The time has come to ensure that people denied their economic, social and cultural rights, in particular those living in poverty, are able to access justice.
Ratifiez le protocole facultatif au pacte international relatif aux droits économiques, sociaux et culturels pour garantir la justice pour les victimes de violations des droits économiques, sociaux et culturels
Le moment est venu de garantir que les individus dont les droits économiques, sociaux et culturels sont bafoués, en particulier ceux qui vivent dans la misère, puissent avoir accès la justice.
La Coalition d’ONG pour un Protocole Facultatif demandent aux Etats de devenir partie au Protocole Facultatif au pacte international relatif aux droits économiques, sociaux et culturels.
Ratify OP ICESCR-non-legal submission-2010 (Texte complet en PDF)
Human Rights Council: UN human rights experts are scheduled to present their joint study on global practices of secret detention in the context of countering terrorism.
The most visible example of oppression on the grounds of sexual orientation is the continued criminalization of sexual activity between consenting adult partners of the same sex in many states around the world.
Regardless of whether they are enforced, these so-called sodomy laws have the effect of stigmatizing an entire group of people as criminal. International law on the issue is clear. Such laws violate human rights. In this ICJ Briefing Paper, we analyze the application of international human rights law to the criminalization of same-sex sexual conduct.
International human rights law and the criminalizaion of same-sex sexual conduct-anyalsis brief-2010 (full text, PDF)
The ICJ and Amnesty International welcome the initiative of the Committee of Ministers to prepare guidelines on the obligations of Council of Europe Member States to prevent and counter impunity.
Nepal: Balen Government Should Bring Human Rights Reforms
Global experts warn of eroding judicial independence amidst the rise of authoritarianism around the world
Development of the Crimes Against Humanity Convention
ICJ Publications on the Crimes Against Humanity Convention