Joint NGO Letter to UN Member States on the situation in Lebanon
Today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and other non-governmental organizations call on Member States of the UN Human Rights Council to urgently convene a Special Session on the situation in Lebanon to establish an international investigative mechanism...
Thailand: Joint Open Letter to the Thai Government on the extradition of United Nations-recognized refugee Y Quynh Bdap
On 18 October 2024, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and partner human rights organizations submitted an open letter to the Thai Royal Government, concerning the extradition of Y Quynh Bdap, a Vietnamese national and United Nations-recognized refugee...
Sri Lanka: Joint letter to the UN Human Rights Council
HRC57 – Sri Lanka: Renew the mandates of the OHCHR for 2 years
Open Letter to the President Of Guatemala
Read this open letter to the President of Guatemala expressing the ICJ’s concern about the situation of Ramón Cadena Rámila and calling for the protection of all human rights defenders in Guatemala. Open Letter in Spanish: Guatemala- Carta situación Ramón Cadena...
EU: The newly elected European Parliament must act to strengthen human rights and the rule of law
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the other 67 members of the Human Rights and Democracy Network (HRDN) address the newly elected Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) with an urgent call to prioritise the promotion and protection of human rights....Recent News
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