The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has submitted a public comment to the Oversight Board in the case concerning a live video streamed on Hun Sen’s official Facebook page, where he threatened his political opponents to choose between the “legal system” and “a bat”.
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) submitted an amicus curiae brief on the right to freedom of expression and information online to the Jakarta Administrative Court in a case about the blocking of digital platforms for failing to register under an executive regulation.
“The realization of human rights is not only essential end in itself, but must play a central role in developing security and development policies in the southern border provinces of Thailand, and recognize as a tool in shaping effective peace process and the free and fair general election” participants concluded at a public dialogue hosted by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Cross-Cultural Foundation (CrCF), Amnesty International, and Chulalongkorn University’s Social Research Institute on 24 February 2023.
Representatives of judiciaries and judicial training academies from across South and Southeast Asia have agreed to take effective measures to ensure that a gender perspective is incorporated into their judicial roles and functions. In particular, they have committed to work toward the adoption of Bangkok General Guidance for Judges on Applying a Gender Perspective.
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