HRC58: ICJ Statement on the situation of human rights in Tunisia, Sri Lanka, and Guatemala
United Nations Human Rights Council 58th Regular Session General Debate Item 2 Oral Statement of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) in the General Debate on Item 2 Mr. President, As OHCHR states, in Tunisia, the authorities have continued to weaponize the...
Thailand: Deportation of Uyghur Detainees to China exposes them to a real risk of grave human rights violations in violation of international and Thai law
Today (27 February 2025), the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the reported deportation of at least 40 Uyghur detainees from Thailand’s immigration center in Bangkok to China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. “We condemn the deportations in the...
Kazakhstan: Criminal proceedings against lawyers Zhanna Urazbakhova and Gabit Bekitayev must be dropped
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the initiation of criminal proceedings by Almaty Police Department against lawyers Zhanna Urazbakhova and Gabit Bekitayev in Almaty. The ICJ believes that these proceedings are likely to have been undertaken in response to the lawful exercise of their professional duties.
World Congress on Enforced Disappearance: preventing and ending impunity for a global scourge
Geneva – On 15-16 January, The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) collaborated with the Convention against Enforced Disappearances Initiative (CEDI)* and other leading organizations to convene the first World Congress on Enforced Disappearances (WCED)...Recent News
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