The ICJ welcomes the second session of the review of the Human Rights Council (HRC) and has prepared a position paper on the review of the Council.
ICJ-humanrightscouncil-advocacy-2011 (full text, PDF)
At the 16th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), the President of the Council is to appoint five independent human rights experts to serve as the Working Group on Discrimination against Women.
UN-wgwomencriteria-advocacy-2010 (full text, PDF)
Front Line’s and ICJ’s views to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women in advance of the Committee’s consideration of the 6th and 7th Periodic Reports of the Russian Federation.
Russian Federation-consideration periodic reports-legal submission-2010 (full text in English, PDF)
On 21-22 June 2010, the ICJ in collaboration with the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights organized an Expert Consultation on a proposed Optional Protocol to establish a communication procedure to allow for children who are victims of human rights violations to seek a remedy before the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. Participants in the meeting included the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Open-Ended Working Group on an Optional Protocol. The UN Open-Ended Working Group on an Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child will next meet in December 2010 to discuss a draft text presently being prepared by the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Open-Ended Working Group, Mr. Drahoslav Stefane.
Switzerland-expert consultation CRC-agenda-2010 (full text in English, PDF)
The ICJ and Amnesty International submitted comments on the draft Guidelines of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe on Eradicating Impunity for Serious Human Rights Violations.
Noting that the current draft reflects considerable progress towards strong guidelines on this topic, the comments highlight key issues which remain unresolved or on which the organisations retain concerns as to consistency with international law and standards.
Council of Europe-comments report Steering Committee-analysis brief-2010 (full text in English, PDF)
Pakistan – Dismantling Justice: A Full-Frontal Assault on the Rule of Law
Egypt: New Criminal Procedure Code violates human rights
GUATEMALA: International organizations express concern over the detention of lawyer Ramón Cadena
Tanzania: African CSOs Call for the Non-Recognition of the Illegitimate Government and for Transitional Justice and Fresh Elections