GICJ positions and opinions

Speaking at HRC51, GICJ addressed the racial discrimination and inequality faced by children of African descent

In a joint oral statement on behalf of EAFORD and GICJ on Monday, the 3rd of October 2022, Emily Bare ...

Three Years Since the October 2019 Demonstrations in Iraq

By Emily Bare / GICJ 1 October 2022 Executive Summary Three years have passed since the state-wide protests in Iraq began on ...

Speaking at the HRC51 on Palestine, GICJ Called for Ending Extrajudicial Executions

Israeli occupation policies are getting more violent every day. One particularly concerning crime are extrajudicial executions by Israeli soldiers. Saja ...

Speaking at the HRC51 - Israeli “peaceful democracy” and its failure to apply to Palestinians

At the general debate on Palestine, Meezaan Center for Human Rights and Geneva International Centre for Justice (GICJ) delivered an ...

Speaking at the HRC51,GICJ Urged International Community to End Israeli’s Impunity Concerning Collective Punishments of Palestinians

On Friday, the 30th of September 2022, GICJ collaborator made an oral statement on behalf of EAFORD and GICJ. He ...

HRC51: Call for a Special Human Rights Session on Iran

Iran is on fire. After the death of Mahsa Amini in prison on the 16th of September 2022, the people ...

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 ...

HRC51 : GICJ Calls 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 ...

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, ...

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 ...