GICJ positions and opinions

What Progress has Been Made for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

"We belong to the land, the land does not belong to us," Special Rapporteur José Francisco Cal Tzay declares to add emphasis to the continued devastation of indigenous land. On the 28th of ...

HRC51 : GICJ Callas for a Shared Narrative on Accountability for Colonialism

“Although 80 former colonies comprising 750 million people have gained independence since the birth of the UN, the process of decolonisation is incomplete” said Ms Nada Al-Shifa, Acting High ...

Speaking at the HRC51 on the Rights of Indigenous People, GICJ Called for their Inclusion in Multilateral Decision Making

On the 28 of September 2022 the Human Rights Council held a Panel discussion on the Rights of Indigenous People, followed by an Interactive Dialogue with the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of ...

Urgent Calls for the Implementation of an International Convention for the Protection of Journalists

The work of journalists reporting on events in regions of crisis is essential for the right of access to information and the protection of human rights worldwide. To achieve this, journalists must be ...

HRC51 - GICJ and Meezaan: States Must Support the Investigative Mechanisms in Iraq

Martin Browne of GICJ, spoke at the General Debate at the Human Rights Council highlighted the need to reform investigative mandates to make them more efficient and more effective at securing justice ...