Tunisia: Conviction and sentence of Anas Hmedi, President of the Association of Tunisian Magistrates, must be quashed
Ahead of the Tunis Court of Appeal’s decision tomorrow in Judge Hmedi’s appeal against his guilty verdict for “obstructing the freedom to work” and attendant one-year prison sentence, the ICJ again calls for his unjust and wrongful conviction and sentence – in...
EU: Further efforts needed for child-friendly justice in criminal proceedings
Children suspected or accused of an offence in the European Union (EU) are entitled to specific procedural safeguards: the right to information, the right to be assisted by a lawyer, the right to an individual assessment, and safeguards on any deprivation of liberty....
EU: Civil society´s demands for a stronger Rule of law report
The ICJ and 36 civil society, human rights, journalism and media support organisations urgently call on the European Commission to take more direct and verifiable measures to uphold, protect and restore the rule of law within the European Union and in the candidate countries.
HRC62: Tunisia Must End Attacks on Judges, Lawyers and Judicial Independence
Human Rights Council – 62nd session Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers June 2026 Joint NGO Statement – Tunisia: Executive Capture of the Judiciary and the Criminalisation of the Legal Profession Madame...Recent News
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