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Across Latin America, victims of serious human rights violations continue to seek truth, accountability and reparation. At the ICJ’s Regional Consultation on Non-Criminal Justice and Redress in Bo...

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At the 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) called for stronger international action to address ongoing human rights violations and impunity in...

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During Day 8 of the 87th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), Commissioner Hon. Marie Louise Abomo raised critical questions concerning the rights of per...

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At the 87th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), important concerns were raised regarding the participation and representation of persons with disabiliti...

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The ICJ and its partners have published a Compendium, Ensuring the child’s right to be heard and to participate in legal proceedings: Strategies and good practices. The Compendium aims to support l...

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The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), together with its partners, organized an online webinar on the inclusive participation of children with disabilities in legal proceedings on 14 Januar...

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During the 61st Session of the UN Human Rights Council, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) delivered a powerful statement denouncing the Tunisian authorities' systematic misuse of the 20...

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À l'occasion de la Journée internationale des femmes, Patricia Schulz, commissaire de la CIJ et ancienne membre du Comité pour l'élimination de la discrimination à l'égard des femmes (CEDAW), a sou...

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On International Women’s Day, ICJ Commissioner and former member of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) Patricia Schulz highlights the importance of the 8 March...

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On International Women’s Day, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) stands in in sodality with women lawyers in Myanmar who continue to pursue justice and defend human rights amid ongoing r...

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In this oral statement at the UN Human Rights Council, Sandra Epal-Ratjen, ICJ's International Advocacy Director, addresses the persistent barriers preventing persons with disabilities from partici...

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Dans cette interview, Alexandra Merguerian, accompagnatrice de familles au sein de JRS Belgium, met en lumière la réalité à laquelle sont confrontées les familles avec enfants en situation irréguli...

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Dans cette interview, Hind Riad, avocate au sein de Progress Lawyers Network, évoque l'ancienne législation belge qui autorisait la détention d'enfants migrants avec leurs parents dans des centres ...

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Dans cette interview, Lotte Buekenhout, avocate au sein de @Casa Legal, explique la situation des enfants touchés par la migration en Belgique, où les familles peuvent être placées dans des « maiso...

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