UN: Overview of the 46th Human Rights Council session
Today, at the close of the 46th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the ICJ and other NGOs highlighted key achievements and failures. (more…)
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Libya: Q&A on the UN International Fact-Finding Mission
Justice and accountability in Libya can only be achieved if activists and lawyers fully engage with and support the UN Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya (FFM) in documenting and collecting evidence of serious violations in the country, the ICJ said today. (more…)
Organizations Call for New UN Human Rights Council Resolution to Protect Human Rights, Justice, and Accountability in Sri Lanka
The ICJ has joined 21 other organizations to urge the Member States of the Human Rights Council to pass a strong resolution at the 46th Session, affirming an international commitment to protect human rights and justice in Sri Lanka. (more…)
Libya: continuing atrocities must compel States to establish an International Investigative mechanism at the UN Human Rights Council
Member States convening today for the resumption of the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council should support the establishment of an international investigative mechanism to document and preserve evidence of violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law (IHL) committed in Libya, said the ICJ and Lawyers for Justice in Libya. […]
Sri Lanka: Government’s refusal to implement UN Resolutions strengthens case for international justice mechanisms
The ICJ today condemned the Sri Lankan Government’s announced “withdrawal” of support for the process under UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Resolutions 30/1, 34/1 and 40/1. (more…)
Libya: support from international actors for the establishment of a UN Commission of Inquiry
This support comes as the ICJ documents failure of criminal justice system on human rights accountability with its report Accountability for Serious Crimes under International Law in Libya: An Assessment of the Criminal Justice System. (more…)