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ICJ calls for accountability for private security companies and reparations for victims at UN negotiations on a regulatory framework

4th session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group to elaborate the content of an international regulatory framework on the regulation, monitoring and oversight of the activities of private military and security companies, 17-21 April 2023 General comments by the International Commission of Jurists, 17 April 2023 Mr. Chairperson- Rapporteur, The International Commission of Jurists welcomes […]

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UN rights body fails to further justice in Libya

The statement is available in Arabic here. “Civil society organisations dismayed by inadequate Human Rights Council Libya resolution despite worsening situation” On 4 April, the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) adopted resolution 52/L.33 on “Technical assistance and capacity-building to improve human rights in Libya” that fails to establish a mechanism to follow-up on the work […]

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The ICJ denounces ongoing civil society crackdown through Egypt’s abuse of counter-terrorism measures

The ICJ denounced today the ongoing civil society crackdown through Egypt’s abuse of counter-terrorism measures at the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism. The statement reads as follows: “Madam Special Rapporteur, Despite Egypt’s formal lifting of the state of emergency, its authorities are responsible […]

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