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Egypt: Unjust conviction of Mada Masr Editor-in-Chief marks serious escalation in media crackdown
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) strongly condemns the conviction and sentence...
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Thailand: Three draft anti-SLAPP laws must deliver comprehensive protection
Three legislative proposals to counter strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) are...
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Egypt’s Matsda2sh case: end the crackdown on media workers with fake “terrorism” charges
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) strongly condemns the Egyptian authorities’ arbitrary...
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Joint Letter: Addressing Human Rights Abuses During Vietnam’s To Lam’s Visit
Dear President Costa and President von der Leyen, We are writing to...
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Joint Letter: Urgent diplomatic action to halt further executions in eastern Libya
In a letter made public today, Amnesty International, the International Commission of...
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Czech Republic: UN Committee on the Rights of the Child finds that immigration detention of children violated the prohibition of arbitrary detention and ill-treatment
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) recently delivered...
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Tajikistan: barriers faced by survivors of gender-based violence
Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a serious and persistent human rights concern in...
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Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT): Pursuing Accountability for Reproductive Violence as Genocide
Side Event at the Human Rights Council’s 60th Session At the...
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Joint statement: States Must Act Now to Protect the International Criminal Court from Unlawful US Sanctions
The Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC), the more than 120...
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ICJ and Partners Call for Inclusive Civil Society Participation in Negotiations on Crimes against Humanity Convention
On the occasion of the 6th Committee (Legal) of the UN General...
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Uzbekistan: ICJ and the Academy of Justice launch a course on international human rights law in the administration of justice
On 9 October 2026, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the...
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HRC63: ICJ and Partners Call on Cambodia to Halt Impunity for Human Rights Violations, Including Transnational Repression
United Nations Human Rights Council 63rd Regular Session – Item 10: Interactive...
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Africa Region: Human Rights Defenders and Lawyers Propose Means to Strengthen Access to Redress for Victims of Human Rights Atrocities
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — On 9-10 September the International Commission of Jurists...
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Europe: Experts stress the role of intermediaries in access to justice for children with disabilities
Intermediaries and other forms of communication support play a key role in...
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HRC63: ICJ and HRW Call for Protection of Black African Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Tunisia and Libya
United Nations Human Rights Council 63rd Regular Session – Item 9 Joint...
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Pakistan: End the cycle of detention and judicial harassment of lawyers Imaan Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha
Joint statement by international civil society organisations working on the protection of...
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Uzbekistan: Experts examine the application of the ICCPR in national law and practice
On 28 September 2026 in Tashkent, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ),...
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HRC63: ICJ Raises Concern over Torture, Executions and Impunity in Libya
United Nations Human Rights Council 63rd Regular Session – General Debate Item...
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HRC63: ICJ Calls for Renewal and Strengthening of the Venezuela Fact-Finding Mission
United Nations Human Rights Council 63rd Regular Session Agenda Item 4 Oral...
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Thailand: Judges have a critical role to play in combating and ensuring accountability for torture and enforced disappearance
Judges play an indispensable role in preventing, redressing, and ensuring accountability for...
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Joint Statement: Attacks on the Rule of Law, Judicial Independence and Access to Justice in Zambia
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the International Bar Association’s Human Rights...
Read moreHRC63: ICJ Raises Concern over Widespread and Systematic Arbitrary Detention in Egypt
United Nations Human Rights Council 63rd Regular Session Item 3 Oral Statement...
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Myanmar: As armed conflict rages and military rule continues, critical measures can be taken towards eventual justice and accountability for victims of Enforced Disappearance
As enforced disappearances and other human rights atrocities continue in Myanmar, there...
Read moreHRC63: ICJ Raises Alarm over Repression in Tunisia and Arbitrary Detention in El Salvador
United Nations Human Rights Council 63rd Regular Session – General Debate Agenda...
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HRC63: ICJ Calls for Protection of Lawyers and Accountability in Myanmar
United Nations Human Rights Council 63rd Regular Session Item 2 Oral Statement...
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More than fifty years on: enforced disappearance, the families who named it, and the reframing of international protection
On 30 August, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) joins the wider...
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Türkiye: Osman Kavala must be immediately released following European Court order to quash his conviction
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights today delivered...
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Sudan: ICJ joins call to extend UN Fact-Finding Mission and strengthen accountability
Ahead of the 63rd session of the UN Human Rights Council, the...
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