EU: The ICJ and other NGOs urge the European Commission to strengthen the Civil Society Strategy
On 16 October 2025, the EU Internal Human Rights Policy Working Group of the Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN) sent a letter sent to the European Commission, raising concerns regarding the protection, participation and sustainability of civil society in the...
Armenia: ICJ condemns detention of defence lawyer Alexander Kochubaev and calls for his immediate release
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the arrest and detention of defence lawyer Alexander Kochubaev, who was arrested in Yerevan on 16 October 2025, purportedly as a result of statements allegedly defamatory of justice officials he is supposed to...
EU: Litigating before the European Court of Human Rights to protect migrant children from detention
On 13-14 October 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the Greek Council for Refugees (GCR) held a transnational workshop in Athens on strategic litigation before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) to challenge the detention of migrant children.
Tunisia: death penalty case symptomatic of rule of law and judicial independence in abeyance
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) expresses its dismay and profound concern at the Nabeul Court of First Instance’s sentencing of Saber Chouchane, a 51-year-old labourer, to death on 1 October 2025, following his conviction on spurious, albeit serious,...Recent News
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