As the UN Human Rights Council concludes its 56th session, the ICJ warns that political deadlock and waning commitment by States to long agreed human rights objectives continues to limit the Council’s effectiveness in fulfilling its mandate to protect and promote human rights around the world.
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) concluded a research mission on the independence of the judiciary in Montenegro on 10 April.
On 21-22 March 2024, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), together with Forum for Human Rights, Human Rights in Practice, aditus and Free Courts, held a workshop on tackling attacks on judicial independence and the autonomy of the prosecution through disciplinary and criminal proceedings, in Prague.
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