ICJ submits mid-term UPR submission on Nepal
Today, the ICJ issued a mid-term submission on Nepal’s implementation of the recommendations it had received during the second cycle of the UPR review in 2015. In its submission, the ICJ raised...
View ArticleEurope: save Mediterranean rescue ship
European leaders should act quickly to help the Aquarius, the last nongovernmental search and rescue ship operating in the Mediterranean, register after its flag was withdrawn by Panamanian...
View ArticleThailand: ICJ submits recommendations on draft law on torture and enforced...
Today, the ICJ submitted recommendations to the Committee Considering the Draft Prevention and Suppression of Torture and Enforced Disappearance Act (‘Draft Act’) and urged that the Draft Act be...
View ArticleICJ joins call for UN action on China
The ICJ today, alongside dozens of other non-governmental organizations, called on the UN Human Rights Council to adopt a resolution addressing the situation in China, at its upcoming March 2019...
View ArticleSri Lanka: implementation plan needed for UN accountability resolution
The ICJ has joined with other NGOs in a letter urging States to ensure that the UN Human Rights Council adopts a resolution that provides for a time-bound plan for the Government of Sri Lanka to...
View ArticleICJ joins call to renew UN Special Rapporteur on Iran
The ICJ has joined other NGOs in calling for renewal of the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran. The letter, signed by 42 Iranian and international NGOs, can be downloaded in...
View ArticleUN operations in Myanmar: ICJ and other organizations write to UN Secretary...
An open letter to the UN Secretary General signed by 19 international NGOs welcomes his initiative to review United Nations operations in Myanmar, and calls for the review to be open and transparent....
View ArticleSingapore: ICJ calls on government not to adopt online regulation bill in...
The ICJ sent a letter urging Singapore’s government to refrain from passing into law the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill 2019 (‘Online Falsehoods Bill’) in its current form. The...
View ArticleICJ urges action on UN human rights funding crisis
Together with hundreds of NGOs, the ICJ has urged States to redress the critical funding gap affecting UN human rights mechanisms, which is poised to cause postponement or cancellation of crucial...
View ArticleHRC 41: NGOs call to #RenewIESOGI
1316 NGOs working on diverse human rights issues from 174 States and territories around the world are calling the #HRC41 for the renewal of the mandate of the Independent Expert on violence and...
View ArticleCambodia: three years and still no effective investigation into Dr. Kem Ley’s...
Today, on the third anniversary of the killing of prominent political commentator and human rights defender Kem Ley, the ICJ and 21 other civil society organizations renewed their call on the Cambodian...
View ArticleBurundi: NGOs Call for Human Rights Council to extend mandate of UN...
The ICJ has joined with some 40 other international, African and Burundian NGOs to call on States to extend the mandate of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Burundi, at the September session of the Human...
View ArticleCambodia: NGOs call for heightened scrutiny by UN
The ICJ has joined other civil society organisations in calling for increased scrutiny of human rights violations in Cambodia, at the upcoming session of the UN Human Rights Council. The joint letter...
View ArticleMyanmar: ICJ and other organizations write to UN Secretary General urging for...
An open letter to the UN Secretary General signed by 16 international NGOs regarding the recent report by Gert Rosenthal, “A Brief and Independent Inquiry into the Involvement of the United Nations in...
View ArticleChina: systemic failures of the rule of law
At the opening of the 42nd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the ICJ and other NGOs call on States and intergovernmental organisations to address systemic failures of the rule of law in...
View ArticleEmirati authorities must free Ahmed Mansoor!
In an open letter, the ICJ and 139 other groups are calling the authorities of the United Arab Emirates to immediately and unconditionally release human right defender and 2015 Martin Ennals Award...
View ArticleNGOs urge States at UN to uphold human rights while countering terrorism
The ICJ and other NGOs today sent an open letter to all State delegations in New York, urging them to uphold the protection of human rights while countering terrorism, in forthcoming negotiations on...
View ArticleICJ signs joint open letter calling on participants in UAE “World Tolerance...
The ICJ, together with 22 other civil society organizations and individuals, called on speakers at the United Arab Emirates’ World Tolerance Summit to be held on 13 and 14 November 2019 to withdraw...
View ArticleSlovakia: ICJ expresses concerns over attempts to roll back reproductive...
On 18 November, the ICJ, together with 35 other non-governmental organizations, addressed an open letter to the members of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, expressing deep concern at...
View ArticleLibya: Human Rights Council should establish a Commission of Inquiry or...
Today, the ICJ joined seven other non-governmental organizations calling on States to establish a Commission of Inquiry or similar mechanism for Libya at the 43rd session of the UN Human Rights Council...
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