Egypt: Accept and Implement UN Member States’ Universal Periodic Review Recommendations to Cease Serious Human Rights Violations
On 28 January 2025, during Egypt’s fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR), 137 UN Member States expressed serious concern regarding the continued deterioration of the human rights situation in Egypt and urged the Egyptian authorities, inter alia, to: “Establish a...
World Congress on Enforced Disappearance: preventing and ending impunity for a global scourge
Geneva – On 15-16 January, The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) collaborated with the Convention against Enforced Disappearances Initiative (CEDI)* and other leading organizations to convene the first World Congress on Enforced Disappearances (WCED)...
Colombia: Despite challenges, constitutional court’s jurisprudence upholds the right to health of Venezuelans in Colombia
The ICJ launched today its latest report titled “Constitutional protection in practice: Venezuelan Nationals’ right to health in the Colombian Constitutional Court’s jurisprudence”. The report examines the Constitutional Court’s jurisprudence on the right to health of...
Myanmar: Four years after the military coup, widespread atrocities persist without accountability
As Myanmar enters the fourth year under military rule following the coup d’état on February 1, 2021, widespread and systematic atrocity crimes continue to be perpetrated by the military junta and armed groups across Myanmar with near total impunity, the International...
Türkiye: Authorities must end unlawful proceedings against the Istanbul Bar Association
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) expresses concern over the criminal proceedings initiated against the Istanbul Bar Association, including its President, İbrahim Kaboğlu, and members of its executive board. The ICJ further condemns the detention of Fırat Epözdemir, a member of the executive board, who was arrested upon his return from an advocacy visit to Council of Europe institutions. These actions constitute a direct attack on the independence of the legal profession and the rule of law in Türkiye.
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