The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is concerned that an ill-considered judgement issued on 13 August 2024 by Eswatini’s Supreme Court will allow for the continued overexpansive use of national security and counterterrorism laws to violate human rights and fundamental freedoms.
The ICJ urged today the UN Human Rights Council to enstablish an international independent accountability mechanisms to investigate into the gross violations of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The ICJ urges Thailand’s government to withdraw or substantially revise the Draft Act on the Operation of Not-for-Profit Organizations B.E. … because its provisions do not comply with Thailand’s international human rights obligations.
The ICJ today drew the attention of the UN Human Rights Council to the lack of respect, protection and fulfilment of the freedom of expression, assembly and association and to the widespread discrimination of LGBTI persons during the discussion on the outcome of the UPR of Eswatini.
ICJ along with 12 civil society organizations, wrote a letter to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, expressing concern regarding the right to peaceful assembly in Thailand.
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