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08/05/2024

Syria: Joint Statement on French Investigation of Syria’s President Assad for Chemical Weapons Attacks

We are Syrian and international civil society organizations and victims’ associations united in our call for justice and accountability for the survivors and victims of chemical attacks in Syria. NGOs have documented hundreds of chemical weapons attacks in Syria. The United Nations and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons have conducted detailed investigations […]

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08/05/2024

The battle against an archaic law targeting those already at risk of human rights violations

The International Commission of Jurists has advocated for the repeal of Sri Lanka’s Vagrants Ordinance to halt the criminalization of homelessness and poverty and enhance human rights protection in the country. Colombo, Sri Lanka—The abusive and much-criticized Sri Lankan government’s so called anti-drug operations —undertaken since December 2023 with the stated aim of controlling “the […]

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07/05/2024

Tunisia: The authorities must release opposition figures and end politically motivated prosecutions

The Tunisian authorities must immediately end prosecution of political opposition figures and release those who have been held for more than a year without valid grounds . Khayam Turki, Abdelhamid Jelassi, Issam Chebbi, Jaouhar Ben Mbarek, Ghazi Chaouachi and Ridha Belhaj have been detained arbitrarily since February 2023 in the so-called “conspiracy case”. (more…)

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The notion of consent in the UN Treaty Bodies' general comments and jurisprudence
03/05/2024

The notion of consent in the UN Treaty Bodies’ general comments and jurisprudence

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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03/05/2024

Israel/Palestine/Lebanon: end impunity for deliberately targeting journalists during hostilities

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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