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Civil Society Joint Statement: Germany’s surrender of El Hishri to the ICC is a turning point for accountability in the Libya Situation
3 December 2025 – We, the undersigned civil society organizations, welcome the...
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Tunisia: “Conspiracy Case” appeal proceedings a travesty of justice
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) strongly condemns the Tunis Court of...
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EU: Unaccompanied children must not be placed in asylum border procedures
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Save the Children and Kids in...
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Qatar: States urged to ensure access to justice for women and girls with disabilities
On 4 November 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), in collaboration...
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End the judicial persecution of human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha
Lawyers for Lawyers, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute, the Law...
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Tunisia: Conviction of Ebru Timtik Award Laureate Ahmed Souab marks escalating repression of lawyers
Our organizations express their strongest condemnation following the conviction, on October 31,...
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Slovakia: The ICJ and 55 organizations express concern over constitutional amendments, urge EU action
In a joint open letter, 56 civil society organizations expressed concern over...
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Armenia: ICJ condemns detention of defence lawyer Alexander Kochubaev and calls for his immediate release
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the arrest and detention of...
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EU: Litigating before the European Court of Human Rights to protect migrant children from detention
On 13-14 October 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the...
Read moreTunisia: death penalty case symptomatic of rule of law and judicial independence in abeyance
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) expresses its dismay and profound concern...
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Albania: The courtroom assassination of Judge Astrit Kalaja must be effectively investigated
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the killing of Judge Astrit...
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Afghanistan: UN Human Rights Council establishment of an independent investigative mechanism is a major step towards accountability
Geneva, 6 October 2025 The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) welcomes today’s...
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Joint Statement: Deterioration of the Rule of Law in Cambodia
Organizations: Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, IBAHRI, ICJ Item: Item 10: Interactive Dialogue...
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ICJ Statement on Serious Human Rights Violations in Libya
United Nations Human Rights Council 60th Regular Session Interactive Dialogue Item 10...
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Morocco: End Crackdown on Protests
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the Moroccan authorities’ ongoing crackdown...
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Azerbaijan: ICJ joins call to address deepening crisis of judicial independence
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has joined a coalition of human...
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Tajikistan: Lawyer Wrongfully Held for a Decade Free Buzurgmehr Yorov and All Others Held for Exercising their Human Rights
(September 29, 2025) – Tajikistan’s authorities have wrongfully imprisoned a human rights...
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Asia-Pacific: Business and Human Rights Forum Participants Consider Strategies to Ensure Companies Respect Human Rights in the Digital Space
On 18 September 2025, at the Asia-Pacific meeting of the UN Responsible...
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Joint Statement: Civil Society Welcomes Decision Not to Sign Egypt’s Draft Criminal Procedure Code into Law
We, the undersigned Egyptian and international civil society organizations, welcome the decision...
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Lesotho: Further measures needed to ensure access to justice for persons with disabilities – New ICJ Report
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today launched a new report titled...
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Lesotho: ICJ initiates project to combat sexual and gender-based violence
Today the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and local partners, the People’s...
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ICJ mourns the passing of ICJ Commissioner Justice Moses Hungwe Chinhengo
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Justice Moses...
Read moreHRC 60: Oral Statement on arbitrary detention and enforced disappearances in Egypt
United Nations Human Rights Council 60th Regular Session Statement by...
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EU: Procedural safeguards for migrant children must not regress under the Pact on Migration and Asylum
On 16-17 September 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) hosted a...
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Sri Lanka: ICJ calls for repeal or substantial revision of Online Safety Act
On 12 September 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) submitted observations...
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The International Commission of Jurists Welcomes Our New Commissioners
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is proud to announce the appointment...
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