The Lao authorities must carry out a prompt, independent, impartial and effective investigation into the shooting of Anousa “Jack” Luangsouphom, a prominent human rights defender, to identify and bring to justice those responsible, called the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today.
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) expresses serious concern over the potential adverse repercussions for refugees, migrants and others arriving in Italy following the declaration of a six-month state of emergency on 11 April 2023.
On 17 and 18 April 2023, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the People’s Matrix Association held a workshop with the Lesotho judiciary where a range of human rights issues related to sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics (SOGIESC) were discussed. The workshop took place in Maseru, the country’s capital, and was aimed at facilitating exchanges among participants, including judges and magistrates, with a view to enhancing everyone’s understanding of the human rights of LGBTIQ+ persons in Lesotho and the challenges they face in accessing justice and effective remedies for violations of their human rights. It was a follow-up to the initial half-day judicial engagement workshop co-hosted by ICJ and OutRight International at the request of Lesotho’s judiciary in October 2022.
The Egyptian authorities must open an independent and impartial investigation into allegations of serious human rights violations perpetrated against detainees at the Badr prison complex and ensure that those responsible be held accountable, said the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today.
The ICJ condemns the latest round of arrests, the ban on opposition political party meetings and the shutdown of their offices, and calls on the Tunisian authorities to end their rampant crackdown on peaceful dissent.
يمكنكم قراءة وتحميل البيان باللغة العربية عبر هذ الرابط
On 17 April 2023, the Tunisian authorities arrested Rached Ghannouchi, leader of the opposition political party El-Nahdha and speaker of the dissolved Parliament.
HRC62: Joint Statement Urging States to Act with Urgency to Protect Civilians in El Obeid
UN human rights experts find Egypt’s detention of activist Ahmad Assayed Suleiman (“Gika”) arbitrary and call for his immediate release
HRC62: Joint oral statement in the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers
Joint Statement on Viet Nam’s Transnational Repression in Thailand