🤝⚖️🏛️ ICJ & the Academy of Justice of #Uzbekistan discussed continued cooperation on capacity building for trainee judges in international #humanrightslaw.
#RuleofLaw #JudgesandLawyers #IHL
The @icjurists.bsky.social notes with serious concern that the AMT President’s prosecution forms part of a series of acts of retaliation against his and the association’s vocal stance against the executive’s assault on judicial independence and systematic interference with the judiciary. (2/3)
As the trial was postponed to 26 March 2026, the @icjurists.bsky.social calls on the #Tunisian authorities to drop the charges against Judge Anas Hmedi and end all forms of harassment against him for exercising his rights to freedom of expression and association. (3/3)
www.icj.org/tunisia-end-...
@humanrightscouncil.bsky.social
At a side event, ICJ Legal Adviser Zar Li Aye & other #humanrights advocates shared what people in #Myanmar have endured since the military junta seized power unconstitutionally 5+ years ago. #Accountability #RuleOfLaw #IHL @fidh-official.bsky.social @hrw.org
🚨International group of experts warns there are reasonable grounds to believe crimes against humanity are being committed in El Salvador under the state of exception.
👉Read more ⬇️ www.icj.org/el-salvador-...
⚖️ ICJ Secretary General Santiago Cantón warns that El Salvador’s mass detention policy may amount to crimes against humanity.
“The State must protect citizens from organized crime, but with due respect for the law and human rights.”
Read the interview: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
🚨Additionally, numerous judges and prosecutors, who were arbitrarily dismissed, remain under investigation on spurious “terrorism-related charges” solely for decisions taken in the course of their legitimate work.
Full statement: www.icj.org/hrc61-joint-...
📢At #HRC61, the ICJ denounced the use of the so-called Counter-Terrorism Law by the Tunisian authorities to arbitrarily arrest, detain, and prosecute political opponents, lawyers, judges, and prosecutors for merely expressing their views or discharging their professional duties.
👩⚖️⚖️On the occasion of the International Day of Women Judges, ICJ recognizes the important role women judges play in strengthening the rule of law and ensuring equal access to justice.
2/🎯 The goal: clarify how existing human rights obligations apply online — addressing #surveillance, #data misuse, #algorithmicdiscrimination, and the #responsibilities of states and tech companies to protect #digitalrights.
1/ 🌐 💻 📱⚖️ #HRC61 Side Event: experts discussed the draft #Copenhagen Principles for the Protection of #humanrights in the #digitalage, a joint initiative by the Danish Institute for Human Rights and the ICJ.
💭⚖️ W/ The Commonwealth, @icws-sas.bsky.social & the Permanent Mission of Fiji to the UN in Geneva, we held a side event during #HRC61 to discuss a #humanrights -based approach to #CriminalLaw & the #decriminalization of conduct linked to #poverty, #homelessness & #status.
🔗 shorturl.at/jMjbN
#8MPs
♀️🩺 On International Women’s Day, ICJ Commissioner Patricia Schulz highlights the importance of the 8 March Principles for a human rights-based approach to criminal law.
🎥 youtube.com/shorts/7ECuV...
🔗 More: www.icj.org/resource/icj...
#IWD2026 #WomensRights #SRHR #8MPs
3/👩⚖️⚖️ #IWD #Uzbekistan #RuleOfLaw #WomensRights #HumanRights #EndGenderBasedViolence #EndViolenceAgainstWomen #BreakTheBias
2/👩⚖️⚖️ #IWD #Uzbekistan #RuleOfLaw #WomensRights #HumanRights #EndGenderBasedViolence #EndViolenceAgainstWomen #BreakTheBias
1/👩⚖️⚖️ #IWD Justice must work for #WomenAndGirls, who should be part of decision-making. Only equal systems—grounded in legal reform & strong institutions—can eradicate misogyny & GBV.
#Uzbekistan #RuleOfLaw #WomensRights #HumanRights #EndGenderBasedViolence #EndViolenceAgainstWomen #BreakTheBias
On 8March -and every day- we celebrate the power, resilience, & leadership of women everywhere — in particular #WomenAndGirlsWithDisabilities, whose rights, voices & safety must be fully included in the fight for gender equality & a better society 💜 #IWD #InclusiveEquality #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs
#IWD2026 #GenderEquality #InspireInclusion #BreakTheBias #RuleOfLaw #WomensRights #HumanRights #GiveToGain #NoOneLeftBehind
#IWD2026 #GenderEquality #InspireInclusion #BreakTheBias #RuleOfLaw #WomensRights #HumanRights #GiveToGain #NoOneLeftBehind
#IWD2026 #GenderEquality #InspireInclusion #BreakTheBias #RuleOfLaw #WomensRights #HumanRights #GiveToGain #NoOneLeftBehind
♀️✊ #IWD2026 More women are entering the legal profession than ever before. That’s progress. But representation ≠ equality.
Real change means women shaping leadership, institutions, and legal culture. Three powerful voices from human rights defenders on what must come next. 👇
#GenderEquality
🇺🇳#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...
📢 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.
📝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
