Consenting adults living together is not a crime
An opinion piece by Ruth Panjaitan, ICJ National Legal Adviser in Indonesia. (more…)
Tag Archives | international human rights law
Benin: ICJ convenes training and judicial dialogue for implementation of human rights in Francophone Africa
From 12-13 February, the ICJ, in collaboration with the Supreme Court of the Republic of Benin and the African Association of the Francophone Higher Jurisdictions, hosted regional judicial dialogue and training for effective implementation of human rights in francophone Africa in Cotonou. (more…)
Syria-Turkey: end operation “Peace Spring” and ensure the protection of civilians
Today, ICJ called on Turkey to comply with its obligations under the UN Charter, international humanitarian law and international human rights law, immediately end its military operations in Syria, and protect and ensure the protection of the Syrian civilian population. (more…)
Spain: Conviction of Catalonian leaders violates human rights – Video
The conviction today of Catalan separatist leaders of broadly defined offences of sedition unduly restricts rights of freedom of expression, assembly and association, the ICJ said today. (more…)
NJCM and ICJ hold a roundtable discussion among judges and lawyers on the application of counter-terrorism legislation in the EU
On 27 September, the Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten (NJCM) and the ICJ held a a closed-door roundtable discussion in the Hague on investigative procedures and procedural rights in counter terrorism: implementing the EU Directive 2017/541 on combating terrorism. The discussion took place in the framework of the EU funded project “Judges Uniting to […]
Turkey: ICJ and others intervene in case of mass dismissal of civil servants under State of Emergency
The International Commission of Jurists, jointly with Amnesty International and the Turkey Litigation Support Project intervened today before the European Court of Human Rights in the case of a Turkish public servant, Hamit Pişkin, who was dismissed by executive decrees during the State of Emergency. (more…)