In written statements to the UN, the ICJ says that the General Assembly’s intergovernmental process on the strengthening of the UN treaty bodies has no competence to establish or impose a code of conduct for treaty body members.
The ICJ welcomes the report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights to water and sanitation, on the linkages between violations of human rights and the challenge of stigma, in relation to water, sanitation and hygiene.
The ICJ made a written submission and presented several oral statements during the second session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group (IGWG).From 13 to 17 August 2012, the second session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group (IGWG) to consider the possibility of an international regulatory framework on the regulation, monitoring and oversight of the activities of private military and security companies (PMSCs) was held in Geneva, pursuant to the mandate given to the IGWG under Human Rights Council resolution 15/26 (2010). The ICJ was amongst a small number of NGOs participating in this second session.
In 2011, the political and economic landscape of the Middle East was altered as ordinary people, motivated by a desire to realize their human rights, challenged their rulers in a way that had never been done before. As protests against repressive regimes swept across the Middle East in 2011, the ICJ’s work in the region became increasingly relevant. Projects previously seen as unfeasible, such as those related to constitutional and legal reform, are today being pursued with an unprecedented level of engagement.
Read more on ICJ’s achievements in 2011 in the Annual Report.
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The ICJ deplores in a statement the insufficient attention paid by the Human Rights Council on providing effective remedies and reparations to victims and promoting and protecting human rights.The statement was issued during a general debate held on 3 July concerning the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (VDPA, Item 8 of the Council’s agenda). It calls for a systematic consideration of access to justice issues in the work of the HRC, including through examination of possible new international mechanisms such as a World Court for Human Rights.
ICJ-HRC20-Item8 GD oral statement-non-legal submission 2012 (Download in English)
Sudan: ICJ joins call to extend UN Fact-Finding Mission and strengthen accountability
ICJ hosts Johannesburg roundtable on the draft Crimes Against Humanity Treaty with the Malala Fund and other civil society actors
Kenya: ICJ co-hosts judicial dialogue on obstetric violence, human rights and the law
Libya: Authorities must promptly implement the Structured Dialogue’s human rights recommendations