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Myanmar: Four years after the military coup, widespread atrocities persist without accountability

Feb 1, 2025 | Advocacy, ICJ Bulletin, ICJ Newsletter, News, Statements

As Myanmar enters the fourth year under military rule following the coup d’état on February 1, 2021, widespread and systematic atrocity crimes continue to be perpetrated by the military junta and armed groups across Myanmar with near total impunity, the International...

Laos: States should ask “Where is Sombath?” at upcoming review of human rights record

Dec 15, 2024 | Joint Statement, News

15 December 2024: On the 12-year anniversary of the unresolved enforced disappearance of Lao civil society leader Sombath Somphone, we, the undersigned civil society organizations and individuals worldwide, urge United Nations (UN) member states to express their...

Africa: African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights calls for the full continental ratification and implementation of the African Disability Protocol

Dec 3, 2024 | News, Web Stories

On the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the ICJ, Inclusion Africa, Sightsavers and Validity Foundation welcome the adoption by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights of a Resolution on 6 November aimed at advancing the ratification and effective implementation of the African Disability Protocol (“Protocol”) across the African continent.

Myanmar: ICC Prosecutor’s application for arrest warrant is a major step towards justice for the Rohingya

Nov 28, 2024 | News, Statements

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) welcomes the International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor’s request for an arrest warrant against Senior General Min Aung Hlaing for alleged crimes against humanity of deportation and persecution of the Rohingya,...

Russian Federation: Authorities must end the prosecution of lawyer Dmitry Talantov for exercising freedom of expression

Nov 20, 2024 | Advocacy, News

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the ongoing criminal prosecution of Dmitry Talantov, a prominent Russian lawyer and former president of the Udmurtia Bar Association, and calls for the prosecuting authorities to put an immediate end to the trial against him and drop the charges.

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Laos: States should ask “Where is Sombath?” at upcoming review of human rights record

Africa: African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights calls for the full continental ratification and implementation of the African Disability Protocol

Myanmar: ICC Prosecutor’s application for arrest warrant is a major step towards justice for the Rohingya

Russian Federation: Authorities must end the prosecution of lawyer Dmitry Talantov for exercising freedom of expression

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