.
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