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Guatemala: civil society organizations asked authorities to accept the UPR recommendations aimed at guaranteeing judicial independence and stopping the criminalization of independent judges and prosecutors

Jul 12, 2023

everal civil society organizations, members of theObservatory of International Organizations on Guatemala, deeply regretted that the State of Guatemala has not accepted 81% of the recommendations aimed at guaranteeing judicial independence, resuming the fight against corruption and impunity, strengthen the justice system and stop the criminal and spurious persecution against justice operators, journalists, and human rights defenders,received during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR).

UN Human Rights Council: A call to address the situation of independent judges, prosecutors and lawyers in Venezuela and Myanmar

Jul 6, 2023

On the occasion of the interactive dialogues with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of Venezuela and Myanmar, the ICJ urges the High Commissioner and UN Member States to monitor and address attacks on the independence of the judiciary and to protect lawyers, human rights defenders and civic space in these countries.

Libya: ongoing crackdown on the right to freedom of association

Jun 29, 2023

In a statement issued on the occasion of the Human Rights Council debate on the latest report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association, the ICJ denounces the ongoing crackdown on civic space and on the right to freedom of association in Libya, with recent rulings severely hindering the work of human rights NGOs.

UN Human Rights Council: concerns about independence of judges and lawyers in Guatemala, Tunisia, Vietnam and Thailand; and about summary executions in Egypt

Jun 26, 2023

On 26 June 2023, the UN Human Rights Council heard the reports by the UN Special Rapporteurs on independence of judges and lawyers, and on summary executions. The ICJ welcomes the two reports and raised concerns about the situation in various countries, in particular in Guatemala, Tunisia, Viet Nam, Thailand and Egypt.

Lesotho: Joint submission to the UN Human Rights Committee by ICJ and partners highlights numerous human rights concerns

Jun 23, 2023

In advance of the upcoming examination of Lesotho’s human rights record under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) in July, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), The People’s Matrix Association (PM), Seinoli Legal Centre (SLC) and the Lesotho National Federation of Organizations of the Disabled (LNFOD) made a joint submission to the UN Human Rights Committee. The document draws the Committee’s attention to the human rights impact of certain failures by Lesotho to comply with its obligations under the ICCPR and makes a number of recommendations to address those failures.

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ICJ, PM, SLC & LNFOD Joint Submission on Lesotho to the UN Human Rights Committee