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ICJ and partner organizations strongly condemn the arbitrary arrest and subsequent conviction of Pakistani human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, and call for their immediate release and measures to ensure the conviction is set aside.
🔗 www.icj.org/pakistan-arb...
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Pakistan: Arbitrary arrest and sentencing of human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha | ICJ
The undersigned organisations strongly condemn the arbitrary arrest and subsequent conviction of Pakistani human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Maza
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January 29, 2026 at 2:08 PM
ICJ and partner organizations strongly condemn the arbitrary arrest and subsequent conviction of Pakistani human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha, and call for their immediate release and measures to ensure the conviction is set aside.
🔗 www.icj.org/pakistan-arb...
🔗 www.icj.org/pakistan-arb...
🌐⚖️Jan 24 was the Day of the Endangered Lawyer
We stand with lawyers threatened, attacked & silenced around the world. When human rights & the rule of law are under attack, lawyers are society's last line of defense.
#DayOfTheEndangeredLawyer #RuleOfLaw #DefendTheDefenders #HumanRights
We stand with lawyers threatened, attacked & silenced around the world. When human rights & the rule of law are under attack, lawyers are society's last line of defense.
#DayOfTheEndangeredLawyer #RuleOfLaw #DefendTheDefenders #HumanRights
January 28, 2026 at 11:59 AM
🌐⚖️Jan 24 was the Day of the Endangered Lawyer
We stand with lawyers threatened, attacked & silenced around the world. When human rights & the rule of law are under attack, lawyers are society's last line of defense.
#DayOfTheEndangeredLawyer #RuleOfLaw #DefendTheDefenders #HumanRights
We stand with lawyers threatened, attacked & silenced around the world. When human rights & the rule of law are under attack, lawyers are society's last line of defense.
#DayOfTheEndangeredLawyer #RuleOfLaw #DefendTheDefenders #HumanRights
📌 Don't miss the full ICJ report on arbitrary detentions in Venezuela, now available here: 🔗 www.icj.org/wp-content/u...
January 27, 2026 at 3:39 PM
📌 Don't miss the full ICJ report on arbitrary detentions in Venezuela, now available here: 🔗 www.icj.org/wp-content/u...
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#Iran: The @icjurists.bsky.social strongly condemns the Iranian authorities’ use of widespread, excessive and lethal force to suppress ongoing anti-government demonstrations, in violation of the protestors’ rights to life, peaceful assembly and freedom of expression. ⬇️
www.icj.org/iran-immedia...
www.icj.org/iran-immedia...
Iran: immediately stop mass killings of protestors and other atrocities and end impunity | ICJ
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) strongly condemns the Iranian authorities’ egregious use of widespread, excessive and lethal forc
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January 20, 2026 at 11:19 AM
#Iran: The @icjurists.bsky.social strongly condemns the Iranian authorities’ use of widespread, excessive and lethal force to suppress ongoing anti-government demonstrations, in violation of the protestors’ rights to life, peaceful assembly and freedom of expression. ⬇️
www.icj.org/iran-immedia...
www.icj.org/iran-immedia...
🚨 ¡EN VIVO! 🚨
Acompaña a @icjurists.bsky.social en este webinar crucial: 📌 Excarcelados pero no Libres: El abuso de detenciones arbitrarias y medidas cautelares contra la disidencia en Venezuela.
Con @IsabelCRoby(@Kennedy_HRC) 👤
@LuisCarlos (Defensor de DDHH)
📹 www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRZP...
Acompaña a @icjurists.bsky.social en este webinar crucial: 📌 Excarcelados pero no Libres: El abuso de detenciones arbitrarias y medidas cautelares contra la disidencia en Venezuela.
Con @IsabelCRoby(@Kennedy_HRC) 👤
@LuisCarlos (Defensor de DDHH)
📹 www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRZP...
Webinar
YouTube video by CIJ América Latina
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January 15, 2026 at 2:20 PM
🚨 ¡EN VIVO! 🚨
Acompaña a @icjurists.bsky.social en este webinar crucial: 📌 Excarcelados pero no Libres: El abuso de detenciones arbitrarias y medidas cautelares contra la disidencia en Venezuela.
Con @IsabelCRoby(@Kennedy_HRC) 👤
@LuisCarlos (Defensor de DDHH)
📹 www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRZP...
Acompaña a @icjurists.bsky.social en este webinar crucial: 📌 Excarcelados pero no Libres: El abuso de detenciones arbitrarias y medidas cautelares contra la disidencia en Venezuela.
Con @IsabelCRoby(@Kennedy_HRC) 👤
@LuisCarlos (Defensor de DDHH)
📹 www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRZP...
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Live @icjurists.bsky.social webinar: Ruth Farrugia and
@kbabicka.bsky.social explore how international and EU legal frameworks protect the rights of children with disabilities to be heard and to participate in legal proceedings.
#ChildVOICE #InclusiveJustice
@kbabicka.bsky.social explore how international and EU legal frameworks protect the rights of children with disabilities to be heard and to participate in legal proceedings.
#ChildVOICE #InclusiveJustice
January 14, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Live @icjurists.bsky.social webinar: Ruth Farrugia and
@kbabicka.bsky.social explore how international and EU legal frameworks protect the rights of children with disabilities to be heard and to participate in legal proceedings.
#ChildVOICE #InclusiveJustice
@kbabicka.bsky.social explore how international and EU legal frameworks protect the rights of children with disabilities to be heard and to participate in legal proceedings.
#ChildVOICE #InclusiveJustice
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The @icjurists.bsky.social has published a report showing that GBV remains widespread in Tajikistan. The report calls for criminalizing all forms of GBV, more shelters, and training for justice officials.
📑See the full report here: icj.org/tajikistan-b...
📑See the full report here: icj.org/tajikistan-b...
January 12, 2026 at 3:39 PM
The @icjurists.bsky.social has published a report showing that GBV remains widespread in Tajikistan. The report calls for criminalizing all forms of GBV, more shelters, and training for justice officials.
📑See the full report here: icj.org/tajikistan-b...
📑See the full report here: icj.org/tajikistan-b...
Turkey: The ICJ joined 31 other civil society organizations in urging the Turkish government to drop bogus charges against the leadership of the Istanbul Bar Association 👇
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www.icj.org/turkey-drop-...
Turkey: Drop Bogus Charges against Istanbul Bar Association Leadership | ICJ
The continued prosecution of the president and 10 executive board members of the Istanbul Bar Association, and the prosecutor’s request for the
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January 5, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Turkey: The ICJ joined 31 other civil society organizations in urging the Turkish government to drop bogus charges against the leadership of the Istanbul Bar Association 👇
www.icj.org/turkey-drop-...
www.icj.org/turkey-drop-...
ICJ condemns the attacks by the United States against Venezuela as an unlawful use of force and a clear violation of the United Nations Charter.
ICJ urges the US to respect and guarantee Venezuelans' territorial sovereignty, the rule of law & human rights.
Read more 👉 shorturl.at/fPzbC
ICJ urges the US to respect and guarantee Venezuelans' territorial sovereignty, the rule of law & human rights.
Read more 👉 shorturl.at/fPzbC
United States/Venezuela: Territorial sovereignty, the rule of law and human rights must be guaranteed and respected | ICJ
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) condemns the attacks by the United States against Venezuela as an unlawful use of force and a clear
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January 5, 2026 at 12:50 PM
ICJ condemns the attacks by the United States against Venezuela as an unlawful use of force and a clear violation of the United Nations Charter.
ICJ urges the US to respect and guarantee Venezuelans' territorial sovereignty, the rule of law & human rights.
Read more 👉 shorturl.at/fPzbC
ICJ urges the US to respect and guarantee Venezuelans' territorial sovereignty, the rule of law & human rights.
Read more 👉 shorturl.at/fPzbC
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Don’t forget to register for the @icjurists.bsky.social webinar on inclusive participation of children with disabilities in legal proceedings
📅 Wednesday 14 January
🕚 11:00-12:30 CET
✍ Register here: forms.office.com/e/6FgdDQtGkL
🗣️ Ruth Farrugia & @kbabicka.bsky.social
📅 Wednesday 14 January
🕚 11:00-12:30 CET
✍ Register here: forms.office.com/e/6FgdDQtGkL
🗣️ Ruth Farrugia & @kbabicka.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Don’t forget to register for the @icjurists.bsky.social webinar on inclusive participation of children with disabilities in legal proceedings
📅 Wednesday 14 January
🕚 11:00-12:30 CET
✍ Register here: forms.office.com/e/6FgdDQtGkL
🗣️ Ruth Farrugia & @kbabicka.bsky.social
📅 Wednesday 14 January
🕚 11:00-12:30 CET
✍ Register here: forms.office.com/e/6FgdDQtGkL
🗣️ Ruth Farrugia & @kbabicka.bsky.social
🪩🎄 What’s new at the ICJ? Our final 2025 human rights update
Explore our latest initiatives and events before the year wraps up: 🔗 mailchi.mp/icj/discover...
✨🔮 Happy holidays from all of us, and best wishes for a wonderful start to the new year!
Explore our latest initiatives and events before the year wraps up: 🔗 mailchi.mp/icj/discover...
✨🔮 Happy holidays from all of us, and best wishes for a wonderful start to the new year!
December 19, 2025 at 1:44 PM
🪩🎄 What’s new at the ICJ? Our final 2025 human rights update
Explore our latest initiatives and events before the year wraps up: 🔗 mailchi.mp/icj/discover...
✨🔮 Happy holidays from all of us, and best wishes for a wonderful start to the new year!
Explore our latest initiatives and events before the year wraps up: 🔗 mailchi.mp/icj/discover...
✨🔮 Happy holidays from all of us, and best wishes for a wonderful start to the new year!
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Missed @icjurists.bsky.social webinar on procedural rights of migrant and refugee children in legal proceedings?
🎥The recording is available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gau1...
#ChildVOICE
🎥The recording is available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gau1...
#ChildVOICE
December 17, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Missed @icjurists.bsky.social webinar on procedural rights of migrant and refugee children in legal proceedings?
🎥The recording is available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gau1...
#ChildVOICE
🎥The recording is available here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gau1...
#ChildVOICE
UN #HRC: ICJ deplores the deterioration of the human rights situation in Venezuela following the 2024 elections, and calls on the Council to ensure the work of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission is enabled by allocating adequate resources.
🔗 Learn more: www.icj.org/un-hrc-icj-s...
🔗 Learn more: www.icj.org/un-hrc-icj-s...
UN HRC: ICJ Statement on the Human Rights Situation in Venezuela | ICJ
United Nations Human Rights Council Intersessional Activity Oral statement of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) in the interactive
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December 17, 2025 at 12:24 PM
UN #HRC: ICJ deplores the deterioration of the human rights situation in Venezuela following the 2024 elections, and calls on the Council to ensure the work of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission is enabled by allocating adequate resources.
🔗 Learn more: www.icj.org/un-hrc-icj-s...
🔗 Learn more: www.icj.org/un-hrc-icj-s...
🌍⚖️ What’s at stake for civic space under #UN80?
At a @fesonline.bsky.social-ICJ conference, speakers stressed civic space is essential to the #RuleOfLaw, #HumanRights & democratic legitimacy. Civil society brings truth, evidence & accountability to the UN—and must remain central 📹 shorturl.at/fgStU
At a @fesonline.bsky.social-ICJ conference, speakers stressed civic space is essential to the #RuleOfLaw, #HumanRights & democratic legitimacy. Civil society brings truth, evidence & accountability to the UN—and must remain central 📹 shorturl.at/fgStU
FES-ICJ High-Level Conference: The role of civil society in the UN80 Initiative | ICJ
What is the role of civil society in multilateral spaces? What is at stake for civic space under the UN80 reforms? As we reflected on Human Right
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December 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
🌍⚖️ What’s at stake for civic space under #UN80?
At a @fesonline.bsky.social-ICJ conference, speakers stressed civic space is essential to the #RuleOfLaw, #HumanRights & democratic legitimacy. Civil society brings truth, evidence & accountability to the UN—and must remain central 📹 shorturl.at/fgStU
At a @fesonline.bsky.social-ICJ conference, speakers stressed civic space is essential to the #RuleOfLaw, #HumanRights & democratic legitimacy. Civil society brings truth, evidence & accountability to the UN—and must remain central 📹 shorturl.at/fgStU
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Register for the @icjurists.bsky.social webinar on inclusive participation of children with disabilities in legal proceedings. Discover how international & EU legal frameworks guarantee their right to be heard and inclusive justice
📅14 January
🕚11:00-12:30
✍Register forms.office.com/e/6FgdDQtGkL
📅14 January
🕚11:00-12:30
✍Register forms.office.com/e/6FgdDQtGkL
December 15, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Register for the @icjurists.bsky.social webinar on inclusive participation of children with disabilities in legal proceedings. Discover how international & EU legal frameworks guarantee their right to be heard and inclusive justice
📅14 January
🕚11:00-12:30
✍Register forms.office.com/e/6FgdDQtGkL
📅14 January
🕚11:00-12:30
✍Register forms.office.com/e/6FgdDQtGkL
🌍⚖️ On #HumanRightsDay, ICJ President Carlos Ayala Corao analyzes the systemic #barriers obstructing #justice for grave human rights violations in #LatinAmerica, urging action:
📹 www.icj.org/carlos-ayala...
#RuleOfLaw #HumanRights #AccessToJustice
📹 www.icj.org/carlos-ayala...
#RuleOfLaw #HumanRights #AccessToJustice
Carlos Ayala: The battle for the rule of law in Latin America | ICJ
In an exclusive interview, Carlos Ayala, President of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), analyzes the systemic barriers obstructing j
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December 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
🌍⚖️ On #HumanRightsDay, ICJ President Carlos Ayala Corao analyzes the systemic #barriers obstructing #justice for grave human rights violations in #LatinAmerica, urging action:
📹 www.icj.org/carlos-ayala...
#RuleOfLaw #HumanRights #AccessToJustice
📹 www.icj.org/carlos-ayala...
#RuleOfLaw #HumanRights #AccessToJustice
⚖️✊🌱 On #HumanRightsDay & #HumanRightsDefendersDay, we honor #EqualityForAll & the courage of those defending it everywhere.
📢📅 In #Geneva tomorrow? Come join us! 👇
shorturl.at/Fg1iS
#InclusionMatters #16DaysOfActivismAgainstGBV #UNiTE #EndDigitalViolence #DisabilityRights #StandUp4HumanRights
📢📅 In #Geneva tomorrow? Come join us! 👇
shorturl.at/Fg1iS
#InclusionMatters #16DaysOfActivismAgainstGBV #UNiTE #EndDigitalViolence #DisabilityRights #StandUp4HumanRights
The role of civil society in the UN at 80
High-Level Conference on the Role of Civil Society in the UN at 80 on the occasion of the 2025 International Human Rights Defenders and International Human Rights Days
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December 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
⚖️✊🌱 On #HumanRightsDay & #HumanRightsDefendersDay, we honor #EqualityForAll & the courage of those defending it everywhere.
📢📅 In #Geneva tomorrow? Come join us! 👇
shorturl.at/Fg1iS
#InclusionMatters #16DaysOfActivismAgainstGBV #UNiTE #EndDigitalViolence #DisabilityRights #StandUp4HumanRights
📢📅 In #Geneva tomorrow? Come join us! 👇
shorturl.at/Fg1iS
#InclusionMatters #16DaysOfActivismAgainstGBV #UNiTE #EndDigitalViolence #DisabilityRights #StandUp4HumanRights
🛠️✊ Your support fuels real change. Stand with those who defend rights. On Human Rights Day, support justice for all survivors and victims worldwide.
Donate at either 👇
✨ USD: every.org/ICJ
or
✨ CHF: app.spheriq.ch/organisation/international-commission-of-jurists #HumanRightsDay #GivingTuesday
Donate at either 👇
✨ USD: every.org/ICJ
or
✨ CHF: app.spheriq.ch/organisation/international-commission-of-jurists #HumanRightsDay #GivingTuesday
December 10, 2025 at 10:04 AM
🛠️✊ Your support fuels real change. Stand with those who defend rights. On Human Rights Day, support justice for all survivors and victims worldwide.
Donate at either 👇
✨ USD: every.org/ICJ
or
✨ CHF: app.spheriq.ch/organisation/international-commission-of-jurists #HumanRightsDay #GivingTuesday
Donate at either 👇
✨ USD: every.org/ICJ
or
✨ CHF: app.spheriq.ch/organisation/international-commission-of-jurists #HumanRightsDay #GivingTuesday
⚖️ When courts are silenced, survivors are too
Attacks on the #ruleoflaw directly harm #WomenAndGirls, specially if they have disabilities:
📹 youtu.be/MvMGDvAejGU
✊Stand with those who defend rights: www.icj.org/donate/
#16DaysOfActivism #AccessToJustice #InclusionMatters #DisabilityRights
Attacks on the #ruleoflaw directly harm #WomenAndGirls, specially if they have disabilities:
📹 youtu.be/MvMGDvAejGU
✊Stand with those who defend rights: www.icj.org/donate/
#16DaysOfActivism #AccessToJustice #InclusionMatters #DisabilityRights
16 days against GBV & Disability Rights: H.E. UN S.R. Heba Hagrass
YouTube video by International Commission of Jurists
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
⚖️ When courts are silenced, survivors are too
Attacks on the #ruleoflaw directly harm #WomenAndGirls, specially if they have disabilities:
📹 youtu.be/MvMGDvAejGU
✊Stand with those who defend rights: www.icj.org/donate/
#16DaysOfActivism #AccessToJustice #InclusionMatters #DisabilityRights
Attacks on the #ruleoflaw directly harm #WomenAndGirls, specially if they have disabilities:
📹 youtu.be/MvMGDvAejGU
✊Stand with those who defend rights: www.icj.org/donate/
#16DaysOfActivism #AccessToJustice #InclusionMatters #DisabilityRights
⚖️ Many persons with #disabilities' — especially women& girls' — #legalcapacity is still not recognized, leading to harmful practices such as forced #institutionalization or medication:
📹 youtube.com/shorts/jXHIs...
#AccessToJustice #IDPD2025 #InclusionMatters #DisabilityRights
📹 youtube.com/shorts/jXHIs...
#AccessToJustice #IDPD2025 #InclusionMatters #DisabilityRights
The Kathmandu Declaration on Persons with Disabilities
YouTube video by International Commission of Jurists
youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
⚖️ Many persons with #disabilities' — especially women& girls' — #legalcapacity is still not recognized, leading to harmful practices such as forced #institutionalization or medication:
📹 youtube.com/shorts/jXHIs...
#AccessToJustice #IDPD2025 #InclusionMatters #DisabilityRights
📹 youtube.com/shorts/jXHIs...
#AccessToJustice #IDPD2025 #InclusionMatters #DisabilityRights
⚖️ Karuna Parajuli highlights a critical issue faced by women and girls with disabilities when seeking access to the justice system — the struggle to obtain free legal aid.
📹 youtube.com/shorts/ic8tP...
#WomenAndGirls #DisabilityRights #AccessToJustice #FreeLegalAid #InclusionMatters
📹 youtube.com/shorts/ic8tP...
#WomenAndGirls #DisabilityRights #AccessToJustice #FreeLegalAid #InclusionMatters
Barriers to Access to Justice for Women and Girls with Disabilities
YouTube video by International Commission of Jurists
youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
⚖️ Karuna Parajuli highlights a critical issue faced by women and girls with disabilities when seeking access to the justice system — the struggle to obtain free legal aid.
📹 youtube.com/shorts/ic8tP...
#WomenAndGirls #DisabilityRights #AccessToJustice #FreeLegalAid #InclusionMatters
📹 youtube.com/shorts/ic8tP...
#WomenAndGirls #DisabilityRights #AccessToJustice #FreeLegalAid #InclusionMatters
♀️✊ICJ Laxmi Pokharel has no doubt: "The government needs to make digital violence a crime—now"
📹 shorturl.at/luCzg
#StopToDigitalViolence #ProtectUsOnline #DigitalSafety #16Days #WomenDefenders #UNiTE #OnlineProtection #WomenAndGirls #EndOnlineAbuse #EndVAW
📹 shorturl.at/luCzg
#StopToDigitalViolence #ProtectUsOnline #DigitalSafety #16Days #WomenDefenders #UNiTE #OnlineProtection #WomenAndGirls #EndOnlineAbuse #EndVAW
December 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
♀️✊ICJ Laxmi Pokharel has no doubt: "The government needs to make digital violence a crime—now"
📹 shorturl.at/luCzg
#StopToDigitalViolence #ProtectUsOnline #DigitalSafety #16Days #WomenDefenders #UNiTE #OnlineProtection #WomenAndGirls #EndOnlineAbuse #EndVAW
📹 shorturl.at/luCzg
#StopToDigitalViolence #ProtectUsOnline #DigitalSafety #16Days #WomenDefenders #UNiTE #OnlineProtection #WomenAndGirls #EndOnlineAbuse #EndVAW
1/5 ⚖️ H.E. Heba Hagrass, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: “Justice cannot be redefined without the full #inclusion of people with #disabilities, especially #WomenAndGirls”:
📹 youtu.be/MvMGDvAejGU
📹 youtu.be/MvMGDvAejGU
16 days against GBV & Disability Rights: H.E. UN S.R. Heba Hagrass
YouTube video by International Commission of Jurists
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM
1/5 ⚖️ H.E. Heba Hagrass, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: “Justice cannot be redefined without the full #inclusion of people with #disabilities, especially #WomenAndGirls”:
📹 youtu.be/MvMGDvAejGU
📹 youtu.be/MvMGDvAejGU
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Senior Legal Counsel, Kristina Hon, joined justice practitioners from around the world at @icjurists.bsky.social’s closed Global Practitioners' Forum on Non-Criminal Justice & Redress held in 🇨🇭 for lively discussions on strengthening non-criminal accountability for serious human rights violations.
December 4, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Senior Legal Counsel, Kristina Hon, joined justice practitioners from around the world at @icjurists.bsky.social’s closed Global Practitioners' Forum on Non-Criminal Justice & Redress held in 🇨🇭 for lively discussions on strengthening non-criminal accountability for serious human rights violations.
