Zambia: Joint submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities outlines key human rights concerns
The International Commission of Jurists – in collaboration with the Mental Health Users Network of Zambia (MHUNZA), Disability Rights Watch (DRW), the Southern Africa Litigation Centre and the Validity Foundation – have made a joint submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the Committee), ahead of the examination Zambia’s initial report under article 35 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on 6 and 7 March 2024.
Lesotho: Ombudsman’s report reveals need for immediate action to deinstitutionalize persons with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities
In response to a highly critical report by the Lesotho Ombudsman, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the Lesotho National Federation of Organizations of the Disabled (LNFOD) is calling on the responsible Lesotho authorities to take concrete measures to end the discriminatory detention and inhumane treatment of persons with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities in the Mohlomi Mental Hospital.
Thailand: regulatory framework to ensure Thai companies’ accountability for human rights abuses abroad needed
On 21-22 February 2024, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), in cooperation with the Extra-Territorial Obligation Watch Coalition (ETO Watch Coalition) and the Foundation for the Environment and Natural Resources, organized a workshop with members of civil...
Thailand: One year on, authorities have fallen short in implementing the landmark Anti-torture and Enforced Disappearance Act
As Thailand marks today the first anniversary of the entry into force of the groundbreaking Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) calls on the Thai authorities to do much more to make its...Recent News
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