The ICJ and many international and Afghan NGOs have issued a public letter to the members and observers of the UN Human Rights Council calling for the renewal of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on human rights in Afghanistan and the creation of a strong accountability mechanism.
Today the ICJ condemned the actions by the Israeli authorities to forcibly close the offices of seven leading Palestinian human rights organizations, effectively obliterating much of the critical human rights protective work carried out in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).
The United Nations Human Rights Council should renew the mandate of its Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela, 125 national and international organizations, including the International Commission of Jurists, working on Venezuela said today. The Mission, established in 2019 to investigate systematic human rights violations in Venezuela, has played a key role in pushing for accountability for serious crimes in the country and ensuring international scrutiny over the ongoing crisis, the groups said in a joint question-and-answer document.
El Consejo de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas debe renovar el mandato de su Misión Internacional Independiente de Determinación de los Hechos sobre Venezuela, señalaron hoy 125 organizaciones nacionales e internacionales que trabajan sobre Venezuela. La Misión, establecida en 2019 para investigar violaciones sistemáticas de derechos humanos en Venezuela, ha desempeñado un papel central en el reclamo de que haya rendición de cuentas por delitos graves cometidos en el país y asegurar el escrutinio internacional sobre la crisis en curso, manifestaron las organizaciones en un documento conjunto de preguntas y respuestas.
The FSO Safer, an oil storage tanker moored 32 nautical miles from the key Yemeni port city of Hodeida, could explode or rupture at any time, threatening an environmental and humanitarian catastrophe, the United Nations has said.
Civil Society Statement Ahead of Cour de Cassation Hearing on Immunities for State Officials in the Case of Bashar al-Assad
Palestine/Israel: Israel must immediately stop its criminal forcible displacement in Gaza
ICJ Submission on draft General Comment No. 27 on Children’s access to justice and effective remedy
HRC59: ICJ Statement in the interactive dialogue on the High Commissioner’s report on Venezuela – addressing arbitrary detention and repression of civic space