ICJ joins letter of concern for lawyers in China
The ICJ has joined with lawyers’ organisations and other NGOs in an open letter to China’s leaders expressing concern about a recent wave of arrests and other interference with lawyers in the...
View ArticleKazakhstan: prison officials interfere with lawyer Snezhanna Kim
Today the ICJ joined a number of human rights organizations in an appeal to the Prosecutor General of the Republic of Kazakhstan regarding a recent case of obstruction of work of lawyer Snezhanna Kim,...
View ArticleRights groups call on the UN Human Rights Council to address the...
The UN Human Rights Council should pass a resolution that addresses the deteriorating human rights situation in Cambodia, the ICJ and 10 other international and Cambodian human rights groups said in a...
View ArticleLaos: 1,000 days on, Sombath’s enforced disappearance remains a clear...
Today marks 1,000 days since prominent Lao civil society leader Sombath Somphone “disappeared” at a police checkpoint on a busy street in Vientiane. We, the undersigned organizations, reiterate our...
View ArticleVietnam: grant Le Van Manh permanent reprieve from death penalty and...
In a letter to the President of the Socialist Republic, the ICJ today called on Vietnam to immediately halt the execution of 32 year-old Le Van Manh scheduled on 26 October 2015 and to promptly and...
View ArticleMalaysia: discontinue investigations and drop charges against Bersih 4.0...
In a letter to Prime Minister Najib Razak, the ICJ today called on the Government of Malaysia to discontinue investigations of the organizers of Bersih 4.0 (photo) and drop all charges against Maria...
View ArticleBurundi: ICJ and others call for emergency UN session
The ICJ today joined other organisations in calling for a special session of the UN Human Rights Council to address the rapidly deteriorating human rights situation in Burundi. The joint letter cited,...
View ArticleThailand: The ICJ and Human Rights Watch express concerns over detentions
The ICJ and Human Rights Watch have expressed concerns regarding the detention of non military persons in a military base facility and the deaths of two detainees held there. In an open letter to the...
View ArticleICJ and other groups urge Malaysian government to drop charges against human...
In a letter, the ICJ and eleven other organizations call on the authorities to drop the charges against Hendry for screening an award-winning human rights documentary. Her trial is slated to begin on...
View ArticleThe ICJ comments on Reporting Requirements for Responsible Investment in Burma
The US Department of State has requested for the submission of public comments on the Responsible Investment Reporting Requirements for Burma. The ICJ has urged caution over the United State’s recent...
View ArticleThailand: ICJ sends letter to Department of Special Investigations on Somchai...
The ICJ wrote to Thailand’s Department of Special Investigations (DSI) today further to the latest setback in the enforced disappearance case of Somchai Neelapaijit, who was reportedly abducted by...
View ArticleMyanmar: ICJ joins call to extend UN Special Rapporteur
The ICJ today joined other NGOs in calling for the UN Human Rights Council to extend the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Myanmar. The letter sets out observations and recommendations for the...
View ArticleSouth Sudan: Human Rights Council should appoint independent expert
The ICJ joins other national, regional and international NGOs in calling on the UN Human Rights Council to appoint an independent expert to investigate, publicly report on, and promote accountability...
View ArticleUnited Arab Emirates: Human rights groups renew call for release of peaceful...
The call comes on the third anniversary of the start of the mass trial of 94 individuals, including government critics and advocates of reform. Ten human rights organizations appeal to the government...
View ArticleICJ joins call for strong UN resolution on Human Rights Defenders
Member States of the UN Human Rights Council should support the adoption of a vital draft resolution on the protection of human rights defenders and vote down over 30 hostile amendments proposed by...
View ArticleMéxico tiene una oportunidad histórica para el establecimiento de una ley...
La CIJ e otras organizaciones de derechos humanos llaman a la adopción de una ley general contra la tortura que cumpla con los estándares internacionales. La CIJ se une a varias ONG internacionales...
View ArticleVietnam: alleged torture of Human Rights Defender Tran Thi Hong must be...
The ICJ and 32 other human rights groups are calling on the Vietnamese authorities to carry out a prompt, impartial, independent and effective investigation into allegations that Tran Thi Hong, a...
View ArticleThailand: five years on, international organizations renew their call for the...
On the eve of the five-year anniversary of his detention, the ICJ and other international organizations condemn the ongoing and arbitrary deprivation of liberty of human rights defender Somyot...
View ArticleThailand: ICJ concerned over intimidation and harassment against human rights...
The ICJ, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC) and Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L), wrote a joint-letter today to the Lawyers Council of Thailand (LCT) – the country’s representative body of lawyers –...
View ArticleThailand: strengthen protection mechanisms and ensure accountability for...
The ICJ and other organizations urge the Thai authorities and several mining companies to drop legal proceedings against community-based human rights defenders and to strengthen mechanisms to protect...
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