Jan 14, 2022
Czechia should take steps to reform the existing child justice system in a way that provides children with mandatory legal representation from their very first contact with the law, with a wide range of non-judicial solutions, said ICJ and Forum for Human Rights (Forum) in their submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). It should abandon the practice of separating children from their families and placing them in alternative care due to their “behaviour difficulties” or “behaviour problems” and ensure that a civil court order can never lead to placement of a child in a closed regime facility.
Oct 4, 2021
The Singapore government has used the non-human rights compliant Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019 (POFMA) to arbitrarily restrict the right to freedom of expression and information online, the ICJ said in a new legal briefing published today.
Jul 22, 2021
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) welcomes today’s judgment of the European Court of Human Rights holding that the Polish Supreme Court’s Disciplinary Chamber is not a legitimate tribunal established by law due to impermissible political interference in the appointment of its judges by the Executive and Legislative powers.
Jul 9, 2021
On 9 July 2021, the ICJ, along with other civil society organizations, submitted a legal brief to the Bangkok Court of Appeal in the appeal by 13 trade union leaders of the State Railway Union of Thailand against their conviction on neglect of official duties charges arising from their involvement in a national rail safety campaign in the aftermath a fatal train accident in October 2009.
Mar 29, 2021
The ICJ recently submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the case of Manuela v. El Salvador.
The ICJ’s written submissions to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights focused on the right to respect for and protection of information about one’s health under both the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine and the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights. In particular, the ICJ observed that the right to private life guarantees respect for and protection of information about one’s health, such as personal and medical data, including relating to an abortion, to one’s sexual life and references to one’s health treatment.
For more information about the case, see https://reproductiverights.org/press-room/inter-american-commission-human-rights-filed-case-manuela-vs-el-salvador-inter-american
Salvador-Manuela amicus brief-Advocacy-legal submission.2021-ENG (Amicus brief in PDF, English)
Salvador-Manuela amicus brief-Advocacy-legal submission.2021-SPA (Amicus brief in PDF, Spanish)
