ICJ Annual Report 2018 now online!
The ICJ has issued its Annual Report 2018, which offers a concise summary of the work carried out by the ICJ over the past year. (more…)
Themes Archives: Business and Human Rights
Tajikistan: officials must end intimidation of lawyers, including the Bar Association Chairperson
The ICJ today expressed concern that a Government anti-corruption agency has engaged in acts of intimidation against the Chairperson of the Union of the Lawyers of the Republic of Tajikistan, Saidbek Nuritdinov, and 15 other lawyers. (more…)
South Africa: authorities must act to address upsurge in xenophobic violence and discrimination
The ICJ today called on the South African government to take immediate measures to prevent, investigate and bring to justice those responsible for all discriminatory violence that has occurred in the country, particularly against people based on nationality or national origin. (more…)
ASEAN lawyers and trade unionists agree to develop regional guidelines on freedom of association of workers in the ASEAN
From 1 and 2 September 2019, the UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of association and assembly, Clément Nyaletsossi VOULE, and lawyers and trade union representatives met and discussed challenges faced in Southeast Asia on exercising the right to freedom of association of workers. (more…)
Thailand’s Legal Frameworks on Corporate Accountability for Outbound Investments
Today, the ICJ hosted a discussion on Thailand’s legal frameworks on corporate accountability for outbound investments in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The forum was co-organized with Earth Rights International. (more…)
Thailand: ICJ hosts discussion on human rights consequences of Special Investment Zones
On 13 July 2019, the ICJ hosted a discussion on the human rights consequences of Special Investment Zones in Thailand particularly focusing on the legislative frameworks of Thailand’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). (more…)