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International Commission of Jurists - Africa

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Protecting and promoting human rights in Africa through the rule of law.

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📢Join us for: "The Global Assault on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers." 🔵Panelists: 📌Santiago A. Canton, Secretary General, ICJ 📌Margaret Satterthwaite, UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers. 📌Martin Flaherty, Visiting Professor, Princeton

📢Join us for: "The Global Assault on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers."

🔵Panelists:
📌<a href="/SantiagoACanton/">Santiago A. Canton</a>, Secretary General, <a href="/ICJ_org/">ICJ</a> 
📌<a href="/SRjudgeslawyers/">Margaret Satterthwaite</a>, UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers.
📌Martin Flaherty, Visiting Professor, Princeton
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Wilson Macharia, International Commission of Jurists, Kenya: "Now, standards, if they do not have enforcement or legislature, they are voluntary. An act that is passed by parliament with the support of constitution would not be considered voluntary." #inclusiveafrica2025 #IAC2025

Wilson Macharia, International Commission of Jurists, Kenya: "Now, standards, if they do not have enforcement or legislature, they are voluntary. An act that is passed by parliament with the support of constitution would not be considered voluntary." #inclusiveafrica2025 #IAC2025
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Deeply concerned about reports of new arrest warrants against former anti-corruption judicial operators in #Guatemala, followed by the decision to place the case under reserve (secrecy). These actions come within weeks of my visit to the country, where I found a pattern of

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Is market reform the missing link in global #vaccine #inequity? 🤔 A new symposium article co-authored by International Commission of Jurists - Africa Legal Adviser Timothy Fi. Hodgson in Cambridge University Press's Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics tackles this head-on. 📚 Read the full analysis: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Is market reform the missing link in global #vaccine #inequity? 🤔

A new symposium article co-authored by <a href="/ICJ_Africa/">International Commission of Jurists - Africa</a>  Legal Adviser Timothy Fi. Hodgson in <a href="/CambridgeUP/">Cambridge University Press</a>'s Journal of Law, Medicine &amp; Ethics tackles this head-on.

📚 Read the full analysis: cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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🎥Tim Fish, from the ICJ, is attending the #COSP to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this week. The ICJ is calling on States to strengthen access to justice for persons with disabilities, in line with their obligations under international law.

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🔵 Wilson Macharia, from ICJ, is attending the 18th Conference of State Parties to the UN CRPD. These exchanges are vital—especially with the Africa Disability Protocol now in force, as they inform our future legal-based advocacy with respect to its implementation.

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📢 [Job Alert] We are looking for an Associate Legal Adviser for Lesotho (100%) to join our Africa Regional Programme, starting from August 2025! 🔗 For more information, please visit: icj.org/about/jobs-int… #JobOpportunity #JobAlert #Hiring #HiringNow #SouthAfrica #Lesotho

📢 [Job Alert] We are looking for an Associate Legal Adviser for Lesotho (100%) to join our Africa Regional Programme, starting from August 2025!

🔗 For more information, please visit: icj.org/about/jobs-int…
#JobOpportunity #JobAlert #Hiring #HiringNow #SouthAfrica #Lesotho
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In a quiet village in western Kenya, 10-year-old Achieng’ sat at home every morning, watching other children walk past her gate in their uniforms, laughing and swinging their backpacks. Born with a hearing impairment, Achieng’ had once tried going to the local school but without

In a quiet village in western Kenya, 10-year-old Achieng’ sat at home every morning, watching other children walk past her gate in their uniforms, laughing and swinging their backpacks. Born with a hearing impairment, Achieng’ had once tried going to the local school but without
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Honored to have taken part in International Fair Trial Day 2025 in Brussels last week. A vital moment of global reflection on the right to a fair trial and the increasing threats to due process around the world.  Since 2021, International Fair Trial Day has been observed every

Honored to have taken part in International Fair Trial Day 2025 in Brussels last week. A vital moment of global reflection on the right to a fair trial and the increasing threats to due process around the world. 

Since 2021, International Fair Trial Day has been observed every
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📌 Save the date and join us for a timely and vital conversation on "Attacks against the International Criminal Court and judiciaries around the world: Firewalls against impunity in an age of autocracy." 🗓️ 27 June 2025 🕑 14:00 - 15:00 📍 Room XXV, Palais des Nations #HRC59

📌 Save the date and join us for a timely and vital conversation on "Attacks against the International Criminal Court and judiciaries around the world: Firewalls against impunity in an age of autocracy."

🗓️ 27 June 2025
🕑 14:00 - 15:00
📍 Room XXV, Palais des Nations
#HRC59
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👥 Leading experts will explore the impact of attacks on judicial independence and discuss how States can address the ongoing threats to justice and accountability. #HRC59 #SideEvent #IndependenceOfJudgesAndLawyers #RuleOfLaw #ICC #InternationalCriminalCourt

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🏳️‍🌈 This Pride Month, we commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York City—an empowering turning point that ignited a long and courageous battle for dignity, equity, and human rights for the LGBTQIA+ community. #PrideMonth #Pride2025

🏳️‍🌈 This Pride Month, we commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York City—an empowering turning point that ignited a long and courageous battle for dignity, equity, and human rights for the LGBTQIA+ community. 
#PrideMonth #Pride2025
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We celebrate the progress that has been made while recognizing the work that still lies ahead. We remain committed to protecting the dignity & rights of all and to a world where everyone can live without fear—regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression

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🎥 Watch this short animated video on the legal framework for SOGIE rights in #Africa and learn how this instrument is shaping efforts to advance equality and justice in the continent. 🔴 youtu.be/bvbnYh7ioj0?si… #SOGIERights #PrideMonth #Pride2025