Afghanistan: UN Human Rights Council establishment of an independent investigative mechanism is a major step towards accountability
Geneva, 6 October 2025 The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) welcomes today’s decision by the UN Human Rights Council to establish an independent investigative mechanism on Afghanistan. States must now act to ensure it receives the resources necessary to...
Libya: ICJ urges UN Human Rights Council to address deteriorating human rights situation at upcoming Universal Periodic Review
As representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), national human rights institutions and States prepare to attend the Universal Periodic Review’s (UPR) pre-session on 26 August 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) expresses its profound...
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The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the US administration’s decision to sanction the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Francesca Albanese, solely for her fulfillment of her...
ICJ Submission on draft General Comment No. 27 on Children’s access to justice and effective remedy
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has submitted comments to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child regarding the Draft General Comment No. 27 on children’s rights to access to justice and to an effective remedy.
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