GICJ positions and opinions

International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims - 24 March

The right to truth emerges in the context of gross violations of human rights and grave breaches of humanitarian law. ...

World Water Day – 22 March

Every year on 22 March, people all across the globe hold the International World Water Day to direct attention to ...

International Women’s Day – 8 March

8 March marks the International Women’s Day, which is “a time to reflect on progress made, to call for change ...

World Day of Social Justice - 20 February

In 2007, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution (A/RES/62/10) regarding the World Day of Social Justice. ...

27 Years, Waiting Accountability for the Victims

On the 13th of February 1991, very early in the morning, the Amiriyah shelter was bombed by the U.S. Air ...

International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation - 6 February

On 20 December 2012, the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution A/RES/67/146 which proclaimed 6 February International Day of Zero Tolerance ...

International Holocaust Remembrance Day – 27 January

The United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/RES/60/7 by consensus, condemning “without reserve” all manifestations of religious intolerance, incitement, harassment ...

Protests in Iran and the Violent Response of the Authorities

Starting on 28 December 2017, Iran has been experiencing widespread anti-government demonstrations. What started as protests against the high unemployment ...