HRC57: ICJ Oral Statement on the situation in Venezuela
United Nations Human Rights Council 57th Regular Session Agenda Item 4 Oral statement of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) in the interactive dialogue with the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the situation in Venezuela 19 September 2024...
ICJ’s strong calls for accountability for crimes and grave human rights abuses in Myanmar and Sri Lanka – Human Rights Council 57th session
On Myanmar, the ICJ welcomes the progress made by the UN independent investigative mechanism in its investigations into crimes in Myanmar, such as evidence collected on torture and other abuses in detention, including the commission of sexual and gender-based crimes....
HRC56: ICJ Statements on Belarus, Venezuela and Myanmar
Read the full ICJ statements at the 56th Session of the Human Rights Council here: ICJ OS – ID SR Belarus HRC 56 ICJ OS – ID HC Report Venezuela HRC 56 ICJ OS – ID SR Myanmar 56
UN Human Rights Council faces growing strains, but makes progress on racial justice and law enforcement, and addresses the situation in Eritrea
As the UN Human Rights Council concludes its 56th session, the ICJ warns that political deadlock and waning commitment by States to long agreed human rights objectives continues to limit the Council’s effectiveness in fulfilling its mandate to protect and promote human rights around the world.
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