Apr 5, 2023 | News, Uncategorized
Practicing lawyers in Nepal identified harmful gender stereotypes and gender discriminatory behaviours towards women as a major barrier preventing women from accessing justice. They requested that the Nepal Bar Association take the lead in efforts to enhance women’s access to justice.
ICJ co-hosted a workshop for lawyers with the Nepal Bar Association on the Elimination of Gender Discriminatory Attitudes and Behaviors Towards Women and Enhancing Access to Justice for Women on 31 March-1 April 2023.
Apr 4, 2023 | Advocacy, News
The economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR) guaranteed in Nepal’s Constitution are enforceable in Nepal’s courts, which routinely apply international human rights law and standards, including the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). Nevertheless, Nepali lawyers have bemoaned the authorities’ failure – as elsewhere in the world – to execute and implement court orders and judgments.
Apr 3, 2023 | Advocacy, Human Rights Council, News, Statements, Work with the UN
Oral Statement of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) at the Interactive Dialogue with the Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya
Apr 3, 2023
Today, the ICJ released Practical Guide 4 on Modes of individual criminal liability under Tunisian and international law, the last guide in a four-part series aimed to assist practitioners to ensure that the Specialized Criminal Chambers (SCC) fulfil their role in delivering justice in Tunisia in a manner consistent with the country’s obligations under international law.
Mar 31, 2023 | Advocacy, News
The ICJ is concerned that the newly proposed anti-terrorism legislation, if adopted as currently formulated, will give rise to a panoply of human rights violations and, much as the existing “Prevention of Terrorism Act”, is open to misuse.
