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Egypt must immediately and unconditionally release anti-torture protester Mahmoud Hussein

The Egyptian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Mahmoud Hussein who is facing 25 years in prison simply for wearing a T-shirt with an anti-torture slogan, 15 Egyptian and international human rights organizations said today. البيان باللغة العربية على هذا الرابط Mahmoud Hussein has been arbitrarily detained since August 2023. Since then, his mental and […]

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Civil Society, Media and Human Rights Organisations jointly urge the European Commission to strengthen its rule of law reporting content

Today, the ICJ, together with 37 key civil society, human rights, journalist and media support organisations, published a joint public statement on the 2024 Rule of Law Report. The organisations call on the European Commission to strengthen the effectiveness of the rule of law dialogue, improve the impact of reporting and take decisive action against […]

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HRC55: The ICJ calls for more resources for the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territories & the establishment of an international independent investigation mechanism in Libya

At the 55th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) addressed dire human rights situations requiring the Council’s attention, calling for increased resources for the Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territories and the establishment of an international independent investigation mechanism in Libya. Emphasizing widespread violations of international […]

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EU: Lawyers strategizing ways forward against threats to judicial independence across the EU

On 21-22 March 2024, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), together with Forum for Human Rights, Human Rights in Practice, aditus and Free Courts, held a workshop on tackling attacks on judicial independence and the autonomy of the prosecution through disciplinary and criminal proceedings, in Prague. As part of the ROLL (Rule of Law for […]

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