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Human Rights Council concludes its 62nd session with action on country crises and key human rights challenges
Council responds to escalating atrocities in Sudan, calls for accountability in Myanmar,...
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Montenegro: Defence Minister must end campaign of intimidation against lawyer Veselin Radulovic
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the public statements of the...
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Thailand: Judges convene to advance a gender-responsive approach to justice, building on the Bangkok General Guidance
On 23-24 June 2026, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the...
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HRC62: Joint Statement Urging States to Act with Urgency to Protect Civilians in El Obeid
Joint Oral Statement, Urgent Debate to address the human rights situation in...
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Thailand: ICJ and Partners consider ways to combat abusive SLAPPs against human rights defenders in the Deep South
On 6 May 2026, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), together with...
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UN human rights experts find Egypt’s detention of activist Ahmad Assayed Suleiman (“Gika”) arbitrary and call for his immediate release
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has concluded that Egypt’s...
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Austria, Romania, Serbia: Child Victims with Disabilities Face Barriers in Accessing Justice
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and its partners have published a...
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Tajikistan: barriers faced by survivors of gender-based violence
Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a serious and persistent human rights concern in...
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Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT): Pursuing Accountability for Reproductive Violence as Genocide
Side Event at the Human Rights Council’s 60th Session At the...
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Joint Statement on Viet Nam’s Transnational Repression in Thailand
While the EU recently elevated its relationship with Viet Nam to a...
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HRC62: ICJ Calls on Nepal to Strengthen Accountability and Protect Civic Space
62nd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council Item 6: Adoption...
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In memory of Gustavo Gallón
The International Commission of Jurists mourns the passing of Gustavo Gallón, one of...
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Tunisia: Conviction and sentence of Anas Hmedi, President of the Association of Tunisian Magistrates, must be quashed
Ahead of the Tunis Court of Appeal’s decision tomorrow in Judge Hmedi’s...
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EU: Civil society´s demands for a stronger Rule of law report
The ICJ and 36 civil society, human rights, journalism and media support...
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Tunisia: End sham prosecution of Truth Commission’s former president Sihem Bensedrine
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) calls on the Tunisian authorities to...
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HRC62: ICJ calls for an end to abusive migration externalization practices in Libya and Tunisia
On the occasion of its presentation at the 62nd session of the...
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South Africa must act urgently against xenophobia and violence to prevent further harm
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is deeply concerned by the escalating...
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ICJ and others welcome SA President’s condemnation of xenophobia and attempts by private individuals to enforce immigration laws
We, the Undersigned Organisations, Individuals, Groups, Movements and Communities welcome President Cyril Ramaphosa’s...
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HRC62: ICJ Urges States to Demand the Release of Arbitrarily Detained Persons in Myanmar
United Nations Human Rights Council 62nd Regular Session Agenda Item 2 Oral...
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International legal and human rights organizations condemn the Tunisian Authorities’ escalating attacks on the legal profession, the independence of the judiciary and civil society
40 organizations, including bar associations, lawyers’ groups, judges’ associations and human rights...
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Second Memory Conference 2026: ICJ to Convene Panels on CRSV & Disability Rights
The Second National Memory Conference will take place on 9–10 June 2026...
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Prospects for Transitional Justice in Myanmar
On 6 May 2026, drawing on comparative experiences from other countries, the...
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“Consultations in a War Zone”: Rights Groups File Complaint Against Canadian Firm Over Myanmar’s Kyauk Phyu Port Project
CANADA/THAILAND/MYANMAR – Two hundred thousand people in Rakhine State, Myanmar, live in...
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ICJ submission to UN CESCR Committee highlights ICESCR’s applicability in the context and aftermath of armed conflicts
The International Commission of Jurists’ submission responded to a call for comments...
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Thailand: ICJ Co-Hosts Parliamentary Seminar on Anti-SLAPP Reform
On 22 May 2026, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)—together with the...
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Thailand: Supreme Court’s Guidance on bad faith cases welcome, despite significant gaps
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) welcomes the President of the Thai...
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Coalition for a Crimes Against Humanity Convention
The Coalition for a Convention on Crimes Against Humanity (C-CAH) is a...
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Thailand: Judges discuss their role in implementing the Anti-Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act in line with international law and standards
On 28-29 May, fifty-four judges from Bangkok and Regions 1, 2 and...
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Lao PDR and Thailand: Lawyers and civil society deepen cross-border dialogue on gender-based violence
On 26 May 2026, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), with the...
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