📢7 years in prison on baseless charges and two ignored @ECHR_CEDH rulings—Kavala’s case reflects Türkiye’s political control over the judiciary. @ICJ_org @hrw & @TR_Litigation urge his immediate release. Read the third-party intervention here: icj.org/wp-content/uploads/2…

🚩New blog post on Opinio Juris! The Council of Europe’s new AI Convention seeks to ensure the life cycle of the AI is consistent with human rights, democracy and the rule of law. Read more: opiniojuris.org/2024/11/05/u… #AI #HumanRights #CouncilOfEurope #Convention 🌍💡

Today, @DEI_Belgique and @ICJ_org hold a strategic litigation training in Belgium🇧🇪 @maaikevanderbru introduces the Belgian context of immigration detention of children including family units, non-coercive measures and violation of children’s rights @JRS_Belgium @EU_Commission

Ending this first day training with @KarolinaBabicka discussing the broader context of strategic litigation – advocacy, communication, alliance-building – to challenge detention of migrant children successfully

Santiago A. Canton, @icj_org Secretary General speaking about the universality of #humanrights, the need to implement international human rights standards at the national level, and bringing examples of landmark cases of the @IACourtHR.

Starting the second day with Patricia Schulz @icj_org giving a detailed overview of all UN Treaty bodies recommendations to #Tajikistan regarding violence against #women.

“The definition of rape needs to be changed to include lack of consent, legal aid for women victims of violence should be mandatory, and justice actors must receive compulsory gender-based violence training,” Dilbar Turakhanova on the preliminary findings of the ongoing research.

“According to the Constitution of Tajikistan, international legal acts recognized by Tajikistan are a constituent part of the legal system. In case of disparity between national and international law, international acts apply,” highlights Patricia Schulz, @ICJ_org Commissioner.

We are starting our Expert roundtable today in Dushanbe, #Tajikistan, on Access to justice for #women. Looking forward to discussions with experts from the Ministries, the General Prosecutor, the Supreme Court, judges and lawyers, civil society and international organizations.

We are discussing legal education in Tajikistan, especially for women, specific vulnerabilities of women survivors of gender-based violence, and the role of the ombudsperson´s office. @icj_org #accesstojustice for #women @UNDPTJK

Today we start the mission of the @ICJ_org to #Tajikistan regarding access to justice of #women – survivors of gender-based violence, with meetings with civil society, UN Women, OHCHR and the Committee on Women of Tajikistan.

Montenegro: the @ICJ_org concludes a mission on the independence, organisation and functioning of the judiciary Read more👉icj.org/montenegro-icj-concl…

The @ICJ_org is meeting the Supreme Court, the Judicial Council, the Supreme State Prosecutor's Office, the Ombudsperson and other experts in #Montenegro this week, working on an assessment of the situation of the judiciary 🇲🇪