Burundi Violence: civil society UN side event (live webcast)
The ICJ joins other non-governmental organisations in co-sponsoring “Escalation of Violence in Burundi: Human rights defenders voices from the ground”, a side event to the Human Rights Council’s special session on Burundi, 17 December 2015.
ICJ Victoria (Australia Section) call for human rights approach to countering violent extremism
The Australian Section of the ICJ, in Victoria, has called for a human rights based approach to countering the threat of violent extremism within the counter-terrorism strategy of the Australian Government.
Joint NGO Submission on implementation of European Court judgments
The ICJ, jointly with other human rights NGOs, has presented comments on the measures needed to strengthen implementation of European Court of Human Rights judgments, in a submission to the Council of Europe ad hoc Working Party on Reform of the European Convention System.
ICJ and other groups urge Malaysian government to drop charges against human rights defender Lena Hendry
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 Monday 14 December 2015.
Myanmar: briefing paper on Criminal Defamation Laws
Myanmar’s Parliament must abolish or extensively amend its criminal defamation laws to ensure the protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, said the ICJ today.
Amnistia y la CIJ apoyan la creacion de una Comision de la Verdad sobre la complicidad corporativa en Argentina
AI y la CIJ apoyan la propuesta de creación de una Comisión Bicameral de la Verdad, la Memoria, la Justicia, la Reparación y el Fortalecimiento de las Instituciones de la Democracia en el país.