The Cost of EU-Libya Migration Cooperation: Egregious Human Rights Violations against Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers
To mark World Refugee Day, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Libya Crimes Watch (LCW) publish a report calling on the Libyan authorities to stop committing, prevent, investigate and punish gross human rights violations and abuses against migrants,...
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 UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the International Commission of Jurists welcomes the Special Rapporteur’s report on the externalization of migration governance – a phenomenon whose catastrophic human...
EU: Gaps and good practices in safeguarding children’s rights in criminal proceedings
Children who come into contact with the criminal justice system as suspects or accused persons continue to face serious gaps in the protection of their rights, despite international and EU law and standards. A new publication Safeguarding the rights of child suspects...
EU: Gaps and good practices in safeguarding children’s rights in criminal proceedings
Children who come into contact with the criminal justice system as suspects or accused persons continue to face serious gaps in the protection of their rights, despite international and EU law and standards. A new publication Safeguarding the rights of child suspects and accused in criminal proceedings: Compendium of Good practices by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) examines these challenges in six countries — Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Poland and Slovakia — identifying both persistent shortcomings and promising practices.
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