New Annual Report tells you what the ICJ did in 2019 to protect human rights
The ICJ has issued its Annual Report 2019, which offers a concise summary of the work carried out by the ICJ over the past year. (more…)
Themes Archives: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
ICJ Facebook Live on “Lives and Laws” to commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance 2020
On 18 November 2020, the ICJ hosted a Facebook Live with four transgender human rights activists from Asia and Africa. It highlighted the stark reality between progressive laws and violent lived realities of transgender people. (more…)
Eswatini: ICJ and partner organization launch guide to reporting gender-based violence for journalists
To assist in efforts to combat gender-based violence, the ICJ and Swaziland Action Group Against Abuse (SWAGAA) collaborated to create a guide on reporting gender-based violence for media practitioners in Eswatini. (more…)
ICJ ran a SOGIE Facebook Live Campaign for Pride Month
The ICJ hosted live interviews with human rights defenders from Asia, Africa and Latin America to mark Pride Month, which is celebrated during the month of June in various parts of the world. The interviews took place from 22 June to 3 July 2020. (more…)
ICJ and other NGOs submit third-party intervention to the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Lapunov v. Russia
On 16 April 2020, the ICJ and other NGOs submitted a third-party intervention to the European Court of Human Rights in the case Lapunov v. Russia (Application No. 28834/19). It concerns a Russian man, who argues that he was tortured during a crackdown on LGBTI people in Chechnya. (more…)
South Africa: authorities must work urgently to curb gender-based violence under lockdown
As South Africa enters into its second week of a 21-day lockdown, the ICJ calls on national, provincial and local government authorities to urgently implement measures to prevent sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and protect women and children from it. (more…)