The Libyan authorities should improve the protection of women’s and girls’ human rights in the Draft Constitution and ensure their full, unimpeded participation in the constitutional reform process, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said in a briefing paper published today. (more…)
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 debate in achieving reform. (more…)
The ICJ today condemned the adoption of amendments to the Sri Lankan Constitution, which serve to expand the powers of the President, while encroaching on the powers of the parliament and courts. (more…)
Today, the ICJ called on Turkmenistan to comply with its international legal obligations to release detained lawyer Pygamberdy Allaberdyev, who is alleged to be arbitrarily detained, or to charge him with a cognizable crime consistent with international human rights law. (more…)
