Thailand: Two years into the adoption of the Anti-Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act, justice for victims and survivors remains unattainable
As Thailand marks the second anniversary of the adoption of the landmark Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act (the Act) on 22 February 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) calls on the Thai authorities to take immediate...
Joint Statement: The ICJ joined other NGOs in calling for states to accede to the Ljubljana-The Hague Convention
As 14 February 2025 marks the first year anniversary of the signing conference of the Ljubljana-The Hague Convention on International Cooperation in the Investigation and Prosecution of the Crime of Genocide, Crimes against Humanity, War Crimes and other International...
Kazakhstan: Criminal proceedings against lawyers Zhanna Urazbakhova and Gabit Bekitayev must be dropped
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the initiation of criminal proceedings by Almaty Police Department against lawyers Zhanna Urazbakhova and Gabit Bekitayev in Almaty. The ICJ believes that these proceedings are likely to have been undertaken in response to the lawful exercise of their professional duties.
Slovakia: The ICJ addresses the National Judicial Council on threats to judicial independence
On 14 February 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) denounced what appears to be improper interference by the executive in the work of the NJC, and emphasized that judicial councils must remain independent from parliamentary and executive influence to...
EU: Urgent action needed to sustain global development aid
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), together with over 60 civil society organizations, has joined an urgent appeal calling on EU leaders to take immediate action to address the global development aid crisis triggered by recent decisions by the U.S....Recent News
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