The Egyptian authorities must open an independent and impartial investigation into allegations of serious human rights violations perpetrated against detainees at the Badr prison complex and ensure that those responsible be held accountable, said the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today. (more…)
Following the conviction today of journalist Nguyen Lan Thang on spurious charges, the ICJ has called on the Vietnamese judiciary to quash the conviction and immediately and unconditionally release him. (more…)
The convictions by the Emergency State Security Court (ESSC) of 30 defendants, 16 of whom are in custody, including members of the Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF), solely for the lawful exercise of their rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly must be quashed and those imprisoned must be immediately and unconditionally […]
In a submission to the UN Human Rights Committee in advance of its forthcoming examination of Egypt’s fifth periodic report under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the ICJ highlights several ongoing concerns with respect to the country’s implementation of and compliance with the provisions of the ICCPR, including in relation to: […]
The Lebanese authorities must remove all obstacles impeding the investigation into the Beirut Port Blast on 4 August 2020, and ensure that any related disputes be resolved in compliance with rule of law principles and through legally established procedures, the International Commission of Jurists said today. (more…)
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the mass trial by the Emergency State Security Court (ESSC) in Case No. 1357 of 2019, known as the “Joker case”, of 103 defendants, including 29 defendants who were children at the time of their arrest, in which the Court handed down 82 guilty verdicts on 15 January […]
