States must step up their commitment to multilateral rules and conclude and agreement on a treaty on business and human rights

States must step up their commitment to multilateral rules and conclude and agreement on a treaty on business and human rights

As the UN Open-Ended Intergovernmental Working Group (OEWG) under the Human Rights Council prepares to meet from 25-29 October 2021, the ICJ issues its comments and recommendations on the Third Revised draft of the proposed Legally Binding Instrument on Business and Human Rights, calling on all states to step up their efforts and engage meaningfully in negotiations to conclude this treaty.

Israel: Reverse Designation of Rights Organizations as Terrorists

Israel: Reverse Designation of Rights Organizations as Terrorists

Israel’s designation of six Palestinian human rights NGOs as “terrorist organizations” is a cynical assault on independent civil society and on the exercise of the rights to freedom of expression and association in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today.

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