Nigerian fishermen should be allowed to appeal oil pollution ruling
The ICJ and other human rights, environmental and development groups sent a letter to the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court in support of the Claimants’ application for permission to appeal in Okpabi and others v Royal Dutch Shell plc and another [2018] EWCA Civ 191 (Okpabi).
On video: FAIR project – access to justice for migrant children in the EU
Today, the ICJ-European Institutions held the final event of its EU and OSI funded FAIR project (Fostering Access to justice for Immigrant children’s Rights) in the European Parliament in Brussels. Two videos have also been produced.
Egypt: immediately release Hisham Geneina, quash his conviction
The ICJ today called on the Egyptian authorities to quash the conviction of, and immediately release Hisham Geneina, a former judge and former head of the Central Auditing Authority in Egypt.
Uzbekistan: ICJ begins a research mission on access to justice for economic, social and cultural rights
From April 16 to 20, the ICJ is conducting a research mission to Uzbekistan to identify the priority ESC rights issues which will be the focus of its project on access to the economic, social and cultural (ESC) rights (ACCESS project).
Thailand: at fourth anniversary of enforced disappearance of “Billy”, still no resolution
On the fourth anniversary of the apparent enforced disappearance of Karen activist, “Billy,” the ICJ repeats its calls for the Department of Special Investigations (DSI) to assume responsibility for effectively investigating the case.
On video: women in Nepalese elections
In 2017, Nepal held its first local-level elections for almost 20 years and the first ever conducted under the new federal state structure established under the 2015 Constitution. They were significant because of the unprecedented number of women who stood as candidates and won.
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