A new Question-and-Answer (Q&A) briefing by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) examines Decree 2022-11 and its detrimental impact on the independence of the judiciary in Tunisia in light of international and human rights law and standards.
During the International Roundtable on the Rights of Migrants and Refugees in the European Union, held by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and its partner organizations Immigration Council of Ireland, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, the Greek Council for Refugees and Forum for Human Rights, judges, lawyers, experts and NGO representatives from Italy, Greece, the Czech Republic and Ireland came together to discuss the challenges involved in safeguarding the rights of migrants and refugees in the EU.
Indian authorities are increasingly targeting journalists and online critics for their criticism of government policies and practices, including by prosecuting them under counterterrorism and sedition laws, ten human rights organizations said today on World Press Freedom Day.
On 16 April 2022, the ICJ, together with Advocacy Forum-Nepal and the Judges Society-Nepal, organized the National Judicial Dialogue on the Role of Justice Sector Actors in Effective Implementation of Criminal Code Provisions and Supreme Court Jurisprudence on Serious Crimes.
Today, the ICJ published its new Legal Guidance on Internet Restrictions and Shutdowns in Africa, a useful tool for policy makers, legal professionals and civil society to address unlawful and arbitrary practices of internet shutdown for the purpose of suppressing access to information and the exercise of freedom of expression.
HRC62: Joint Statement Urging States to Act with Urgency to Protect Civilians in El Obeid
UN human rights experts find Egypt’s detention of activist Ahmad Assayed Suleiman (“Gika”) arbitrary and call for his immediate release
HRC62: Joint oral statement in the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers
Joint Statement on Viet Nam’s Transnational Repression in Thailand