Submission to the Independent Expert on Protection Against Violence and Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity by the People’s Matrix, the Seinoli Legal Centre and the International Commission of Jurists

This Joint Submission is responding to the “Call for input to thematic report to HRC62: Violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, bisexual, and queer (LBQ) women”, in preparation for the thematic report on violence and...

EU: ICJ publishes strategic litigation guide on children and immigration detention

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has published the Guide on strategic litigation for lawyers and civil society organizations: Strategies to end immigration detention of children through international remedies aimed at strengthening protection of children...

Submission from the International Commission of Jurists to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights on Reservations relating to access to abortion and the inconsistency of national laws in relation to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol)

Excarcelados pero no Libres: El abuso de las detenciones arbitrarias y medidas cautelares para perseguir la disidencia en Venezuela

ICJ Strategic Plan 2026-2030

Tajikistan: barriers faced by survivors of gender-based violence

Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a serious and persistent human rights concern in Tajikistan, a report published today by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) finds. While laws and policies have been adopted, many survivors continue...

Statement on Situation of Persons with Disabilities in Africa by the International Commission of Jurists and African Disability Forum to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights

THE NAIROBI DECLARATION ON ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

The Nairobi Declaration was developed by the ICJ in partnership with African OPDs at a conference held in Nairobi in May 2025. It was launched during the proceedings of the 85th Ordinary Session of the...

Released but not free: the abuse of arbitrary detentions and pre-trial measures to prosecute dissent in Venezuela

Over the past ten years, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has extensively evaluated the continuous deepening deterioration of the rule of law, human rights, and democracy in Venezuela. Generally, the patterns of widespread and...

From Exclusion to Equality: Advancing Access to Justice for Persons with Disabilities in Lesotho – Executive Summary

From Exclusion to Equality: Advancing Access to Justice for Persons with Disabilities in Lesotho

ICJ Annual report 2024

The International Commission of Jurists delivered results that promoted and protected the global architecture of justice and accountability. Operating across 36 countries amid intensifying conflicts and shrinking civic space, we worked with over 4221 justice...

Lesotho: Koali v. Director of Public Prosecutions

In 2017, the Constitutional Court of Lesotho, issued a landmark ruling on the rights of persons with disabilities in Lesotho in the case of Koali v. Director of Public Prosecutions. The applicant alleged he was sexually...

Libya: ICJ report demonstrates that more robust international action is needed to address dire human rights situation

Today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) published a new report assessing the dismal human right situation in Libya. The report comes one year after the UN Human Rights Council adopted resolution 56/16, which requested the...

Thailand: CEDAW Concluding Observations highlight urgent concerns on discrimination faced by women and girls in the southern border provinces

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today launched an advocacy leaflet and infographic, together with video interviews featuring civil society organisations (CSOs) from Thailand’s Southern Border Provinces (SBPs). Continue Reading Thailand: CEDAW Concluding Observations highlight...

Libya’s acceptance of the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction: stakes and implications

Libya: New Q&A on Libya’s acceptance of the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction In a new question-and-answer briefing, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) lays out the stakes and implications of Libya’s acceptance of the International Criminal...

Africa: Bridging the gap to realization of the rights of persons with disabilities

Oral statement on the need for the ACHPR to develop periodic reporting guidelines under the African Disability Protocol

Oral statement delivered by the International Commission of Jurists at the 83rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on the need for the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights to develop guidelines on periodic...

Oral Statement to CESCR on Right to Education 2025

ICJ-GI ESCR Submission to the UN Committee on ESCR

INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION OF JURISTS (ICJ) AND GLOBAL INITIATIVE FOR ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS (GI-ESCR) SUBMISSION TO THE COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS IN ADVANCE OF THE EXAMINATION OF KENYA’S SIXTH PERIODIC REPORT...

Eswatini: Independent lawyers under increasing threat in a repressive climate

Lawyers in Eswatini are facing daunting obstacles in operating independently, amidst serious and ongoing threats to their lives, intimidation, harassment and surveillance, as highlighted in an upcoming report of the International Commission of Jurists entitled...

EU: New Report on Strategic Litigation of Judicial Independence

The new report, Justice Under Pressure: Strategic Litigation of Judicial Independence in Europe, published by the ICJ and Human Rights in Practice, provides a comprehensive overview of standards and practices on strategic litigation to defend...

Nepal: A Brief Review of Nepal’s Transitional Justice (TJ) Law

In a new briefing paper published today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) highlights key shortcomings in Nepal’s transitional justice law, the ‘Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, Truth and Reconciliation Act (TRC Act)’.  Continue...

Lesotho: ICJ briefing paper reveals the struggles of LGBTIQ+ persons navigating the justice system, and getting access to justice and effective remedies

A new briefing paper published by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) outlines some of the obstacles LGBTIQ+ people face in their access to justice and effective remedies and makes recommendations to the Lesotho authorities...