Joint Statement: Tunisia’s withdrawal of individuals’ and NGOs’ access to the African Court marks a serious setback for human rights accountability
The undersigned Tunisian and international civil society organizations condemn the Tunisian government’s decision to withdraw its declaration under Article 34(6) of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. This decision prevents individuals...
HRC58: ICJ statement on OHCHR report, urging progress in transitional justice for Libya and Nepal
United Nations Human Rights Council 58th Regular Session EID on OHCHR report on Transitional Justice Item 2 Mr. President, High Commissioner, The OHCHR report on transitional justice provides useful lessons for the ongoing transitional justice efforts in Libya, where...
ECtHR: ICJ and partners intervene in two cases regarding pushbacks and collective expulsions of asylum seekers at EU-Belarus borders
On 30 September 2024, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and its partners intervened before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in two cases related to the treatment of asylum seekers at the European Union’s borders with Belarus.
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The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is concerned by the recent response of the Swiss Federal Council (i.e., the Swiss government) to ruling of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the landmark case Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland.
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