Human Rights Council: ICJ intervention on human rights situation in Zimbabwe and Tibet
The ICJ called on the Council to press Zimbabwe to ensure free and fair polling.
ICJ intervention on the review of the mandate of the special rapporteur on torture and other punishment
As the Special Rapporteur on torture has demonstrated a valuable guidance on the complex issues raised by torture and ill-treatment, the ICJ supported the renewal of his mandate for 3 years.
Pillay’s nomination must boost UN efforts to protect human rights
The ICJ welcomed the nomination of the South African judge Ms. Navanethem Pillay by the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as the UN’ next High Commissioner for Human Rights.
ICJ welcomes historic UN decision on economic, social and cultural rights
The United Nations Human Rights Council yesterday approved by consensus an Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
States should strengthen judicial independence, develop a legal framework for businesses on human rights and tackle the crisis in Zimbabwe, Tibet and Myanmar
The ICJ said today at the Human Rights Council that all States should use their interaction with experts on extra-judicial executions, independence of judges and lawyers, torture and business and human rights.
This is not just to review their mandates to better address the major rights’ challenges, but also to demand accountability and end impunity for the perpetrators of persistent human rights violations in Zimbabwe, Tibet and Myanmar, the ICJ added.
HRC-States should strengthen judicial independence-Press releases-2008 (full text, word)
Recent News
![Smoke rises after an Israeli air strike on the village of Taybeh in southern Lebanon [Source: Al Jazeera]](https://www.icj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Screenshot-2026-03-20-at-15.56.24-300x200.png)
Lebanon: Israel must immediately stop using unlawful mass displacement orders and inflicting terror on civilians20 Mar 2026
Olympics: Sex Testing Harms All Women and Girls18 Mar 2026
Erosion Of Fair Trial Rights And Threats To Lawyers in Myanmar13 Mar 2026
Systematic Attacks And Judicial Harassment Against Lawyers In Belarus12 Mar 2026