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Sri Lanka: Public letter to the High Commissioner on the upcoming visit to Sri Lanka

The International Commission of Jurists and four undersigned organisations have issued a public letter to the UN High Commissioner Mr. Volker Türk, ahead of his official visit to Sri Lanka from 23 to 26 June...

A Human Rights-Based Approach to Criminal Law, Including the Decriminalization of Conduct Associated with Poverty and Status

No will for Justice in Venezuela. A Prosecutors Office that fosters impunity

Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Public Health Emergencies

New Annual Report tells you what the ICJ did in 2019 to protect human rights

The ICJ has issued its Annual Report 2019, which offers a concise summary of the work carried out by the ICJ over the past year. Human rights work is tough at the best of times...

Turkey: ICJ and IBAHRI release report highlighting trial violations of Gezi Park defendants and call for immediate release of Osman Kavala

In a report published today, the ICJ and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) have documented a range of human rights violations in the “Gezi Park” trial, which took place in Istanbul before...

Tunisia: joint paper on the Specialized Criminal Chambers published

The ICJ today joined the Association des Magistrats Tunisiens (AMT), Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF), and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) in publishing a paper entitled No Reconciliation Without Justice: Current Situation and Prospects of...

New ICJ report calls for a comprehensive reform of the judiciary in Tajikistan

Today, as it publishes its mission report on the country’s judiciary, the ICJ calls on the Government of Tajikistan to adopt comprehensive measures to reform the judiciary, in order to ensure its independence and enable...

Tunisia: Practical Guides show how Specialized Criminal Chambers can ensure access to justice for victims of abuses, in compliance with international standards

The ICJ today released two practical guides aimed to assist practitioners to advance accountability and justice through the Specialized Criminal Chambers (SCC) in Tunisia. Practical Guide 2 addresses the investigation and prosecution of gross human...

Vietnam: authorities must act to safeguard rights online and end harassment of those expressing themselves – ICJ new report

In a new report released today, the ICJ called on the Vietnamese authorities to take swift measures to reform its laws and practices around the use of the internet and to stem the pattern of...

Women facing health risks and gender-based violence in Venezuela

An opinion editorial by Carolina Villadiego Burbano, ICJ Latin America Legal and Policy Adviser, and Carlos Lusverti, ICJ consultant. Around the world, women’s human rights have been severely and adversely affected during the COVID-19 pandemic,...

COVID-19: ICJ publishes global guidance on the use of videoconferencing in judicial proceedings

The ICJ has published global guidance on the use of videoconferencing in judicial proceedings, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The briefing note supplements more general guidance on the Courts and COVID-19 issued in...

Nepal: ICJ briefing paper outlines shortcomings in protecting the right to health during COVID-19 pandemic

In a Briefing Paper published today, the ICJ calls on the Nepal authorities to do more to protect the right to health of all its inhabitants, as COVID-19 cases continue to rise while lockdown restrictions...

Latin America: the ICJ publishes legal briefing paper (in Spanish) on enforced disappearance and extrajudicial killings

The ICJ has published a legal briefing paper setting out the international legal framework concerning enforced disappearance and extrajudicial killings. The paper analyses the elements and characteristics of enforced disappearance and extrajudicial killings; describes the...

Lebanon: recognize and protect refugees’ and migrants’ human rights – ICJ new report

In a report published today, the ICJ calls on the Lebanese authorities to adopt and enforce a just, fair and effective legal and policy framework to address the plight of refugees, migrants and stateless persons...

Guidance on judicial application of the EU Counter-terrorism Directive

The ICJ and partners published today Counter-terrorism and human rights in the courts: guidance for judges, prosecutors and lawyers on application of EU Directive 2017/541 on combatting terrorism (the Guidance). The Guidance, published by the...

The ICJ publishes Practitioners’ Guide on judicial accountability for Zimbabwe

The ICJ has published Judicial Accountability: An Adaptation of Practitioners Guide No. 13 for Zimbabwe, which analyzes the Zimbabwean legal framework in light of international and regional standards on accountability mechanisms for judicial corruption and...

Zimbabwe: ICJ publishes a legal brief on needed reform of sexual offences

Today, the ICJ published The case for reform: Criminal Law and Sexual Violence in Zimbabwe, a legal brief which examines sexual crimes in the Zimbabwean Criminal Code in light of the country’s obligations under international...

India: Repressive law on foreign contributions stifles NGOs – must be revised or scrapped – ICJ Briefing Paper

India’s Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, (FCRA) is unlawfully obstructing the critical work of non-governmental organizations in India, the ICJ said in a briefing paper released today. The ICJ called for immediate action to repeal...

Algeria: withdraw proposed constitutional amendments and reboot flawed and inadequate process – new ICJ briefing paper

As the country votes in a referendum Sunday, the ICJ called on the Algerian authorities to withdraw proposed constitutional amendments and reboot the flawed and inadequate amendment process so as to ensure wide public participation and...

ICJ Guidance on extraditions and expulsions in Central Asia

The ICJ published today its new Guidance on Extraditions and Expulsion in Central Asia, an essential tool for judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, lawyers and NGOs in the region to implement these procedures in full...

Sri Lanka: vulnerable groups pay the price for militarization of COVID-19 response

An opinion piece by Boram Jang, Legal Adviser at the ICJ Asia & the Pacific Programme On 15 October 2020, the Sri Lankan authorities imposed a curfew in parts of Katunayake Free Trade Zone (KFTZ)...

Thailand: lifting of serious emergency situation in Bangkok is welcome, but emergency laws remain deeply problematic – ICJ Briefing Paper

The ICJ today published a legal briefing analyzing the implementation of Thailand’s Emergency Decree on Public Administration in Emergency Situation B.E. 2548 (2005) in response to protests in 2020. The ICJ welcomed the Thai government’s...

Lebanon: ensure the effective investigation, prosecution and adjudication of sexual and gender-based violence – New ICJ report

In a publication released today, the ICJ called on the Lebanese authorities to remove obstacles and eradicate harmful practices in the administration of justice impeding the realization of women’s and girls’ access to justice for...