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icj-eca.bsky.social @icj-eca.bsky.social · 3d

Live webinar: Mikiko Otani @icjurists.bsky.social & Isabela Atanasiu @ec.europa.eu shed light on the international legal framework and the EU Pact on Asylum and Migration regarding the right of migrant and refugee children to be heard and participate in legal proceedings
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ICJ @icjurists.bsky.social · 3d

#UNHRC60 On October 3, Lawyers' Rights Watch Canada, International Bar Association and International Commission of Jurists denounced the state of deterioration of the #RuleOfLaw in Cambodia and urged the Council to renew the Special Rapporteur's mandate: www.icj.org/joint-statem...

ICJ @icjurists.bsky.social · 4d

#UNHRC60 On Friday, the ICJ, Lawyers for Justice in Libya and Libya Crimes Watch delivered a joint statement on the ongoing human rights violations in Libya, calling for the establishment of a Special Rapporteur to closely monitor the situation: www.icj.org/icj-statemen...

ICJ @icjurists.bsky.social · 4d

🇰🇭 Journalists, activists and land & environmental defenders in #Cambodia face arbitrary detention & suppression of civic space. @icjurists.bsky.social joined Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada and @ibanews.bsky.social to raise these urgent concerns at #HRC60 and call for continued independent monitoring.

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ICJ @icjurists.bsky.social · 4d

“This mechanism represents a crucial step forward in responding to the systematic rights violations and abuses in Afghanistan, particularly of women, girls and LGBTQI+ persons” said Sandra Epal-Ratjen, ICJ’s International Advocacy Director.

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Afghanistan: UN Human Rights Council establishment of an independent investigative mechanism is a major step towards accountability | ICJ

Geneva, 6 October 2025 The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) welcomes today’s decision by the UN Human Rights Council to establish an i

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ICJ @icjurists.bsky.social · 4d

🇦🇫 @icjurists.bsky.social welcomes today’s historic decision by the UN Human Rights Council to establish an independent investigative mechanism on #Afghanistan to collect, consolidate, preserve and analyse evidence of international crimes and the most serious violations of international law.
#HRC60

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ICJ @icjurists.bsky.social · 9d

2/2⚖️ This is the result of consultations in #Mombasa, #Kisumu & #Nairobi in #Kenya with state & non-state actors, including persons with disabilities, which will inform the development of a Country Guide on addressing harmful #gender & #disability #stereotypes in the justice system.

ICJ @icjurists.bsky.social · 9d

1/2 ⚖️ Today the ICJ, in partnership with
United Disabled Persons of Kenya is hosting a consultative forum with the members of the Kenya Network of Women and Girls with Disabilities & representatives from OPDs on challenges that #women and #girls with #disabilities face in accessing #justice.

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GENeva Environment Network @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org · 10d

Sandra Epal of @icjurists.bsky.social highlights that the #JustTransition is an inherently qualitative process where a human rights-based approach must go hand-in-hand with consulting those that are directly involved with the transitions.

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ICJ @icjurists.bsky.social · 10d

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📣 Join our webinar on procedural rights of #migrant & #refugee #children in #legal proceedings, where we'll explore intl & #EU frameworks ensuring children’s effective participation.
✍️Get registered: forms.office.com/e/PkHbpeEhag
#ChildsRights #VoiceOfTheChild #RightToBeHeard

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ICJ @icjurists.bsky.social · 11d

2/2 It's key to complement #legalaction with #advocacy, #capacitybuilding, & #collaboration with oversight institutions to ensure #accountability and effective implementation. Find out more about the 8 March Principles:
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ICJ publishes a new set of legal principles to address the harmful human rights impact of unjustified criminalization of individuals and entire communities | ICJ

Today, on International Women’s Day, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) launched a new set of

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ICJ @icjurists.bsky.social · 11d

1/2 Today, at the #humanrights training webinar by
Seinoli Legal Centre & Southern Africa Litigation Centre
on #SRHR in #Lesotho, ICJ highlighted how intl & regional #HR instruments like the 8 March Principles can support access to sexual reproductive health rights #AbortionDecriminalization #8MP

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ICJ @icjurists.bsky.social · 11d

According to 12 #humanrights organizations, #Tajikistan’s authorities have wrongfully imprisoned a human rights #lawyer for 10 years only for exercising his rights.

To the joint statement:
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Tajikistan: Lawyer Wrongfully Held for a Decade Free Buzurgmehr Yorov and All Others Held for Exercising their Human Rights | ICJ

(September 29, 2025) – Tajikistan’s authorities have wrongfully imprisoned a human rights lawyer for 10 years for exercising his human rights

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ICJ @icjurists.bsky.social · 11d

📬✉️ The ICJ has joined over 250 civil society organizations in the following open letter urging UN member states to uphold, preserve and strengthen international #refugee, #humanrights and humanitarian #treaties, and to reject efforts to undo or undermine #legalnorms:

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Open Letter: Call for UN member states to uphold, preserve and strengthen international refugee, human rights and humanitarian treaties | ICJ

The ICJ has joined over 250 civil society organizations in the following open letter urging UN member states to uphold, preserve and strengthen i

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ICJ @icjurists.bsky.social · 14d

📝 #Laos Today, ICJ delivered its oral statement on the outcome of the #UPR of the Lao People's Democratic Republic, emphasizing the measures the Government still needs to take to ensure the fundamental protection of human rights in the country: www.icj.org/oral-stateme...

Oral Statement of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) On the Universal Periodic Review outcome for Lao PDR | ICJ

25 September 2025 Mr. President, Concerning the report of the Working Group, Lao PDR supported several important recommendations on combat

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ICJ @icjurists.bsky.social · 14d

"The UNGPs say to us that there are clear State obligations and corporate responsibilities applicable everywhere, yet rapid technological change has blurred these lines, creating legal ambiguity and uncertainty." - Sanhawan Srisod, ICJ Sr. Legal Adviser

👇 Learn more: www.icj.org/asia-pacific...

Asia-Pacific: Business and Human Rights Forum Participants Consider Strategies to Ensure Companies Respect Human Rights in the Digital Space | ICJ

On 18 September 2025, at the Asia-Pacific meeting of the UN Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum, the ICJ co-hosted a discussion session t

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ICJ @icjurists.bsky.social · 14d

💡 Together with @menneskeretdk.bsky.social and Ingrid Quinn, the session invited participants to explore the boundaries between State obligations and corporate responsibilities under the UN Guiding Principles on #BusinessandHumanRights

#DigitalRights #AI

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ICJ @icjurists.bsky.social · 14d

📌 At the UN Responsible Business and Human Rights Forum (Asia-Pacific), the @icjurists.bsky.social co-hosted a session: “From Regulatory Twilight Zone to Algorithmic Equality: Advancing International Law, Corporate Responsibility and Women’s Rights in the Digital and AI Era.”

#UNRBHR2025

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icj-eca.bsky.social @icj-eca.bsky.social · 16d

📣Join us for a webinar on procedural rights of migrant and refugee children in legal proceedings. Together, we will explore international and EU frameworks ensuring their effective participation!
🗓️7 October
🕚11:00-12:30 CET
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#ChildVOICE
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ICJ @icjurists.bsky.social · 16d

📣 #UNHRC60 During the General Debate on Tunisia, the ICJ expressed concern about the Tunisian authorities’ continued #attacks on #lawyers, #judges and #civilsociety actors.

🧾 Read the full statement: www.icj.org/hrc60-oral-s...

HRC60: Oral Statement in the General Debate under Item 4 on Tunisia | ICJ

United Nations Human Rights Council 60th Regular Session General Debate Item 4 International Commission of Jurists in the General Debate u

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ICJ @icjurists.bsky.social · 16d

📃 #HRC60 #Venezuela ICJ concurred with the findings of the Indep.International FFM, highlighting the responsibility of military forces in gross human rights violations and crimes under international law during recent years, primarily in the context of the #repression of protests: shorturl.at/d93gu

Oral Statement of the ICJ in the interactive dialogue with the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the situation in Venezuela | ICJ

United Nations Human Rights Council 60th Regular Session Agenda Item 4 Oral statement of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) in

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ICJ @icjurists.bsky.social · 16d

#UNHRC60 The ICJ reiterated its condemnation of the ongoing repression of civil society and the erosion of the #independence of the legal profession in #Belarus, in particular the continued reprisals against #lawyers and human rights defenders.
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ICJ @icjurists.bsky.social · 17d

2/2 “As things stand, Lesotho’s laws contain discriminatory provisions that unjustly serve to deny people with #intellectual or #psychosocial #disabilities their rights to participate fully in criminal proceedings.” said Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh, ICJ ARP Director

ICJ @icjurists.bsky.social · 17d

1/2 ICJ today launched the report “From Exclusion to Equality: Advancing #AccessToJustice for Persons with #Disabilities in #Lesotho,” showing that while the Lesotho authorities have made substantial strides, more must be done: shorturl.at/dAQnR @timfish.bsky.social

Lesotho: Further measures needed to ensure access to justice for persons with disabilities – New ICJ Report | ICJ

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today launched a new report titled “From Exclusion to Equality: Advancing Access to Justice for P

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ICJ @icjurists.bsky.social · 17d

"In the face of a situation of deep crisis in the #ruleoflaw, where there are significant obstacles to #accesstojustice for environmental cases, it is necessary to work with judicial actors to overcome some of them." - Sandra continued.

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