Chile: designing a path to solve the political and social crisis
An opinion editorial by Alejandro Salinas Rivera, ICJ Commissioner (Chile) (more…)
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South Africa: violent police action against asylum seekers and protestors must be investigated
The ICJ today expressed its grave concern at the conduct of police forces in their enforcement of a court order to remove refugees and asylum seekers from the offices of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Cape Town on October 30. (more…)
Chile: reflections on possible roots of the current social protests
An opinion editorial by Alejandro Salinas Rivera, ICJ Commissioner (Chile) (more…)
Lebanon: authorities must end the unlawful use of force against peaceful protesters with immediate effect
Today the ICJ condemned the response of Lebanese security forces to predominantly peaceful protests that erupted across Lebanon on 17 October following the government’s attempt to introduce a daily tariff on voice calls made through applications such as WhatsApp. (more…)
On video: arbitrary detention of indigenous leaders in Guatemala
Leaders of indigenous communities in Guatemala, seeking to protect their lands and natural resources from the negative impacts of business operations and infrastructure projects, have been charged with alleged criminal offences and in some instances arbitrarily detained. (more…)
Palestine: Trump Jerusalem Declaration dangerously ignores legal reality
US President Donald Trump’s declaration recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and indicating an intention to move its embassy there, dangerously ignores long-standing international law, the ICJ said today. (more…)