Oral statement of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and partners at the adoption of South Africa’s Universal Periodic Review outcomes under agenda item 6 of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s 52nd Regular Session. The statement was delivered by ICJ Legal and Policy Office intern Collin Christner. (more…)
The ICJ today denounced before the UN Human Rights Council the rampant xenophobic and racial discrimination perpetrated against non-citizens in South Africa. (more…)
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) are disappointed by the 2 August judgment of the South African Constitutional Court in the Relebohile Cecilia Rafoneke v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services (Rafoneke) case, which the Court heard together with the Bruce Chakanyuka & Others v Minister of Justice and […]
Today the Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), the Socio-Economic Rights Institute (SERI) and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), applauded the removal of discriminatory provisions in an updated version of the Gauteng Township Economic Development Bill (GTED Bill). The Bill is open for further comments until 30 August. (more…)
