The ICJ reiterated today its urgent call on UN Member States to establish a mechanism for missing and disappeared people in Syria on the occasion of the interactive dialogue with the Commission of inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic.
The ICJ denounced today the ongoing civil society crackdown through Egypt’s abuse of counter-terrorism measures at the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism.
The ICJ, together with Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), delivered an oral statement to the 51st Session of the UN Human Rights Council calling on Cambodia to ensure the independence of the courts and the legal profession.
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) joined several human rights organizations in signing the following letter, urging state representatives at the Human Rights Council to ensure the extension of the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Libya’s mandate.
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.
The joint civil society statement, delivered by International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) on behalf of the group, outlines the main achievements and shortfalls of this last 46th regular session.
In the statement, the undersigned organisation comment on the engagement of civil society in online sessions, welcome the adoption of the resolution on vaccines and of resolutions to sustain scrutiny and accountability including in Belarus, Iran, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Sri Lanka, South Sudan and Syria. The NGOs have underlined the fact thatover 30 States have united in a long-overdue condemnation of Egypt’s misuse of counter-terrorism measures to imprison peaceful critics, and over 40 States raised concern over the shrinking civic space in Russia.
The civil society organisations have urged the Council to take prompt action on Algeria, Cameroon, China, India, and in Kashmir, and for the upcoming session, to set up an international accountability mechanism on the Philippines, and independent monitoring on pushbacks and other violations faced by migrants and refugees.
The statement is endorsed by:
Read the full statement: UN-JointStatement-UNHRC46-Advocacy-EndOfSession-ENG-2021
Contact:
Massimo Frigo, ICJ UN Representative, e: massimo.frigo(a)icj.org, t: +41797499949