The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers decision notifying Turkey it will start infringement proceedings over its failure to comply with the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR) order to free the jailed human rights defender Osman Kavala is a welcome step, Human Rights Watch, the International Commission of Jurists, and the Turkey Litigation Support Project said today.
The ICJ today urged the UN Human Rights Council to call on Ukrainian authorities to uphold judicial independence and protect lawyers under attack for their work during the interactive dialogue with the Deputy High Commissioner on the situation of human rights in Ukraine.
The ICJ today expressed concern at continuing human rights violations in Belarus, in particular the conviction following unfair trials of oppositions members and a continuing pattern of arbitrary disbarments and other disciplinary proceedings against lawyers.
Today, the ICJ outlined the dire human rights and rule of law situation in Myanmar before the UN Human Rights Council during the interactive dialogue on the written update by the High Commissioner for Human Rights.
The ICJ, together with the World Organisation against Torture (OMCT) and Avocats Sans Frontiers (ASF) delivered today a statement before the UN Human Rights Council during the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence on the situation of accountability for gross human rights violations in Tunisia.
Serbia: Political leaders must cease interference with the judiciary
Asia Pacific Region: human rights defenders consider how to address new UN Cybercrime Convention
HRC60 Joint Statement: Enhanced interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner’s report and Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar
Joint Statement on Afghanistan: HRC must urgently establish an independent international accountability mechanism