Mar 21, 2025 | Advocacy, Agendas, Events, News, Web Stories
On 18 and 19 March, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and partners organized a transnational roundtable on Access to Justice for Children Accused and Suspect in Criminal Proceedings. The event brought together judges, lawyers, public prosecutors, law enforcement officials, social workers and probation officers – from Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Poland, and Slovakia to discuss challenges in ensuring child-friendly justice systems across the EU.
Mar 19, 2025 | Advocacy, News, Statements
United Nations Human Rights Council 58th Regular Session Agenda Item 4 Oral statement of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) in the interactive dialogue with the Group of Independent Experts on the Human Rights Situation in Belarus Mr. President, The...
Feb 20, 2025 | Advocacy, News
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the initiation of criminal proceedings by Almaty Police Department against lawyers Zhanna Urazbakhova and Gabit Bekitayev in Almaty. The ICJ believes that these proceedings are likely to have been undertaken in response to the lawful exercise of their professional duties.
Feb 14, 2025 | Advocacy, News
On 14 February 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) denounced what appears to be improper interference by the executive in the work of the NJC, and emphasized that judicial councils must remain independent from parliamentary and executive influence to...
Feb 13, 2025 | Advocacy, Joint Statement, News
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), together with over 60 civil society organizations, has joined an urgent appeal calling on EU leaders to take immediate action to address the global development aid crisis triggered by recent decisions by the U.S....