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Nepal: International Commission of Jurists welcomes Supreme Court order on registration of marriage between same sex partners

Jul 20, 2023 | News

The ICJ hails the interim order made by the Supreme Court (SC) of Nepal on 28 June 2023 directing the establishment of a “transitional mechanism ensuring the marriage registration of same-sex couples and non-heterosexual couples”. The organization urges the government of Nepal to promptly implement the order by setting up an effective mechanism for registration of such marriages.

China: International Commission of Jurists and its partner make submission to the Universal Periodic Review

Jul 19, 2023 | Advocacy, Human Rights Council, News, Non-legal submissions, Universal Periodic Review

On 18 July 2023, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the Extra-Territorial Obligation Watch Coalition (ETO Watch Coalition) filed a joint submission to the UN Human Rights Council Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) ahead of its review of China’s human rights record in early 2024.

Malaysia: ICJ makes submission to the Universal Periodic Review

Jul 19, 2023

On 18 July 2023, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) made a submission to the UN Human Rights Council’s Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in advance of its review of Malaysia’s human rights record early next year.

Tajikistan: Lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov must immediately be released in line with UN decision

Jul 14, 2023 | News

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has renewed its call for the immediate release of Buzurgmehr Yorov, an imprisoned Tajikistan lawyer, and expressed deep concern over his recent additional sentencing. This follows the decision by Vahdat city court on 10 July 2023 to add an extra ten years to Yorov’s existing sentence, accusing him of large-scale fraud.

UN Human Rights Council: A call to address the situation of independent judges, prosecutors and lawyers in Venezuela and Myanmar

Jul 6, 2023

On the occasion of the interactive dialogues with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the situation of Venezuela and Myanmar, the ICJ urges the High Commissioner and UN Member States to monitor and address attacks on the independence of the judiciary and to protect lawyers, human rights defenders and civic space in these countries.

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Nepal: International Commission of Jurists welcomes Supreme Court order on registration of marriage between same sex partners

Malaysia: ICJ makes submission to the Universal Periodic Review

Tajikistan: Lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov must immediately be released in line with UN decision

UN Human Rights Council: A call to address the situation of independent judges, prosecutors and lawyers in Venezuela and Myanmar

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