Late as usual: Delayed delivery of textbooks infringes the right to education of Nepali students
This op-ed was written by the ICJ’s Karuna Parajuli and Timothy Fish Hodgson. It was published on 10 June 2022 by the Kathmandu Post. (more…)
Themes Archives: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
South Africa: Legal Reform on employment of non-nationals must comply with human rights
Today, the Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), the Socio-Economic Rights Institute (SERI) and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) draw the government’s attention to the need to fully consider its domestic law and international human rights law obligations as it continues the process of developing its National Labour Migration Policy and refining the proposed amendments […]
Uzbekistan: Expert discussion on the implementation of latest UN Treaty Bodies recommendations
Today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Regional Office for Central Asia (ROCA), the Nationwide Movement “Yuksalish” in cooperation with the National Centre for Human Rights of the Republic of Uzbekistan are holding an International Public Discussion on Uzbekistan’s implementation of the latest recommendations of […]
Joint Position Paper: Advancing Child Rights in the proposed EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
Save the Children and the International Commission of Jurists have prepared a joint statement on the proposed EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, which has the potential to have a substantial impact on the conduct of businesses incorporated in and/or with operations in the European Union and the ability of these businesses to respect, protect […]
South Africa: ICJ argues that Copyright Act must be struck down because it fails to protect the rights of persons with print disabilities
Today, the ICJ, represented by the Equal Education Law Centre (EELC), will present oral arguments in a case in which the disability rights NGO BlindSA seeks confirmation of a High Court order that declared the Copyright Act unconstitutional due to its failure to provide exceptions to provide for the rights persons with print disabilities. The […]
Nepal: ICJ lawyers’ workshop discusses strategic litigation to enforce the right to education
On the 30th of April the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), in collaboration of the High Court Bar Association, Nepalgunj, Lumbini Province held a workshop on the potential for strategic litigation in Nepal as a tool to ensure the realization of the right to education. The workshop focused on international human rights law and standards […]