International Commission of Jurists
Thailand: Law to address torture and enforced disappearance is an important step toward justice but its full enforcement is critical

Thailand: Law to address torture and enforced disappearance is an important step toward justice but its full enforcement is critical

Feb 22, 2023

Today, more than 15 years after Thailand became a State Party to the UN Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT), its long-delayed Act on Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance comes into effect. The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Amnesty International welcome the law’s entry into force. Both organizations urge the authorities to follow this positive step with measures both to enforce the law and to make further international human rights commitments protecting against torture and ill-treatment and enforced disappearance.

ICJ submission to the UN Human Rights Committee on Egypt

ICJ submission to the UN Human Rights Committee on Egypt

Feb 8, 2023

In a submission to the UN Human Rights Committee in advance of its forthcoming examination of Egypt’s fifth periodic report under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the ICJ highlights several ongoing concerns with respect to the country’s implementation of and compliance with the provisions of the ICCPR, including in relation to: 

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