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Joint statement by international civil society organisations working on the protection of lawyers, human rights defenders and freedom of expression We, the undersigned international civil society organisations, express grave concern at the continued arbit

What is the role of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) in strengthening the rule of law and responding to new challenges in the protection of civil and political rights? This question is at the centre of today's Expert Discus

United Nations Human Rights Council 63rd Regular Session - General Debate Item 4 Oral Statement of the International Commission of Jurists Mr. President, The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) considers that the widespread and systematic human righ

United Nations Human Rights Council 63rd Regular Session Agenda Item 4 Oral statement of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) in the interactive dialogue with the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the situation in Venezuela 18 Sep

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), the Bar Human Rights Committee of England & Wales (BHRC), the East Africa Law Society (EALS), the Law Society of England and Wales (LSEW),

United Nations Human Rights Council 63rd Regular Session Item 3 Oral Statement for the ID with the Working Group on Arbitrary Detentions Thank you, Vice-President, The ICJ calls attention to the opinions of the Working Group in the cases of Abdel Farouq a

As enforced disappearances and other human rights atrocities continue in Myanmar, there is a great deal that can and must be done to address these cases with a view to bringing justice to victims and their survivors, according to participants at a webinar

United Nations Human Rights Council 63rd Regular Session - General Debate Agenda Item 2 Oral statement of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) President, The ICJ highlights two situations that deserve the attention of this Council. In Tunisia, th

United Nations Human Rights Council 63rd Regular Session Item 2 Oral Statement for the EID on reports of the HC and IIMM - Myanmar Vice President, The ICJ and IBAHRI welcome the continued efforts to document serious violations and abuses and advance accou

On 30 August, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) joins the wider international community in marking the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. This year, the International Day also falls on the twentieth anniversary of the