The Thai military will no longer categorize transgender draftees as “permanently insane.” The ICJ submitted this amicus brief in the case of Samart Meecharoen v. Defense Ministerlast year.
Thailand-courtroom victory-analysis brief-2011 (full text, PDF)
The Southern African Development Community Lawyers Association (SADC LA) and the ICJ have been monitoring with keen interest the developments around the review of the SADC Tribunal.
Africa-review SADC Tribunal-analysis brief-2011 (full text, PDF)
The ICJ and six other NGOs made written comments on a paper on implementation of the Interlaken Declaration on the future of the European Court of Human Rights.
They include comments on the Final Report of the CDDH to the Committee of Ministers on measures that result from the Interlaken Declaration that do not require amendment of European Convention on Human Rights.
Councileurope-interlaken-advocacy-2010 (full text, PDF)
A introduced in the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Congo would criminalize “homosexuality” as a sexual practice against nature.
All forms of expression and advocacy related to homosexuality and same-sex sexual conduct would also become criminal.
The ICJ has just released this report analyzing the bill in terms of the DRC’s obligations under international human rights law as well as its own Constitution.
DRC-lgbt-advocacy-2010-fra (full text in French, PDF)
Lithuanian MP Petras Grazulis introduced an amendment that would impose an administrative fine for the public promotion of homosexual relations.
The ICJ believes that such a law would violate the Lithuania’s obligations under international law to protect the rights of all individuals, regardless of sexual orientation, to be free from discrimination and to freedom of expression.
Lithuania-sexualorientation-advocacy-2010 (full text, PDF)
Tanzania: African CSOs Call for the Non-Recognition of the Illegitimate Government and for Transitional Justice and Fresh Elections
Türkiye: Justice Reforms Central to Fair, Durable Peace Parliamentary Commission Should Make Bold Recommendations for Change
Greece: ICJ and ECRE call the European Committee of Social Rights to ensure Greece’s compliance with migrant and refugee children’s rights
ICJ submission highlights discrimination as key obstacle to women and girls with disabilities in enforcing their human rights