All eyes on Barbados...as the Inter-American Court on Human Rights begins a public hearing on an Advisory Opinion on the human rights impact of the climate emergency--an opinion that will shape future national and regional legal thinking. bit.ly/44dtobL

' We are urging the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to adopt an ambitious and expansive rights framework that will set a global standard,' says Daniela Ikawa, as the IACtHR begins public hearings on a new Advisory Opinion on the climate emegency. bit.ly/3Qfx7zE

Would it be possible to bring Afghanistan's Taliban before the International Court of Justice in The Hague, for egregious violations of the rights of women and girls? Yes. Read this new Q&A paper to find out more. bit.ly/3WnlA5B

Now available: Arabic version of Options for Justice: A Handbook for Designing Accountability Mechanisms for Grave Crimes. Disponible en français aussi, y en español tambien.
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We were lucky to have human rights lawyer Clarisse Ikeda Larcher working with us as a Legal Intern last year. Read her analysis of recent events affecting judicial independence in Tunisia: verfassungsblog.de/judicial-offic…

Now available...our 2024 Global Human Rights Litigation report! Check out highlights of notable recent cases involving Justice Initiative lawyers, plus a selection of other cases on issues including climate justice and digital rights. justiceinitiative.org/publications/2…

Local Zurich German language newspaper @NZZZuerich reports on news that
@ECHRNews found municipal police violated the rights of Mohamed Wa Baile by subjecting him to discriminatory stop based on the color of his skin. bit.ly/3STLXN8

Local Zurich German language newspaper @NZZZuerich reports on news that @ECHRNews found municipal police violated the rights of Mohammed Wa Baile by subjecting him to discriminatory stop based on the color of his skin. bit.ly/3STLXN8

The ECHR has condemned Switzerland in a landmark ethnic profiling case

1 The discrimination allegations were not effectively investigated

2 The identity check by the police was discriminatory

3 Mohamed Wa Baile could not properly assert his complaint before the Swiss courts

Eight international human rights groups urge Brussels to use all available mechanisms to stop repressions against government critics in Kyrgyzstan

Charles Michel Josep Borrell Fontelles Terhi Hakala EUSR CA
European External Action Service - EEAS 🇪🇺 European Commission DROI Committee Press
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Lessons from Nuremberg and Tokyo war crimes trials: Prosecuting international crimes can blur the lines between law and politics—but prosecuting senior officials for high crimes is still worth pursuing, writes JamesAGoldston. project-syndicate.org/onpoint/war-cr…

South Africa's genocide complaint against Israel at the ICJ 'has already shown — in three key ways — the power of strategic litigation to swiftly generate meaningful impacts, including long before final judgment.' JamesAGoldston writes. bit.ly/3HI27E6

📚 EJIL: Talk! Article Challenges in Executing Judgments of the ECtHR: the Case of the Roma by JamesAGoldston

Goldston argues that strategic litigation & political action remain essential to overcome challenges in ECtHR execution.

Full article 👇
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#PUBLICATION | How has int’l law and jurisprudence on reparations evolved to deliver justice to victims? What can we learn from the work of domestic courts?

Read 'Repairing from the Bench: From Finding Responsibility to Fashioning Judicial Redress' here
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We welcome the CIJ_ICJ’s interim ruling that orders the Israeli government to take urgent measures to protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza in response to the genocide case brought against it by the South African government. opensocietyfoundations.org/newsroom/open-…

Whatever its final decision on merits, ICJ ruling today demonstrates power of international law to address allegations of grave crimes in midst of conflict and the value of courts as fora for public discussion.

Residents across Denmark are fighting eviction under a discriminatory set of laws called the “Ghetto Package.” The laws subject areas to a wide range of measures if most residents are from “non-Western” backgrounds. osf.to/3icIKXq

'If the CJEU delivers an expansive definition of 'victims”... it could make it possible for the families of people directly affected by crimes against humanity to file extra-territorial/universal jurisdiction complaints in courts across the EU.' bit.ly/47WBqXv

Belgian court seeks CJEU view on scope of EU Directive on victim's rights, in crimes against humanity complaint against Saudi Arabia brought by two sisters of women's rights advocate Loujain al-Hathloul.

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As the Inter-American Court of Human Rights develops an Advisory Opinion on the climate emergency that will shape policy across the region, the Justice Initiative has submitted recommendations focused on rights and human mobility. justiceinitiative.org/newsroom/justi…