The ICJ today called on the UN Human Rights Council to establish an independent monitoring mechanisms on Egypt and denounced several cases of extrajudicial executions in the country.
The undersigned organizations call on member and observer States of the UN Human Rights Council to support the renewal of the UN Fact-Finding Mission (FFM) mandate on Libya, as a matter of urgency, at the upcoming 50th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC).
The ICJ today delivered a statement before the UN Human Rights Council calling for co-ordinated international efforts to ensure collection of evidence and the independent investigation of crimes under international law in Mariupol, and throughout Ukraine.
The ICJ called today for the establishment of an accountability mechanism to investigate abuses and violations of international law in Afghanistan amids the widespread violations of human rights, including women rights, in the country.
ICJ TRAINING ON EFFECTIVE USE OF UN HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISM
The UN system of human rights protection has a range of instruments which are binding for States that are members of the UN or which are parties to specific instruments. Together they form a complex system of human rights protection which remains available for individuals who allege violations of their rights and those who defend them. Yet, these mechanisms often remain not sufficiently known by practitioners.
Kazakhstan: Drop licence revocation proceedings against lawyer Adam Murat
Tunisia: Quash the unjust conviction of civil society actors and others for upholding migrants’ and refugees’ human rights and release those arbitrarily detained
Tunisia: End arbitrary criminal proceedings against Tunisian judges’ association President Anas Hmedi
Thailand: New sexual harassment law a step in the right direction, albeit concerns remain