Tag Archives | Right to freedom of association

14/04/2023

Africa region: Human rights advocates call on authorities to support the work of NGOs advancing the human rights of LGBTQI+ people in East and Southern Africa

On 11 April 2023, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) convened an online panel of five human rights advocates from East and Southern Africa to discuss the obstacles preventing organizations working to advance the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex (LGBTQI) people in their countries from registering to operate. The webinar […]

16/02/2022

Uganda: Religious minorities and others face major obstacles to the free exercise of religion and belief

The Ugandan authorities must promptly address serious and ongoing violations of the right to freedom of religion or belief in the country arising from the State’s failure to respect and ensure the right to freedom of religion or belief of individuals, particularly those practising “traditional” indigenous religions or beliefs, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) […]

19/10/2019

EU: roundtable discussion among judges and lawyers on the application of counter-terrorism legislation

On 18 October, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Juezas y Jueces para la Democracia and the ICJ held a a closed-door roundtable discussion in Madrid on the impact of the application of counter terrorism legislation on freedom of expression and association: implementing the EU Directive 2017/541 on combating terrorism. (more…)

25/11/2016

Egypt: draft NGO law would dismantle civil society

The ICJ today joined a group of 60 organizations condemning a new law that would further repress civil society organizations and human rights advocacy in the country, and calling on the Government to stop efforts to silence civil society. (more…)

29/06/2016

244 NGOs urge support for UN resolution on civil society

The ICJ has joined a group of 244 civil society organizations, spanning across all regions of the world, to call on States at the UN Human Rights Council to cosponsor the resolution on civil society space. (more…)

29/03/2016

Conviction and sentencing of Angolan activists a travesty of justice

The ICJ expresses its grave concern at the 28 March 2016 conviction and sentencing of 17 Angolan activists to terms of imprisonment ranging from two years to more than eight years, for the peaceful exercise of their human rights of freedom of association and freedom of expression. (more…)

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Africa region: Human rights advocates call on authorities to support the work of NGOs advancing the human rights of LGBTQI+ people in East and Southern Africa

EU: roundtable discussion among judges and lawyers on the application of counter-terrorism legislation

Egypt: draft NGO law would dismantle civil society

244 NGOs urge support for UN resolution on civil society

Conviction and sentencing of Angolan activists a travesty of justice

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