HRC63: ICJ Calls for Renewal and Strengthening of the Venezuela Fact-Finding Mission
United Nations Human Rights Council 63rd Regular Session Agenda Item 4 Oral statement of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) in the interactive dialogue with the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the situation in Venezuela 18 September 2026...
ICJ joins call to renew UN scrutiny on Eritrea and advance accountability for grave human rights violations
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland) 12 May 2026 Eritrea: Extend the Special Rapporteur’s mandate, move the accountability agenda forward Excellencies, Ahead of the UN Human...
UN Human Rights Council: ICJ highlights concerns about the grave human rights situation in Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan
The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) convened today in Geneva for the start of its 54th session. The ICJ delivered statements on three situations in which gross and systematic violations of human rights are committed: Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. These situations require sustained attention by the international community, including within the HRC, and more robust measures to ensure accountability for these violations, some of which are likely to constitute crimes under international law.
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