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Thailand: NGO law would strike ‘severe blow’ to human rights
The Thai authorities’ adoption of a draft law to regulate non-profit groups...
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Malaysia: Cease criminal investigations of peaceful UNDI18 protestors
The ICJ today called on the Malaysian authorities to drop their criminal...
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Greece and Italy: judges highlight the need for procedural guarantees for migrants and asylum seekers
Migrants and asylum seekers must be provided adequate procedural guarantees in asylum...
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Hong Kong: conviction of seven pro-democracy activists another blow to the rule of law
The conviction of political activists Martin Lee, Margaret Ng, Jimmy Lai, Lee...
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Thailand: repressive draft law on the operation of not-for-profit organizations must be revised or scrapped
Today, the ICJ submitted recommendations to Thailand’s Office of the Council of...
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Malaysia: contempt of court action abused to harass human rights lawyer Charles Hector
The ICJ today called for the reform of the country’s law on...
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The ICJ looks into death threats in Thailand
The ICJ said today that it is extremely concerned about death threats...
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Israeli occupation: jurists urge immediate implementation of Security Council Resolutions
The Palestinian population of the Gaza Strip continues to be barred from...
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Jurists say South African Government fails to tackle violence
Violence is the most serious challenge facing South Africa and the government...
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Jurists denounce Britain’s response to Hong Kong report
The ICJ has responded sharply to the comments made by the British...
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British government ignored Hong Kong’s rights, Jurists say
The British government showed a disturbing lack of concern for the human...
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European Jurists call for new standards on refugees
Jurists from throughout Europe have called for measures to harmonize standards on...
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The ICJ deplores arrest of former Indian High Court Judge
The ICJ today expressed concern to the Government of India about the...
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Jurists criticize coup by Peruvian President
On 5 April, constitutional order was subverted in Peru. President Alberto Fujimori...
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Jurists send observer to monitor defamation trial: Swiss legislator sued by ex-Mali leader
The ICJ announced today that it is sending an observer to monitor...
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The ICJ praises UN decision on abuses in Myanmar
The ICJ welcomes the decision of the United Nations Commission on Human...
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Jurists call for vigilance in Haiti: “No to impunity, yes to justice”
Before deposed President Jean-Bertrand Aristide can return safely to his homeland, extra...
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U.N. condemns disappearances: the ICJ praises landmark draft
The United Nations Commission on Human Rights meeting in Geneva adopted a...
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UN to vote on rights abuses in Tibet: Europeans table censure motion; US position seen as key
The UN Commission on Human Rights will vote next week on a...
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“Blaming the victims” of Timor massacre: the ICJ criticizes Indonesia’s response to killings
The Indonesian government is “blaming the victims” of a November 1991 massacre...
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ICJ celebrates 40 years on legal battlefront
At the first meeting of the ICJ, one of the participants, Walter...
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Council of Europe Committee of Ministers adopts resolution following ICJ complaint on child labour in Portugal
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers adopted a resolution in response...
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The ICJ reports on abuses in Myanmar; welcomes Nobel Peace Award to Aung San Suu Kyi
Human rights are systematically violated in Myanmar (formerly Burma), according to a...
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ICJ to send observer to Kenya trial
The ICJ today announced that it will send a leading African lawyer...
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Senegalese lawyer to head International Commission of Jurists: Adama Dieng, first Secretary-General from developing country
Adama Dieng, a Senegalese jurist, has been named Secretary-General of the ICJ,...
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Appeal to end killings at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem
On the 8 October, 1990, major confrontations took place at Al-Aqsa Mosque...
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