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Global organizations’ statement repeats calls on the World Health Organization to ensure a Pandemic Treaty grounded in human rights law and standards

Dec 3, 2021 | News

Member States of the WHO met over the last week to discuss the development of a Pandemic Treaty, committing to a process spanning between 2022-2024 and to hold public meetings to inform these deliberations. Today, alongside the undersigned organizations, the ICJ repeats calls on the World Health Organization to ensure a fully consultative process grounded in human rights law and standards.

Israel: Ensure full access to COVID-19 vaccines in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

Oct 5, 2021 | News, Publications

Israel must immediately remedy its failure to ensure full and equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said in a briefing paper released today.

UN: ICJ raises concerns for human rights, rule of law and accountability crises in Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Venezuela

Sep 15, 2021 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions

At the UN Human Rights Council, the ICJ today raised the attention of UN Member States to the dire situation of human rights and lack of accountability in Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Venezuela.

Thailand has failed to adequately address the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on the economic, social and cultural rights of marginalized persons

Aug 25, 2021 | Advocacy, Publications

Thailand must ensure that its responses to the COVID-19 pandemic comply with the international human rights law protections for economic, social and cultural rights, the ICJ said in a new briefing paper published today.

SADC Must Take Decisive Action on COVID-19 Vaccine Access at Summit

Aug 17, 2021 | Advocacy, News

On Tuesday 17 August 2021, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and Oxfam issued a public statement requesting that SADC Member States use the opportunity presented by the 41st SADC Summit to adopt a resolution to ensure equitable COVID-19 vaccine access in the region.

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Global organizations’ statement repeats calls on the World Health Organization to ensure a Pandemic Treaty grounded in human rights law and standards

Israel: Ensure full access to COVID-19 vaccines in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

SADC Must Take Decisive Action on COVID-19 Vaccine Access at Summit

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