Tunisia-Silencing Free Voices: a briefing paper on the enforcement of Decree 54 on “Cybercrime”

Tunisia-Silencing Free Voices: a briefing paper on the enforcement of Decree 54 on “Cybercrime”

The Tunisian authorities must drop all charges against anyone being prosecuted under Decree 54 for the legitimate exercise of their freedom of expression, and provide reparation for the harm suffered to the victims of such arbitrary prosecutions, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today.

البيان باللغة العربية

التقرير باللغة العربية

In a new briefing paper published today, the ICJ examines the Tunisian authorities’ enforcement of Decree 54 through which they have imposed illegal and arbitrary restrictions on the legitimate exercise of the right to freedom of expression, among other human rights.

European Court of Human Rights: ICJ welcomes a landmark decision upholding judicial independence in Poland

European Court of Human Rights: ICJ welcomes a landmark decision upholding judicial independence in Poland

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) applauds the European Court οf Human Rights judgement of 6 July 2023 in the case of Tuleya v Poland which effectively affirms the need for Poland to change course in its approach on the independence of the judiciary in the country.
The ICJ calls on the responsible Polish authorities to promptly implement the judgement and reverse the measures taken in recent years with a view to strengthening the rule of law in the country. 

Tunisia: End attacks on judicial independence

Tunisia: End attacks on judicial independence

Since President Kais Saied’s institutional power grab of July 25, 2021, followed by his decree of September 22 of the same year, which implicitly repealed the constitutional order, and the adoption of a tailor-made Constitution a year later, the judicial system has been subjected to constant attacks aimed at crushing its independence and sweeping away the right to a fair trial.

Thailand: Human rights must be mainstreamed in the Deep South

Thailand: Human rights must be mainstreamed in the Deep South

“The realization of human rights is not only essential end in itself, but must play a central role in developing  security and development policies in the southern border provinces of Thailand, and recognize as a tool in shaping effective peace process and the free and fair general election” participants concluded at a public dialogue hosted by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Cross-Cultural Foundation (CrCF), Amnesty International, and Chulalongkorn University’s Social Research Institute on 24 February 2023.

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