Jul 22, 2024
The report was produced by the Mathare Community Education Taskforce (Taskforce), in partnership with the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR).
Jul 22, 2024 | Advocacy, Reports
In Mathare, a large informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, there is an urgent need to improve access to quality public education, and to regulate private actors providing educational services in the community. These are some of the key findings in ‘Build Us More Schools’: The Quest for Quality Free Education in Mabatini and Ngei Wards of Mathare, Nairobi, a research report published today.
Jul 19, 2024 | Advocacy, Events, News
Colonial-era laws that discriminate against LGBTIQ+ individuals continue to be a source of human rights violations in Sri Lanka. LGBTIQ+ individuals are targeted, harassed, arbitrarily detained and mistreated because of animosity and even hatred motivated by their...
Jul 19, 2024 | Advocacy, Human Rights Committee, News, Treaty Bodies, Work with the UN
On 3rd June 2024, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) made a submission to the Human Rights Committee (the Committee) on India’s human rights record under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The ICJ drew the Committee’s...
Jul 12, 2024 | Advocacy, Human Rights Council, Work with the UN
Read the full ICJ statements at the 56th Session of the Human Rights Council here: ICJ OS – ID SR Belarus HRC 56 ICJ OS – ID HC Report Venezuela HRC 56 ICJ OS – ID SR Myanmar 56