International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)
Commission internationale de juristes (CIJ)
Comisión Internacional de Juristas (CIJ)
Международная Комиссия Юристов (MKЮ)
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URL: https://www.icj.org/
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1952 Berlin German DR
History
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Ensure progressive development and effective implementation of international human rights and international humanitarian law; secure the realization of civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights; safeguard separation of powers; guarantee independence of the judiciary and legal profession.
Events
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Involved in setting up of F-XF6450 - African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (AfCHPR). Accredited by: E-XE7552 - United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV). Consultation Status with: F-XF5606 - United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). Cooperation agreement with: E-XE2404 - International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA). Member of the Advisory Board of: F-XM1968 - United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF). Member of: E-XM4870 - Convention against Torture Initiative (CTI). Participant in Fundamental Rights Platform of: D-XM3280 - European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). Links with: E-XE6050 - Committee Against Torture (CAT); E-XE1310 - Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD); D-XD3030 - OAS; E-XE3016 - UNHCR; E-XE0199 - United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). Associated with Department of Global Communications of the United Nations. Links indicated by: F-XJ2514 - International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT).
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Kenya Section member of: F-XF0854 - World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT). Links with:
- E-XE1093 - African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS);
- H-XD2908 - African Society of International and Comparative Law (ASICL);
- D-XD1792 - Andean Commission of Jurists (ACJ);
- E-XE0182 - Arab Institute for Human Rights (AIHR);
- D-XD4247 - Arab Lawyers' Union (ALU);
- D-XD9700 - Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR);
- B-XE2863 - Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT);
- E-XE2802 - Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CICC);
- D-XD0006 - Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA);
- E-XM0702 - Global Campus of Human Rights;
- F-XF0239 - Ford Foundation;
- F-XF4158 - Human Rights Information and Documentation Systems, International (HURIDOCS);
- E-XE4064 - Inter-African Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children (IAC);
- C-XC2730 - International Association of Judges (IAJ);
- B-XC3615 - International Association of Young Lawyers;
- B-XB1396 - International Bar Association (IBA);
- E-XE3348 - International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI);
- F-XF1623 - International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC);
- B-XD1841 - International Federation for Human Rights;
- B-XB2907 - International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies;
- C-XC4269 - International Institute of Humanitarian Law (IIHL);
- F-XF2405 - International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement;
- F-XF0356 - International Service for Human Rights (ISHR);
- G-XG6036 - Lawyers for Lawyers Foundation (L4L);
- F-XF4373 - No Peace Without Justice (NPWJ);
- F-XF1656 - Penal Reform International (PRI);
- F-XF2965 - Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights (SII);
- F-XF5445 - South Asian Coalition on Child Servitude (SACCS);
- D-XM8111 - West African Bar Association (WABA);
- B-XB3501 - World Council of Churches (WCC).
Links indicated by: F-XF3144 - Franciscans International (FI).
- Accredited by: Coalition for an Effective African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (African Court Coalition)
- Accredited by: Committee of NGOs on Human Rights, Geneva
- Accredited by: Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CONGO)
- Accredited by: EarthAction (EA)
- Accredited by: ETO Consortium (ETOs)
- Accredited by: European Implementation Network (EIN)
- Accredited by: Fédération des Institutions Internationales établies à Genève (FIIG)
- Accredited by: International Coalition against Enforced Disappearances (ICAED)
- Accredited by: International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC)
- Accredited by: International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net)
- Accredited by: Sudan Consortium
- Accredited by: UNCAC Coalition
Publications
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UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XB1550
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