Gaza/Palestine: States have a Duty to Prevent Genocide
ICJ publishes a new set of legal principles to address the harmful human rights impact of unjustified criminalization of individuals and entire communities
Russia/Ukraine: UN Human Rights Council must act to ensure accountability for gross human rights violations
Whenever one’s right to make autonomous decisions and the right to control over one’s body are at stake, national legal frameworks may conform to, fall below, violate or go beyond international human rights law and standards. This report examines UN Treaty Bodies’ jurisprudence on the notion of consent, offering insights into decision-making complexities & challenges […]
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On World Press Freedom Day, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns a pattern of ostensibly intentional attacks against journalists and other media workers who have been targeted by Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip in the aftermath of the 7 October attacks. The human rights organization calls on all competent authorities […]
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The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the violent assault, arrest and prosecution of at least 16 human rights activists participating in a peaceful protest in Cairo on 23 April 2024, and calls on the Egyptian authorities to immediately drop the spurious charges against them. (more…)
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Despite the adoption of landmark legislation addressing the crime of enforced disappearance in 2022, authorities have been slow to act in ensuring effective investigations and prosecutions in suspected instances of this human rights atrocity. (more…)
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In a report released today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) evaluates the failure of Venezuela’s Public Prosecutor’s Office to address cases involving gross human rights violations amounting crimes under international criminal law. The report concludes that the Office has been unable or unwilling to act in the vast majority of such instances, leading to […]
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