South Africa: third-party intervention in Semenya v. Switzerland
The International Commission of Jurists, the Organisation Intersex International Europe and the European Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association jointly file a third-party intervention before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in a case concerning the South African athlete Caster Semenya.
Uganda: ICJ condemns the abject and hateful Constitutional Court judgment upholding the constitutionality of the “Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023”
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is gravely concerned about the disastrous impact on human rights of the Ugandan Constitutional Court’s refusal to strike down the “Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023” (AHA).
Thailand: Ensure that historic Marriage Equality Bill is passed
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) welcomes the progress made by Thai lawmakers in the House of Representatives and Senate towards the passing of the Marriage Equality Bill. Its enactment will be a major victory for human rights defenders who have...
Philippines: ICJ makes submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
On 6 September 2023, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) made a submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) by the Philippines.
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