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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...

EU: ICJ calls for a ban on child immigration detention by EU Member States under the EU Pact

The ICJ’s new briefing paper, Never in the best interests of the child: Risks of child detention in the screening and border procedures under the 2024 EU Migration Pact, critically examines the detention of child...

Montenegro: ICJ report call for comprehensive judicial reforms

EU: The Model Bench Book on rights of persons with disabilities published today

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Validity have published the Model Disability Bench Book on the rights of persons with disabilities who are defendants in criminal proceedings. The Bench Book provides guidance to justice...

ICJ Annual Report 2023

This Annual Report represents our comprehensive approach to enhancing global mechanisms for justice and accountability. Through a combination of advocacy at high-level international forums, contributions to treaty negotiations, and the fostering of strategic partnerships, the...

‘Build Us More Schools’: The Quest for Quality Free Education in Mabatini and Ngei Wards of Mathare, Nairobi

Libya: Draft Reconciliation Law is an opportunity for accountability and justice

In a new report, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) calls on the Libyan authorities to remedy remaining shortcomings and adopt Libya’s Presidential Council’s Draft Reconciliation Law with a view to ensuring full compliance with international human...