A group of Thai lawyers discussed strategies for defending the rights of individual users who have been prosecuted based on social media content and ensuring that any use of digital information as evidence in criminal proceedings fully respects the right to privacy. (more…)
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has submitted a public comment to the Oversight Board in the case concerning a live video streamed on Hun Sen’s official Facebook page, where he threatened his political opponents to choose between the “legal system” and “a bat”. (more…)
The ICJ today called upon the Government to respect an Interim Order of the Supreme Court to ensure that funds are available to hold local elections and for the Speaker of Parliament to withdraw his referral of Supreme Court Judges for inquiry of a potential breach of parliamentary privileges. On 7 March, Government Member of […]
Today, on International Women’s Day, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) launched a new set of legal principles elaborated by jurists for a human rights-based approach to criminal laws proscribing conduct associated with sex, reproduction, drug use, HIV, homelessness and poverty. (more…)
A special feature by Juan Velez Rojas For several decades, Colombia has been a dangerous country for human rights defenders (HRDs) to carry out their critical work. Despite government measures to protect them and the signing of the 2016 Peace Agreement, this situation has not changed and may even be getting worse. A 2020 report […]
Santiago A. Canton, a distinguished Argentine jurist with decades long experience of fighting for the advancement of human rights and the rule of law, has taken up the post of Secretary-General of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) beginning 1 March 2023. Appointed by the ICJ Executive Committee for a five-year term, Santiago A. Canton […]
