Aug 7, 2024 | Advocacy, Cases, Legal submissions, News
As the Constitutional Court begins deliberations in a highly consequential case concerning sexual abuse in the South African Military, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has submitted argument that South Africa bears obligations under international law to ensure that courts and tribunals, including military courts, are competent, independent, impartial and allow for a fair and public hearing.
Jul 25, 2024 | Advocacy, News
On 2 and 3 July 2024, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the Centre for Human Rights (CHR), University of Pretoria, jointly held a colloquium on women’s and girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in the Protocol to the African Charter...
Jul 22, 2024 | Advocacy, Reports
In Mathare, a large informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, there is an urgent need to improve access to quality public education, and to regulate private actors providing educational services in the community. These are some of the key findings in ‘Build Us More Schools’: The Quest for Quality Free Education in Mabatini and Ngei Wards of Mathare, Nairobi, a research report published today.
Jun 26, 2024 | Advocacy, News
The ICJ recalls that, under international law, security forces must respect the principles of necessity and proportionality and that the use of lethal force is only permissible when strictly necessary to protect life.
Jun 12, 2024 | Events, News
On 5 and 6 June 2024, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and its partners – the Institute of Commonwealth Studies and the Commonwealth Secretariat – held an Africa regional consultation on a human rights-based approach to criminal law with stakeholders in Nairobi, Kenya.
