EU: Experts highlight the need to address inequality and expand alternatives to child pre-trial detention in criminal proceedings
On 27 October 2025, the International Commission of Jurists held a webinar for prosecutors and law enforcement personnel, focusing on combating systemic discrimination and expanding alternatives to pre-trial detention for children in criminal justice systems.
The event brought together experts and practitioners to discuss how inequality is embedded within existing systems and how a child-centred, rights-based approach can drive meaningful reform. Participants highlighted that children in conflict with the law are often treated as individual offenders rather than as young people affected by broader social and economic inequalities such as poverty, exclusion, and limited access to education.
Uzbekistan: Briefing paper on strengthening the domestic implementation of Human Rights Committee Views
Today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) published a legal paper analyzing comparative examples and practices illustrating how Uzbekistan and other jurisdictions can strengthen the domestic implementation of the UN Human Rights Committee’s (HRC) Views. The...
Albania: ICJ denounces arbitrary detention of defence lawyer Ulian Barjami and urges his release
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Slovakia: The ICJ and 55 organizations express concern over constitutional amendments, urge EU action
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