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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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

ICJ makes a submission on killings of LGBTIQ+ persons in response to a call by the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions

On 6 June, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) made a submission on the killing of LGBTIQ+ persons, in response to a call for inputs  by the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary...

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

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...

Uganda: The enactment of “the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023” will foster further stigma, discrimination and violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons

In the aftermath of President Yoweri Museveni signing into law the so-called “Anti-Homosexuality Act”, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) stands in solidarity with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in Uganda. The...

Lesotho: Children with disabilities excluded from equal access to education – New ICJ Briefing Paper

The responsible Lesotho authorities have failed to ensure that learners with disabilities are able to enjoy their right to an education. This is because the country has not adequately adopted or implemented its laws and...

ICJ and partners call on South Africa to address ongoing xenophobia and discrimination against non-citizens

Oral statement of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and partners at the adoption of South Africa’s Universal Periodic Review outcomes under agenda item 6 of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s 52nd Regular Session....

UN should establish Special Rapporteur on Russia; address Eswatini’s human rights violations

The ICJ called today on the UN Human Rights Council to establish a UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Russian Federation and prompted its attention to human rights violations occurring...

UN: ICJ and partners call on Zimbabwe to respect human rights and the rule of law to adhere to its UPR commitments

Today, the ICJ, Media Institute for Southern Africa- Zimbabwe Chapter, and veritas called, before the UN Human Rights Council, on Zimbabwe to respect human rights and the rule of law to adhere to its UPR...

ICJ and other organizations urge states to continue public debates on the human rights situation in Sudan

Ahead of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council’s 50th session (HRC50) between 13 June and 8 July 2022, the International Commission of Jurists and 52 other non-governmental organizations have sent a letter to the...

Uganda: Religious minorities and others face major obstacles to the free exercise of religion and belief

The Ugandan authorities must promptly address serious and ongoing violations of the right to freedom of religion or belief in the country arising from the State’s failure to respect and ensure the right to freedom...

Uganda: Government must reverse suppression of 54 NGOs

eSwatini: ICJ urges multinational mobile telecommunications company MTN to immediately restore internet access in eSwatini

Zimbabwe: women human rights defenders face higher risk of sexual or gender-based violence – ICJ report

Women human rights defenders are at a heightened risk of sexual or gender-based violence as a result of the nature of their work in defence of human rights, the ICJ  said in a new report...