


Lesotho: ICJ makes a submission to the Universal Periodic Review
On 11 October 2024, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) made a submission to the UN Human Rights Council’s Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in advance of its consideration of Lesotho’s human rights record during the 49th session of the UPR in April and May 2025.

Thailand: As statute of limitations expires in Tak Bai massacre, justice remains elusive
Despite a significant step by the Narathiwat Provincial Court, which on 23 August 2024 found sufficient evidence to prosecute former high-ranking officials, and the subsequent Attorney General’s decision on 18 September 2024 to indict some of those responsible...
MEXICO: SENATE SHOULD REJECT THE JUSTICE REFORM BILL UNDERMINING JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today called on the Mexican Senate to reject the judicial reform bill currently before it, and on the parliament and incoming government to promptly act to revise the proposed reform process to bring it into line with the...
Switzerland: Failing to comply with European Court’s ruling on climate protection not an option
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is concerned by the recent response of the Swiss Federal Council (i.e., the Swiss government) to ruling of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the landmark case Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland.