United Nations Human Rights Council 60th Regular Session Interactive Dialogue Item 10 International Commission of Jurists Statement in the Interactive Dialogue on the OHCHR Report on technical cooperation in Libya 3 October 2025 Mr President, Since HRC resolution 56/16’s adoption, 67 unidentified bodies were discovered in refrigerators at the Abu Salim and Al-Khadra hospitals.… Continue Reading ICJ Statement on Serious Human Rights Violations in Libya The post ICJ Statement on Serious ...| International Commission of Jurists
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the Moroccan authorities’ ongoing crackdown on largely peaceful protests calling for reform of the public health and education systems, better employment opportunities, and an end to corruption. Since 27 September 2025, a wave of social justice protests has swept Morocco, initiated by youth groups “Moroccan Youth Voice” and… Continue Reading Morocco: End Crackdown on Protests The post Morocco: End Crackdown on Protests appeared fi...| International Commission of Jurists
The ICJ has joined over 250 civil society organizations in the following open letter urging UN member states to uphold, preserve and strengthen international refugee, human rights and humanitarian treaties, and to reject efforts to undo or undermine legal norms. Upholding Not Undermining International Law Civil Society Open Letter to States (September 2025) … Continue Reading Open Letter: Call for UN member states to uphold, preserve and strengthen international refugee, human rights a...| International Commission of Jurists
(September 29, 2025) – Tajikistan’s authorities have wrongfully imprisoned a human rights lawyer for 10 years for exercising his human rights| International Commission of Jurists
25 September 2025 Mr. President, Concerning the report of the Working Group, Lao PDR supported several important recommendations on combating gender-based violence (GBV) and stated it had taken steps to improve access to services and develop standard operating procedures (SOPs). However, these objectives cannot be realized without measures to counter harmful gender stereotypes, strengthen… Continue Reading Oral Statement of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) On the Universal P...| International Commission of Jurists
On 18 September 2025, at the Asia-Pacific meeting of the UN Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum, the ICJ co-hosted a discussion session titled “From Regulatory Twilight Zone to Algorithmic Equality: Advancing International Law, Corporate Responsibility and Women’s Rights in the Digital and AI Era.” The ICJ and other participants considered how to tackle the… Continue Reading Asia-Pacific: Business and Human Rights Forum Participants Consider Strategies to Ensure Companies Resp...| International Commission of Jurists
We, the undersigned Egyptian and international civil society organizations, welcome the decision of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to not sign the draft Criminal Procedure Code into law and instead to send it back to parliament for revision. The House of Representatives has since announced that it will convene an urgent session on October 1 on… Continue Reading Joint Statement: Civil Society Welcomes Decision Not to Sign Egypt’s Draft Criminal Procedure Code into Law The post Joint Statem...| International Commission of Jurists
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today launched a new report titled “From Exclusion to Equality: Advancing Access to Justice for Persons with Disabilities in Lesotho,” showing that while the Lesotho authorities have made substantial strides towards securing access to justice for persons with disabilities, a great deal more must be done to fulfil their… Continue Reading Lesotho: Further measures needed to ensure access to justice for persons with disabilities – New ICJ Rep...| International Commission of Jurists
United Nations Human Rights Council 60th Regular Session General Debate Item 4 International Commission of Jurists in the General Debate under Item 4 23 September 2025 Thank you Mister President, The ICJ is gravely concerned at the Tunisian authorities’ continued attacks on lawyers, judges and civil society actors. As two of… Continue Reading HRC60: Oral Statement in the General Debate under Item 4 on Tunisia The post HRC60: Oral Statement in the General Debate under Item 4 on...| International Commission of Jurists
Today the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and local partners, the People’s Matrix and Seinoli Legal Centre, launched the Reform for Inclusion, Support and Empowerment (RISE) project in Maseru, to bolster the efforts of civil society in Lesotho in gaining greater legal and other protections to safeguard survivors of gender-based violence. In Lesotho, an… Continue Reading Lesotho: ICJ initiates project to combat sexual and gender-based violence The post Lesotho: ICJ initiates p...| International Commission of Jurists
On 13–14 May 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) held a workshop on child-friendly justice and procedural rights. Experts and p| International Commission of Jurists
On 16-17 September 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) hosted a transnational workshop in Brussels on procedural rights of migran| International Commission of Jurists
(Beirut, September 16, 2025) – Lebanon’s parliament should ensure that the draft media law it is considering upholds the right to freedom of| International Commission of Jurists
© Photo by: Kamal Prasai, Online Khabar (London, September 13, 2025) All stakeholders in Nepal should publicly commit to uphold the rule of law| International Commission of Jurists
United Nations Human Rights Council 60th Regular Session General Debate Item 2 International Commission of Jurists in the General Debate u| International Commission of Jurists
Twelve legal and human rights organisations intervene in proceedings against the executive board ahead of trial. Criminal and civil proceedings a| International Commission of Jurists
On 24–26 August 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), together with the Centre for Independent Journalism, Malaysia (CIJ), and t| International Commission of Jurists
The ICJ is a non-governmental organization working to advance the rule of law and realization of human rights for all.| International Commission of Jurists
On 11 July 2023, the Chamber of the third section of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) handed down its judgment| International Commission of Jurists