International Commission of Jurists
HRC 57: ICJ End-of-Session Statement

HRC 57: ICJ End-of-Session Statement

Oct 15, 2024 | Advocacy, Statements

UN Human Rights Council makes progress in country monitoring and work on climate change, despite efforts by some States to limit the work of independent mandates. As the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council has come to a close, the ICJ reaffirms its view that...
Lao PDR: ICJ and its partners draw attention to concerns about the country’s human rights record in advance of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

Lao PDR: ICJ and its partners draw attention to concerns about the country’s human rights record in advance of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)

Oct 14, 2024 | Advocacy, Joint Statement, News, Non-legal submissions, Web Stories

On 11 October 2024, the ICJ filed two submissions to the UN Human Rights Council Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in advance of Lao PDR’s human rights review scheduled for April/May 2025. In a joint submission by the ICJ, the Extra-Territorial...
Tunisia: Unfair Presidential Election Undermines Human Rights and Deepens Political Crisis

Tunisia: Unfair Presidential Election Undermines Human Rights and Deepens Political Crisis

Oct 9, 2024 | Advocacy, News

The Tunisian presidential election, held on 6 October 2024, failed to meet international standards on fairness and transparency, and to ensure Tunisians’ human right to take part in the conduct of public affairs and to be elected to public office, the International Commission of Jurists said today. On 7 October, the Electoral Commission (ISIE) announced that President Kaïs Saïed had been re-elected by 90.69% of the electorate on a turnout of 28%.

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