Jul 11, 2022 | Human Rights Council, News, Statements, Work with the UN
As it concludes its 50th session, the UN Human Rights Council has shown that it can act to address the human rights situations in countries in crisis, such as Libya, Syria, Belarus, Afghanistan, Sudan and Eritrea. It also has been able to withstand fierce opposition from retrograde States to work to protect those suffering violence and discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. However, the Council continues to fail to address some of the direst human rights situations in powerful countries, such as the Russian Federation and China.
Jul 8, 2022 | News
The practice of treating precious housing stock as a mere commodity for speculative investment, rather than as a critical social good needed to fulfill a human rights guarantee, has run rampant in many places in the world.
Jul 8, 2022 | News
The order of the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that will effectively shut down the operations of Rappler, Inc., an independent digital media company that has been critical of the government, deviates from national jurisprudence and violates the internationally recognized right to freedom of expression by the media, said the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today.
Jul 6, 2022
The ICJ called today for the renewal of this key accountability mechanism for Libya before the UN Human Rights Council during the dialogue with the FFM .
Jul 4, 2022
The ICJ called on Moldovan authorities to effectively implement their justice reforms in line with international standards during the discussion of its third Universal Periodic Review before the UN Human Rights Council.
