International Commission of Jurists
Afghanistan: local and international organizations call on the UN Human Rights Council to establish an independent investigative mechanism

Afghanistan: local and international organizations call on the UN Human Rights Council to establish an independent investigative mechanism

Sep 6, 2023

In an open letter to the United Nations Human Rights Council, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and 72 other organizations urge the Council to, amongst other things, renew the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, and establish a parallel independent investigative mechanism during its upcoming 54th session.

The Human Rights Council should address the rapidly growing human rights crisis in Tunisia

The Human Rights Council should address the rapidly growing human rights crisis in Tunisia

Jun 27, 2023

The Human Rights Council should urgently address the deterioration of the human rights situation in Tunisia, four human rights organizations said today as the 53rd Council’s session is underway.

البيان باللغة العربية

In a letter sent to UN Member States’ Representatives on 5 June 2023, the undersigned organizations warned against the rapidly worsening situation in Tunisia, and urged States to seize the opportunity of the ongoing Human Rights Council’s session to address it. The organizations called on the Council and Member States to press the Tunisian authorities to comply with their obligations under international human rights law particularly those guaranteeing the rights to fair trial, freedom of expression, freedom of peaceful assembly and association, and non-discrimination.

The letter in Arabic here.

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