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📢 The International Commission of Jurists co sponsored WCRO’s 30th Anniversary Conference (Apr 21–22, Washington DC), bringing experts together to discuss authoritarianism, international crimes, and accountability. Join key conversations on strengthening the rule of law.

Join 18 leading legal experts discussing practical tools for digital rights advocacy and accountability.

#DigitalRights #HumanRights #Copenhagen #Principles

📌On 5 May, the ICJ & Danish Institute for Human Rights will present the Copenhagen Principles for the Protection of Human Rights in the Digital Age at RightsCon 2026 in Zambia.

⚠️In person and online.

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Council of Europe: Chişinău political declaration on the European Convention on Human Rights - Joint letter – European Institutions Office To the attn. of:Mr Mihai Popșoi, Chairperson of the Committee of MinistersMinisters of Foreign Affairs and Ministers of Justice of Council of Europe member States Permanent Representatives to the Coun...

Ministers from 46 @coe.int states meet in Chișinău this May to adopt a Political Declaration on the European Convention on Human Rights & migration.
@amnesty.org, @icjurists.bsky.social & @fidh-official.bsky.social warn about risks this poses to hard-won human rights & legal standards in Europe.

The newly published @icjurists.bsky.social Compendium on the child’s right to be heard and to participate in legal proceedings provides: 👉relevant international human rights standards & 👉effective strategies and good practices
🔍 www.icj.org/resource/eu-...
#RightToBeHeard #ChildVOICE

EU: Strategies and good practices for ensuring the child’s right to be heard and to participate in legal proceedings | ICJ The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and its partners have published a Compendium, Ensuring the child’s right to be heard and to parti

📢 @icjurists.bsky.social has published a Compendium of strategies and good practices to support professionals, policymakers and civil society in ensuring the child’s right to be heard and to participate in legal proceedings, fostering child-sensitive legal systems
🔍 www.icj.org/eu-strategie...

Tajikistan: ICJ and Right and Prosperity publish observations on gender-based violence and access to justice ahead of the Universal Periodic Review | ICJ The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Right and Prosperity have published joint observations ahead of the Universal Periodic Review (

⚖️ #UN ICJ & Right and Prosperity published joint observations ahead of the Universal Periodic Review of #Tajikistan.

♀️ The observations address #GenderBasedViolence & #accesstojustice for #women survivors, drawing on findings from an ICJ report 👇
🔗 shorturl.at/cNqx6

ICJ Urges CEDAW To Address The Harmful Impact Of Criminal Laws On Women's Rights | ICJ On 17 February 2026, Patricia Schulz, ICJ Commissioner and former CEDAW Committee member, delivered a statement at a side event on the elaborat

♀️⚖️ The ICJ delivered a statement on the elaboration of an addendum to CEDAW General Recommendation (GR) No. 24 on #Women and #Health, urging the Committee to address the harmful impact of #criminallaws on #womensrights:
🔗 www.icj.org/icj-urges-ce...
#Equality #IHRL #8MarchPrinciples

Rule of Law Under Strain in Eswatini: A Submission on Judicial Independence and Civic Space | ICJ On April 10, 2026, the ICJ filed a submission to the Human Rights Council’s Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review of Eswatini, in prep

⚖️ On April 10, 2026, the ICJ filed a submission to the Human Rights Council’s Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review of #Eswatini, in preparation for the review of the human rights situation in the country scheduled for November 2026:
www.icj.org/rule-of-law-...

We honor the memory of those lost, stand in solidarity with survivors, and reaffirm our collective responsibility to prevent such atrocities from ever happening again.

Honoring the past, standing with survivors, and committing to a future free from genocide.

Today, we join the global community in commemorating the 32nd Anniversary of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda (Kwibuka32). Under this year’s theme, Remember–Unite–Renew, we reflect on the enduring importance of truth, justice, and accountability.

On #WorldHealthDay, the ICJ reaffirms that the right to health is a human right, not a privilege. States have a binding legal obligation to ensure equitable access to healthcare and to uphold legal frameworks that guarantee dignity, equality, and justice for all. 🩺 #HumanRights

Tunisia: Quash sham conviction and sentence of judges’ association President, Anas Hmedi | ICJ The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) denounces as a sham the Tunis Criminal Court of First Instance’s conviction, on 6 April 2026, of

⚖️The ICJ denounces as a sham the 6 April 2026 conviction of Judge Anas Hmedi, President of the AMT, by the Tunis Criminal Court of First Instance, on baseless charges of “obstructing the freedom to work,” violating his human rights and judicial immunity.
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The UN Human Rights Council makes significant but limited progress in addressing human rights around the world, as atrocities multiply in the Middle East and elsewhere. | ICJ Geneva, 1 April 2026. The UN Human Rights Council (HRC), has concluded its 61st regular session 23 February to 31 March), advancing the protectio

#HRC61 | The UN Human Rights Council makes significant but limited progress in addressing human rights around the world, as atrocities multiply in the Middle East and elsewhere.
👇
www.icj.org/the-un-human...

ICJ hosts an African Regional Convening in Kenya on Transformative Equality Jurisprudence | ICJ The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) held a two-day convening in Nairobi, Kenya, with judges, lawyers and academics from the Africa regi

🤝 ICJ & partners held a convening in Nairobi with judges, lawyers & academics to develop and advance #equality & #nondiscrimination jurisprudence in Africa.
We launched a comparative law casebook:
🔗 shorturl.at/2LgW2
#DisabilityRights #GenderEquality #LGBTIQRights #JusticeForAll

Russian Federation: Arbitrarily detained human rights lawyer Maria Bontsler must be released | ICJ The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the decision by the Russian investigative authorities to charge Kaliningrad lawyer and hum

📢The ICJ condemns the decision by the Russian investigative authorities to charge Kaliningrad lawyer and human rights defender Maria Bontsler with “State treason”, which carries a sentence of up to 20 years of imprisonment.
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www.icj.org/russian-fede...

ICJ Oral statement at HRC urgent debate on protection of children and schools in armed conflict | ICJ United Nations Human Rights Council  61st Regular Session Urgent Debate Oral statement of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) in the U

🇺🇳 #HRC61: The ICJ condemns the unlawful aerial attack on a girls’ school in Minab, #Iran, which killed at least 175 people. Direct attacks against civilian objects are strictly prohibited. The strike must be investigated as a potential war crime.
👇
www.icj.org/icj-oral-sta...

Joint Statement from Legal Experts on Genetic Sex Testing in Sport | ICJ Legal Experts in human rights and sports advise the International Olympic Committee to prioritise athletes’ health, wellbeing and, bodily auton

🏆📚 Legal experts in human rights and sports have issued a statement about IOC's regressive move toward genetic testing as a precondition of participation in women’s sport:
🔗 www.icj.org/joint-statem...
#SexTesting #WomensSport #WomensRights #HumanRights #InternationalLaw

🚩Missed our webinar on inclusive participation of children with disabilities in legal proceedings?
🎥Watch the session on international legal standards and case law supporting effective participation with Ruth Farrugia: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzem...

🌐 We co-organized a diplomatic briefing in Gva, on the margins of #HRC61, with the Permanent Mission of Mexico & Slovenia on a future Convention on #CrimesAgainstHumanity. We discussed gaps on gender-based crimes & frameworks for cooperation, monitoring, dispute settlement to advance accountability.

HRC on Iran: the Council must condemn human rights violations by all parties to this conflict | ICJ United Nations Human Rights Council 61st Regular Session Urgent Debate   Oral statement of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) in the

🚨 @humanrightscouncil.bsky.social ICJ condemns the unlawful attacks by #Israel & the #US against #Iran & urges the Council to condemn human rights violations by all parties to this conflict.
🔗 Read the full statement: www.icj.org/hrc-on-iran-...

#InternationalLaw #InternationalHumanitarianLaw

On this International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims, the International Commission of Jurists reaffirms that the right to truth is essential for full accountability.

Libya’s UPR Outcome: ICJ Raises Concerns on Detention Abuses, Women’s Rights, and Migrants | ICJ United Nations Human Rights Council 61st session Agenda Item 6 – Universal Periodic Review Oral Statement of the International Commission of Ju

#HRC61 #UPR #Libya ICJ raises alarm over #humanrights violations.
Despite➕steps, critical gaps remain:
⚖️ Arbitrary detention & impunity
🚺 Women's rights
🌍 Migrants & refugees rights
Libya must act now to protect rights & ensure justice for all: shorturl.at/1xuhU

Lebanon: Israel must immediately stop using unlawful mass displacement orders and inflicting terror on civilians | ICJ Image: Smoke rises after an Israeli air strike on the village of Taybeh in southern Lebanon [Source: Al Jazeera] The International Commission of

🚨 The ICJ categorically condemns the Israeli Defense Forces’ (IDF) imposition of blanket displacement orders, which have caused severe panic, upheaval, and homelessness among over one million civilians across #Lebanon 👇
www.icj.org/lebanon-isra...

⚖️ #UN #HRC61 @humanrightscouncil.bsky.social

ICJ condemns the systematic erosion of fair trial rights and continued threats to #lawyers & legal practitioners in #Myanmar since the military coup in 2021 👇

icj.org/erosion-of-f...
#DefendTheDefenders #RuleOfLaw #HumanRights

Systematic Attacks And Judicial Harassment Against Lawyers In Belarus | ICJ 61st  Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council Item 4: Interactive dialogue with Group of Independent Experts on Belarus 12 March 2026

#HRC61 the @ibanews.bsky.social’s Human Rights Institute & the ICJ condemned the repression of civil society in #Belarus, in particular attacks & harassment against lawyers representing dissenting voices & defending human rights & the #ruleoflaw 👇
shorturl.at/K1CxP
#IndependenceOfJudgesAndLawyers

@fesonline.bsky.social #HRC61SideEvent: We launched our report on #CivicSpace & its vital role in defending #humanrights. Leaders stressed: civic space is the lifeblood of the UN system, connects states to people, & ensures #accountability to defend human rights 👇
📚🔗 tinyurl.com/34n6znvt

Olympics: Sex Testing Harms All Women and Girls | ICJ International Olympic Committee has no right to become ‘gender police’ of the world   (Amsterdam, March 17, 2026) – The International

♀️🏅 ICJ & partners are urging the Intl Olympic Committee to abandon proposed mandatory genetic #sextesting & #bans on #transgender & #intersex #athletes:
🔗 tinyurl.com/4t2v6265
#humanrights #womenandgirlsrights #equality #inclusion #sport

ICJ’s Legal Advisor, Wilson Macharia, will be speaking at an upcoming webinar on “Advancing Gender-Responsive and Disability-Inclusive AI Governance in Africa through a Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue with Legal Practitioners.”