The ICJ presented today its written submissions to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) ahead of its consideration of the periodic review by Turkey on compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
A new Question-and-Answer (Q&A) briefing by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) examines Decree 2022-11 and its detrimental impact on the independence of the judiciary in Tunisia in light of international and human rights law and standards.
El 26 de abril de 2022, la Asamblea Nacional venezolana, electa en 2020, nombró 20 magistradas y magistrados al Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ). La mayoría de estos nombramientos fueron motivados políticamente. Por ello, los nombramientos desconocen el derecho internacional de los derechos humanos y los estándares sobre independencia judicial.
On 26 April 2022, the Venezuelan National Assembly elected in 2020 appointed 20 justices to the Supreme Court (Tribunal Supremo de Justicia, TSJ). Most of these appointments were politically motivated. As a result, the process violated international human rights law and standards on judicial independence.
Nine months after his power grab, Tunisian President Kais Saied has managed to dismantle the rule of law and all checks and balances on his authoritarian rule, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today.
HRC 60: Oral Statement on arbitrary detention and enforced disappearances in Egypt
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The International Commission of Jurists Welcomes Our New Commissioners