Libya: Draft Reconciliation Law is an opportunity for accountability and justice
In a new report, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) calls on the Libyan authorities to remedy remaining shortcomings and adopt Libya’s Presidential Council’s Draft Reconciliation Law with a view to ensuring full compliance with international human rights...
Philippines: ICJ welcomes De Lima’s long-awaited vindication, but redress is essential for justice
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) welcomes the decision of a Philippine Regional Trial Court dismissing the last of several drugs-related charges brought against human rights defender and former Senator Leila de Lima, based on the prosecution’s failure to...
Thailand: Human rights defenders and lawyers consider strategies to further State compliance with the Convention against Torture
On 22-23 June 2024, Human rights defenders and lawyers in Thailand’s southern border provinces participated in a training co-hosted by the ICJ, ARTICLE 19, and the Cross-Cultural Foundation, in Narathiwat province, to discuss upcoming advocacy rights with the UN human...
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On 6 June, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) made a submission on the killing of LGBTIQ+ persons, in response to a call for inputs by the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions.
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