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🇺🇳#HRC61: Oral statement of The ICJ in the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

👉 Read the full statement: www.icj.org/hrc61-oral-s...

📢 Be part of the conversation on protecting women’s economic rights, ending economic GBV and femicide, and strengthening legal reforms in Lesotho.

🚨Panel discussion | Advocacy dialogue | Virtual candlelight vigil for the victims of femicide|

📌Join the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) on 10 March 2026 at 11:00–12:00 (SAST) for an online International Women’s Day Commemoration under the RISE Project.

📝 Register now using the link below and secure your spot: lnkd.in/dP5FvGue

📌On March 11, international experts will discuss whether crimes against humanity are being committed in El Salvador under current security policies. The findings will be presented and discussed at:

🚨Livestream: www.youtube.com/@DPLF_info/s...

ICJ Convenes Global Forum to Strengthen Non-Criminal Justice Pathways for Redress | ICJ On 25–26 November, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) convened judges, lawyers, and expert practitioners from different regions for

📢 On 25–26 November, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) convened judges, lawyers, and experts for the 2025 Geneva Forum, focusing on non-criminal justice and redress for crimes under international law.

👉Read the full text at: www.icj.org/icj-convenes...

⚠️The ICJ urges amendments to ensure compliance with #CEDAW & #UNCAT, highlighting key deficiencies in the Draft Act that must be addressed to fully protect victims' rights.

Thailand: Draft Domestic Violence Act should be revised in line with international standards | ICJ Today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) submitted recommendations to Thailand’s Office of the Council of State concerning the Draf

📝The ICJ has submitted recommendations to Thailand’s Office of the Council of State regarding the Draft Domestic Violence Victim Protection Act (open for public consultation until 4 March 2026).

👉Read the full text: www.icj.org/thailand-dra...

🇺🇳 #HRC61: ICJ Statement on attacks against the rule of law and independent legal professionals — highlighting situations in #Afghanistan and #Guatemala.

👉Read the full text at: www.icj.org/hrc61-icj-st...

HRC Side Event

💭✊ #HRC61 Time to rethink laws that criminalize poverty & homelessness. Join our side event as we discuss the new Practitioners’ Guide & share global strategies to reduce incarceration & support social reintegration
#DecriminalizePoverty #SocialJustice #HumanRights #RuleOfLaw #CriminalJusticeReform

🎥 Alexandra Merguerian, family support worker at @jrsbelgium.bsky.social, sheds light on the realities faced by families with children who have irregular residence status and are placed in “return houses” in Belgium
👉 www.icj.org/eu-icj-publi...

🎥Hind Riad, lawyer at Progress Lawyers Network, discusses former Belgian legislation allowing the detention of migrant children with their parents in closed centres. She shares a successful complaint before the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
👉Full interview: www.icj.org/eu-icj-publi...

🎥Lotte Buekenhout, lawyer at Casa Legal, explains the situation of children affected by migration in Belgium, where families can be placed in “return houses.” She raises concern about recent political developments and the EU Pact implementation
👉Watch the full interview: www.icj.org/eu-icj-publi...

📣 Join our discussion in this webinar and examine how Myanmar’s experience must inform the new convention on crimes against humanity, and why the explicit inclusion of children is essential.

🗓️ 27 Feb 2026
⏰ 6:00–07:30 PM (MM Time)
🌐 BUR–ENG interpretation
✍️ Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The newly published @icjurists.bsky.social guide on strategic litigation for lawyers and CSOs📍provides an overview of international and EU bodies and mechanisms and 🔎explores effective strategies towards ending immigration detention of children
👉 www.icj.org/eu-icj-publi...
#EndChildDetention

🎥Kyriaki Fileri, @gcrefugees.bsky.social lawyer, points out that migrant children arriving in Greece can be placed in closed control centers for over 2 months, lacking psychological support, education, and legal assistance
👉 www.icj.org/eu-icj-publi...
🚫 #EndChildDetention
@icjurists.bsky.social

South Sudan: Extend UN Investigations Amid Deteriorating Human Rights Crisis | ICJ To the Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (Geneva, Switzerland) 19 February

#UN @humanrightscouncil.bsky.social's 61st session: ICJ & several other non-governmental orga­niza­tions urge the Council to sup­port a strong resolution on the human rights situ­a­tion in #SouthSudan, extending the UN investigations to respond to the #HR crisis:
🔗 shorturl.at/SWgdC

On 12 February, @icjurists.bsky.social hosted an event exploring:
🚩the implications of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum for migrant children
🚩how strategic litigation can be used to protect children from immigration detention
🔎 icj.org/resource/eu-...
#EndChildDetention

🎥Sylwia Brzezinska, @supportkind.org lawyer, highlights the importance of a child-centered approach in cases involving migrant children, as well as the need for specialized training for lawyers
👉 icj.org/eu-icj-publi...
🚫 #EndChildDetention
@icjurists.bsky.social

🎥 Attorney Todor Iliev raises serious concerns about the conditions in detention centers in Bulgaria where migrant children with family may be detained for up to 3 months
👉 www.icj.org/eu-icj-publi...
🚫 #EndChildDetention
@icjurists.bsky.social

🎥Zuzana Pavelková, lawyer at the Organization for Aid for Refugees, reflects on legal assistance for migrant children in the Czech Republic, where children with family with can be detained in closed centers for up to 90 days

👉 www.icj.org/eu-icj-publi...

#EndChildDetention
@icjurists.bsky.social

EU: ICJ publishes strategic litigation guide on children and immigration detention | ICJ The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has published the Guide on strategic litigation for lawyers and civil society organizations: Strate

📢The @icjurists.bsky.social has published a new Guide on Strategic Litigation to engage lawyers and CSOs in strategic human rights litigation challenging immigration detention of children
🔍 www.icj.org/eu-icj-publi...
#EndChildDetention

Pakistan: Arbitrary arrest and sentencing of human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha | ICJ The undersigned organisations strongly condemn the arbitrary arrest and subsequent conviction of Pakistani human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Maza

ICJ and partner organizations strongly condemn the arbitrary arrest and subsequent conviction of Pakistani human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, and call for their immediate release and measures to ensure the conviction is set aside.

🔗 www.icj.org/pakistan-arb...

🌐⚖️Jan 24 was the Day of the Endangered Lawyer

We stand with lawyers threatened, attacked & silenced around the world. When human rights & the rule of law are under attack, lawyers are society's last line of defense.
#DayOfTheEndangeredLawyer #RuleOfLaw #DefendTheDefenders #HumanRights

Venezuela, excarcelados pero no libres

📌 Don't miss the full ICJ report on arbitrary detentions in Venezuela, now available here: 🔗 www.icj.org/wp-content/u...

Iran: immediately stop mass killings of protestors and other atrocities and end impunity | ICJ The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) strongly condemns the Iranian authorities’ egregious use of widespread, excessive and lethal forc

#Iran: The @icjurists.bsky.social strongly condemns the Iranian authorities’ use of widespread, excessive and lethal force to suppress ongoing anti-government demonstrations, in violation of the protestors’ rights to life, peaceful assembly and freedom of expression. ⬇️
www.icj.org/iran-immedia...

Webinar YouTube video by CIJ América Latina

🚨 ¡EN VIVO! 🚨

Acompaña a @icjurists.bsky.social en este webinar crucial: 📌 Excarcelados pero no Libres: El abuso de detenciones arbitrarias y medidas cautelares contra la disidencia en Venezuela.
Con @IsabelCRoby(@Kennedy_HRC) 👤
@LuisCarlos (Defensor de DDHH)

📹 www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRZP...

Live @icjurists.bsky.social webinar: Ruth Farrugia and
@kbabicka.bsky.social explore how international and EU legal frameworks protect the rights of children with disabilities to be heard and to participate in legal proceedings.
#ChildVOICE #InclusiveJustice

The @icjurists.bsky.social has published a report showing that GBV remains widespread in Tajikistan. The report calls for criminalizing all forms of GBV, more shelters, and training for justice officials.

📑See the full report here: icj.org/tajikistan-b...

Turkey: Drop Bogus Charges against Istanbul Bar Association Leadership | ICJ The continued prosecution of the president and 10 executive board members of the Istanbul Bar Association, and the prosecutor’s request for the

Turkey: The ICJ joined 31 other civil society organizations in urging the Turkish government to drop bogus charges against the leadership of the Istanbul Bar Association 👇

www.icj.org/turkey-drop-...

United States/Venezuela: Territorial sovereignty, the rule of law and human rights must be guaranteed and respected | ICJ The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the attacks by the United States against Venezuela as an unlawful use of force and a clear

ICJ condemns the attacks by the United States against Venezuela as an unlawful use of force and a clear violation of the United Nations Charter.

ICJ urges the US to respect and guarantee Venezuelans' territorial sovereignty, the rule of law & human rights.

Read more 👉 shorturl.at/fPzbC