Tunisia: Reverse the President’s power grab
Presidential Decree 117 on 22/09/2021 is an affront to the Rule of Law and the constitutional order and must be immediately revoked, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today.
Lebanon: Immediately halt the deportation of detained Syrian men and ensure their protection
The Lebanese authorities must immediately release the six Syrian men recently arrested outside the Syrian embassy in Beirut and desist from deporting them, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) said today.
Tunisia: President must reestablish the rule of law
President Kais Saied must immediately revoke his decree renewing the State of Exception and related measures sine die, the International Commission of Jurists said today.
Tunisia: President’s power grab is an assault on the rule of law
President Kais Saied’s dismissal of Tunisia’s head of government and suspension of parliament constitute a flagrant attack on the rule of law and erodes the foundations of the constitutional order in Tunisia, the International Commissions of Jurists (ICJ) said today.
Egypt: Law 71 an assault on the right to a public trial and on freedom of expression
Egyptian authorities must repeal the newly enacted Law 71, which criminalizes media coverage and other reporting on criminal trials, in a flagrant violation of the right to a public trial and the right to freedom of expression, the ICJ said today.
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