Geneva International Centre for Justice - GICJ

Geneva International Centre for Justice - GICJ Today, however, it has expanded and operates in documenting human rights violations across many other nations.

GICJ is an international, independent, non-profit NGO, works closely with the United Nations in upholding the principles of human rights, access to justice & rule of law Geneva International Centre for Justice (GICJ) is an independent non-governmental organisation that operates under the Swiss Civil Code with the primary aim of enhancing human rights norms, access to justice and rule of law in dev

eloping regions around the world. This organisation was initially founded in 2009 by Dr Hans von Sponeck, Sabah Al-Mukhtar and Naji Haraj due to the immense devastation and massive war damages in the wake of the Anglo-American invasion of Iraq since 2003. GICJ primarily serves as an independent observer of human rights violations. We work closely with the United Nations in documenting these violations, raising global awareness, and enhancing access to justice for affected victims by examining all legal means possible. The organisation also works closely with a coalition of other Swiss-based NGOs and international organisations, and share an extensive network with lawyers, academics, universities, research centres and human rights experts around the world. Our organisation has participated, without fail, in most meetings of UN Human Rights bodies in Geneva. In addition to our work with the United Nations, we also work closely with various other organisations in attempting to mediate and resolve human rights conflicts through dialogue and negotiations, whenever and wherever possible. Additionally, as experts in the human rights field, we often organize forums and training workshops to educate people about human rights norms, violations and mechanisms to prevent them. For more information, visit our website at http://www.gicj.org

๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ - August 31rstBy ๐ฝ๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘’๐‘™๐‘–๐‘Ž ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘๐‘–๐‘—๐‘—๐‘Ž ๐‘†๐‘ง๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘โ„Ž๐‘™๐‘–๐‘˜ /GICJThe UN General Assembly...
31/08/2026

๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ - August 31rst

By ๐ฝ๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘’๐‘™๐‘–๐‘Ž ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘๐‘–๐‘—๐‘—๐‘Ž ๐‘†๐‘ง๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘โ„Ž๐‘™๐‘–๐‘˜ /GICJ

The UN General Assembly adopted Resolution A/RES/75/170 designating 31st August as the International Day for People of African Descent on 16th December 2020. This day serves as an opportunity to acknowledge the significant contributions of people of African descent to the political, cultural, intellectual and economic life of societies worldwide, while also addressing the history and ongoing issues of racism, exclusion and inequality.

People of African descent continue to face systematic and structural racism and exclusion in several areas, including education, employment, healthcare, housing, political participation and the criminal justice system. Issues such as racial profiling and discriminatory policing remain significant concerns, while economic inequalities and lack of representation limit opportunities.

New challenges are also emerging. Artificial intelligence can perpetuate existing racial biases. The concern is not that AI itself is inherently racist, but rather that AI systems are developed within societies already marked by racial inequalities. Moreover, online racism and unequal access to technology further highlight the need for racial justice to evolve alongside a changing world.

The Second International Decade for People of African Descent (2025โ€“2034) provides an opportunity to translate international commitments into tangible change. Governments must strengthen policies to combat structural racism, ensure meaningful participation of people of African descent in decisions affecting their lives, and invest in equality, development and reparatory justice.

As the World commemorates the International Day for People of African Descent, Geneva International Centre for Justice (GICJ) welcomes the efforts undertaken by the United Nations and its Member States to advance the rights, recognition and dignity of people of African descent. While these efforts have raised international awareness and led to significant commitments, GICJ urges Member States to strengthen their engagement and translate these commitments into tangible, lasting action.

GICJ's Call to Action:
Challenge racism whenever you encounter it, whether in the workplace, educational institutions, public spaces, or online.
Examine personal and institutional biases, including unconscious assumptions about race, competence, criminality, intelligence, or belonging.
Promote accurate historical knowledge, especially regarding slavery, colonialism, and the contributions of African peoples to global development.
Support organisations focused on human rights, education, youth empowerment, cultural preservation, and social justice for people of African descent.

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ุงู„ุงุฎุชูุงุก ุงู„ู‚ุณุฑูŠ ุฌุฑูŠู…ุฉ ู…ุณุชู…ุฑู‘ุฉุŒ ูˆุงู„ุนุฑุงู‚ ุฃู…ุงู… ู…ุณุคูˆู„ูŠุฉ ุชุงุฑูŠุฎูŠุฉ ู„ุฅู†ู‡ุงุก ุนู‚ูˆุฏ ู…ู† ุงู„ุฅูู„ุงุช ู…ู† ุงู„ุนู‚ุงุจ.        (ุงู„ูŠูˆู… ุงู„ุฏูˆู„ูŠ ู„ุถุญุงูŠ...
29/08/2026

ุงู„ุงุฎุชูุงุก ุงู„ู‚ุณุฑูŠ ุฌุฑูŠู…ุฉ ู…ุณุชู…ุฑู‘ุฉุŒ ูˆุงู„ุนุฑุงู‚ ุฃู…ุงู… ู…ุณุคูˆู„ูŠุฉ ุชุงุฑูŠุฎูŠุฉ ู„ุฅู†ู‡ุงุก ุนู‚ูˆุฏ ู…ู† ุงู„ุฅูู„ุงุช ู…ู† ุงู„ุนู‚ุงุจ.

(ุงู„ูŠูˆู… ุงู„ุฏูˆู„ูŠ ู„ุถุญุงูŠุง ุงู„ุฅุฎุชูุงุก ุงู„ู‚ุณุฑูŠ _ 30 ุขุจ)
ุฌู†ูŠู 29 ุขุจ 2026
ุจู…ู†ุงุณุจุฉ ุงู„ูŠูˆู… ุงู„ุฏูˆู„ูŠ ู„ุถุญุงูŠุง ุงู„ุงุฎุชูุงุก ุงู„ู‚ุณุฑูŠุŒ ุงู„ู…ูˆุงูู‚ 30 ุขุจ/ุฃุบุณุทุณุŒ ูŠุคูƒุฏ ู…ุฑูƒุฒ ุฌู†ูŠู ุงู„ุฏูˆู„ูŠ ู„ู„ุนุฏุงู„ุฉ ุฃู† ุงู„ุตู…ุช ุฃู…ุงู… ู‡ุฐู‡ ุงู„ุฌุฑูŠู…ุฉ ู„ู… ูŠุนุฏ ู…ู‚ุจูˆู„ู‹ุงุŒ ูˆุฃู† ุงุณุชู…ุฑุงุฑ ุงุฎุชูุงุก ู…ุฆุงุช ุงู„ุขู„ุงู ู…ู† ุงู„ุฃุดุฎุงุต ุญูˆู„ ุงู„ุนุงู„ู… ูŠู…ุซู„ ูุดู„ู‹ุง ุณูŠุงุณูŠู‹ุง ูˆู‚ุงู†ูˆู†ูŠู‹ุง ูˆุฃุฎู„ุงู‚ูŠู‹ุง ู„ู„ู…ุฌุชู…ุน ุงู„ุฏูˆู„ูŠ ูˆู„ู„ุฏูˆู„ ุงู„ุชูŠ ุชุณู…ุญ ุจุจู‚ุงุก ุงู„ุญู‚ูŠู‚ุฉ ู…ุฏููˆู†ุฉ ุฎู„ู ุฃุจูˆุงุจ ุงู„ุณุฌูˆู† ุงู„ุณุฑูŠุฉุŒ ูˆุงู„ุณุฌู„ุงุช ุงู„ู…ุบู„ู‚ุฉุŒ ูˆุงู„ู…ุคุณุณุงุช ุบูŠุฑ ุงู„ุฎุงุถุนุฉ ู„ู„ู…ุณุงุกู„ุฉ.

ุงู„ุงุฎุชูุงุก ุงู„ู‚ุณุฑูŠ ู„ูŠุณ ุญุงุฏุซู‹ุง ุนุงุจุฑุงู‹ุŒ ูˆู„ุง ุฃุซุฑุงู‹ ุฌุงู†ุจูŠุงู‹ ู„ู„ู†ุฒุงุนุงุช ุฃูˆ ู…ูƒุงูุญุฉ ุงู„ุฅุฑู‡ุงุจ. ุฅู†ู‡ ุฌุฑูŠู…ุฉ ุชูุณุชุฎุฏู… ู„ุชุฑูˆูŠุน ุงู„ู…ุฌุชู…ุนุงุชุŒ ูˆุฅุณูƒุงุช ุงู„ู…ุนุงุฑุถูŠู†ุŒ ูˆุฅุฎุถุงุน ุงู„ุฃุณุฑุŒ ูˆุฅู„ุบุงุก ุงู„ุฅู†ุณุงู† ู…ู† ุงู„ุญู…ุงูŠุฉ ุงู„ู‚ุงู†ูˆู†ูŠุฉ. ูˆุนู†ุฏู…ุง ูŠูู…ุงุฑุณ ุจุตูˆุฑุฉ ูˆุงุณุนุฉ ุงู„ู†ุทุงู‚ ุฃูˆ ู…ู†ู‡ุฌูŠุฉ ุถุฏ ุงู„ู…ุฏู†ูŠูŠู†ุŒ ูุฅู†ู‡ ู‚ุฏ ูŠุฑู‚ู‰ ุฅู„ู‰ ุฌุฑูŠู…ุฉ ุถุฏู‘ ุงู„ุฅู†ุณุงู†ูŠุฉ ูˆุฌุฑูŠู…ุฉ ุฅุจุงุฏุฉ.

ูˆูŠุจุฑุฒ ุงู„ุนุฑุงู‚ ุงู„ูŠูˆู… ุจูˆุตูู‡ ุฅุญุฏู‰ ุฃูƒุซุฑ ุงู„ุญุงู„ุงุช ุฅู„ุญุงุญุงู‹ ูˆุฎุทูˆุฑุฉู‹ ุนู„ู‰ ุงู„ู…ุณุชูˆู‰ ุงู„ุฏูˆู„ูŠ. ูุณู†ูŠู† ู…ู† ุงู„ุฅุญุชู„ุงู„ุŒ ูˆุงู„ุงุญุชุฌุงุฒุงุช ุบูŠุฑ ุงู„ู…ุนู„ู†ุฉุŒ ูˆุงู„ุงู†ู‚ุณุงู…ุงุช ุงู„ุณูŠุงุณูŠุฉ ูˆุงู„ุฃู…ู†ูŠุฉ ุฎู„ู‘ูุช ูˆุงุญุฏุฉ ู…ู† ุฃูƒุจุฑ ุฃุฒู…ุงุช ุงู„ู…ุฎุชููŠู† ู‚ุณุฑูŠุงู‹ ููŠ ุงู„ุนุงู„ู…. ุฒุงุฏ ู…ู† ุฐู„ูƒ ุณู†ูˆุงุช ู…ู† ุนู…ู„ูŠุงุช ุงู„ู…ูŠู„ูŠุดูŠุงุช ุงู„ู…ุณู„ู‘ุญุฉุŒ ูˆุตุนูˆุฏ ุชู†ุธูŠู… ุฏุงุนุด ุงู„ุฅุฑู‡ุงุจูŠ ูˆุนู…ู„ูŠุงุช ู…ูƒุงูุญุฉ ุงู„ุฅุฑู‡ุงุจุŒ ุญูŠุซ ุชูˆุงู„ุช ู…ูˆุฌุงุช ุงู„ุงุฎุชูุงุกุŒ ููŠู…ุง ุธู„ู‘ุช ุฃุนุฏุงุฏ ู‡ุงุฆู„ุฉ ู…ู† ุงู„ุฃุณุฑ ุงู„ุนุฑุงู‚ูŠุฉ ุชู†ุชุธุฑ ู…ุนุฑูุฉ ู…ุตูŠุฑ ุฃุจู†ุงุฆู‡ุง.

ูˆุชู‚ุฏู‘ุฑ ู„ุฌู†ุฉ ุงู„ุฃู…ู… ุงู„ู…ุชุญุฏุฉ ู„ู„ุฅุฎุชูุงุก ุงู„ู‚ุณุฑูŠุŒ ูˆู…ู†ุธู…ุงุช ุฏูˆู„ูŠุฉ ุบูŠุฑ ุญูƒูˆู…ูŠุฉุŒ ู…ู† ุจูŠู†ู‡ุง ู…ุฑูƒุฒ ุฌู†ูŠู ุงู„ุฏูˆู„ูŠ ู„ู„ุนุฏุงู„ุฉุŒ ุงุนุฏุงุฏ ุงู„ู…ุฎุชููŠู† ู‚ุณุฑูŠุงู‹ ููŠ ุงู„ุนุฑุงู‚ ุจูŠู† 250.000 ุงู„ู‰ ู…ู„ูŠูˆู† ู…ุฎุชูู ู‚ุณุฑูŠุงู‹ ููŠ ุงู„ูุชุฑุฉ ู…ู† 2003 ูˆู„ุบุงูŠุฉ ูŠูˆู…ู†ุง ู‡ุฐุง.

ูˆูŠุฑู‰ ุงู„ู…ุฑูƒุฒ ุงู†ู‘ู‡ ู„ุง ูŠู…ูƒู† ู„ู„ุนุฑุงู‚ ุฃู† ูŠุทูˆูŠ ู‡ุฐู‡ ุงู„ุตูุญุฉ ู…ู† ุชุงุฑูŠุฎู‡ ู…ู† ุฏูˆู† ู…ูˆุงุฌู‡ุฉ ุงู„ุญู‚ูŠู‚ุฉ ูƒุงู…ู„ุฉู‹. ุฅู† ุงุณุชู…ุฑุงุฑ ุบูŠุงุจ ู‚ุงู†ูˆู† ูˆุทู†ูŠ ุดุงู…ู„ ูŠุฌุฑู‘ู… ุงู„ุงุฎุชูุงุก ุงู„ู‚ุณุฑูŠ ูƒุฌุฑูŠู…ุฉ ู…ุณุชู‚ู„ุฉุŒ ูˆุนุฏู… ุชูˆุญูŠุฏ ุณุฌู„ุงุช ุงู„ู…ุญุชุฌุฒูŠู† ูˆุงู„ู…ูู‚ูˆุฏูŠู†ุŒ ูˆุงุณุชู…ุฑุงุฑ ุงู„ุงุฏุนุงุกุงุช ุจุดุฃู† ุฃู…ุงูƒู† ุงุญุชุฌุงุฒ ุบูŠุฑ ู…ุนู„ู†ุฉ (ุณุฑู‘ูŠุฉ)ุŒ ูƒู„ู‡ุง ู‚ุถุงูŠุง ุชุณุชูˆุฌุจ ุชุญุฑูƒู‹ุง ุนุงุฌู„ู‹ุง ู„ุง ุจูŠุงู†ุงุช ุดูƒู„ูŠุฉ.

ูˆู‚ุฏ ุณุจู‚ ู„ุฃุฌู‡ุฒุฉ ุงู„ุฃู…ู… ุงู„ู…ุชุญุฏู‘ุฉ ุงู„ู…ุฎุชุตุฉ ุงู† ุฏุนุช ู…ุฑุงุฑุงู‹ ุงู„ุณู„ุทุงุช ุงู„ุนุฑุงู‚ูŠุฉ ุฅู„ู‰ ุงู„ูƒุดู ุงู„ูƒุงู…ู„ ุนู† ู…ุตูŠุฑ ุฌู…ูŠุน ุงู„ู…ุฎุชููŠู†ุŒ ูˆูุชุญ ุฃู…ุงูƒู† ุงู„ุงุญุชุฌุงุฒ ุฃู…ุงู… ุงู„ุฑู‚ุงุจุฉ ุงู„ู…ุณุชู‚ู„ุฉุŒ ูˆุชูˆุญูŠุฏ ู‚ูˆุงุนุฏ ุงู„ุจูŠุงู†ุงุช ุงู„ูˆุทู†ูŠุฉุŒ ูˆุฅุฌุฑุงุก ุชุญู‚ูŠู‚ุงุช ุดูุงูุฉ ููŠ ุฌู…ูŠุน ุงู„ุงุฏุนุงุกุงุชุŒ ูˆู…ุญุงุณุจุฉ ูƒู„ ู…ู† ุชุซุจุช ู…ุณุคูˆู„ูŠุชู‡ุŒ ุจุตุฑู ุงู„ู†ุธุฑ ุนู† ู…ู†ุตุจู‡ ุฃูˆ ุงู†ุชู…ุงุฆู‡ ุงู„ุณูŠุงุณูŠ ุฃูˆ ุงู„ุฃู…ู†ูŠ.
ูˆู…ู† ุงู„ู…ุคุณู ุงู† ุงู„ุณู„ุทุงุช ุงู„ุนุฑุงู‚ูŠุฉ ุชู…ุงุฑุณ ุงู„ุฎุฏุงุน ูˆุงู„ุชุณูˆูŠู ููŠ ู‡ุฐู‡ ุงู„ู‚ุถูŠุฉ ุงู„ุชูŠ ุชู…ุณ ู…ุตุงุฆุฑ ุนุดุฑุงุช ุงู„ุขู„ุงู ู…ู† ุงู„ุถุญุงูŠุง ูˆุนูˆุงุฆู„ู‡ู….

ู…ู† ู‡ู†ุง ูŠุฏุนูˆ ู…ุฑูƒุฒ ุฌู†ูŠู ุงู„ุฏูˆู„ูŠ ู„ู„ุนุฏุงู„ุฉ ุงู„ู…ุฌุชู…ุน ุงู„ุฏูˆู„ูŠ ูˆุงู„ุฃู…ู… ุงู„ู…ุชุญุฏู‘ุฉ ุฅู„ู‰ ุนุฏู… ุงู„ุชุนุงู…ู„ ู…ุน ู…ู„ู ุงู„ู…ุฎุชููŠู† ููŠ ุงู„ุนุฑุงู‚ ุจุงุนุชุจุงุฑู‡ ู‚ุถูŠุฉู‹ ุฏุงุฎู„ูŠุฉ ู…ุคุฌู„ุฉุŒ ุจู„ ุจุงุนุชุจุงุฑู‡ ุงู„ุชุฒุงู…ุงู‹ ุฏูˆู„ูŠุงู‹ ูˆุญู‚ูˆู‚ูŠุงู‹ ูŠุชุทู„ู‘ุจ ู…ุชุงุจุนุฉ ูˆู…ุณุงุกู„ุฉ ู…ุณุชู…ุฑุชูŠู†.

ุฅู† ุญู‚ูˆู‚ ุงู„ุฃูุณุฑ ู„ุง ุชูู…ุญู‰ ุจู…ุฑูˆุฑ ุงู„ุฒู…ู†ุŒ ูˆุงู„ุญู‚ูŠู‚ุฉ ู„ุง ุชุณู‚ุท ุจุงู„ุชู‚ุงุฏู…ุŒ ูˆู„ุง ูŠุฌูˆุฒ ุฃู† ุชุชุญูˆู„ ุงู„ู…ู‚ุงุจุฑ ุงู„ู…ุฌู‡ูˆู„ุฉ ูˆุงู„ุณุฌูˆู† ุงู„ุณุฑู‘ูŠุฉ ูˆุงู„ู…ู„ูุงุช ุงู„ู…ุบู„ู‚ุฉ ุฅู„ู‰ ุจุฏูŠู„ู ุนู† ุงู„ุนุฏุงู„ุฉ.

ููŠ ุงู„ุนุฑุงู‚ุŒ ูƒู…ุง ููŠ ูƒู„ู‘ ู…ูƒุงู†ุŒ ู„ุง ูŠู…ูƒู† ุจู†ุงุก ุฏูˆู„ุฉ ู‚ุงู†ูˆู† ููˆู‚ ู…ุตูŠุฑู ู…ุฌู‡ูˆู„ ู„ุนุดุฑุงุช ุงู„ุขู„ุงู ู…ู† ุงู„ุฃุจุฑูŠุงุกุŒ ูˆู„ุง ู…ุตุงู„ุญุฉ ู…ู† ุฏูˆู† ูƒุดู ุงู„ุญู‚ูŠู‚ุฉุŒ ูˆู„ุง ุงุณุชู‚ุฑุงุฑ ู…ู† ุฏูˆู† ุนุฏุงู„ุฉุŒ ูˆู„ุง ุนุฏุงู„ุฉ ู…ุน ุงุณุชู…ุฑุงุฑ ุงู„ุฅูู„ุงุช ู…ู† ุงู„ุนู‚ุงุจ.............
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๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐•๐ข๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐„๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ - August 30๐ต๐‘ฆ ๐ฝ๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘Ž ๐‘„๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘Ÿ /๐บ๐ผ๐ถ๐ฝA chair stays empty at the ...
28/08/2026

๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐•๐ข๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐„๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ - August 30

๐ต๐‘ฆ ๐ฝ๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘Ž ๐‘„๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘Ÿ /๐บ๐ผ๐ถ๐ฝ

A chair stays empty at the table. A phone is kept charged, just in case. A birthday passes, then another, then twenty more โ€” and still, no grave, no word, no goodbye. This is what enforced disappearance leaves behind: not an ending, but a wound that never closes.

Somewhere tonight, a mother is repeating her child's name to another official who has no answer for her. A wife cannot remarry, inherit, or move forward, because the law has no word for what she is โ€” not a widow, not accompanied, simply waiting. A child grows up piecing together a parent's face from photographs, because the State that took them will not even admit they were ever taken.

This is not the past. In Iraq, between 250,000 and one million people remain unaccounted for, while their families are waiting to know whereabout about their loved one. In Mexico, Colombia, Syria, and Pakistan, hundreds of thousands more families carry the same unbearable question. No charge. No trial. No answer. Just silence, and a name that families refuse to let the world forget.

But silence is not inevitable. By March 2026, urgent action by the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances had helped bring 427 people home alive โ€” proof that when the world insists on answers, some families do get them back.
This August 30, ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฏ๐š ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž (๐†๐ˆ๐‚๐‰) stands with every mother, wife, and child still waiting. We call on all States to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (ICPPED), end secret detention, and give families what they have been owed for decades: the truth.

Say their names. Ask where they are. Do not look away.

"Victims first. Action now."

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๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐ญ๐ก ๐–๐…๐”๐๐€ ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ฅ๐ฒ & ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” โ€“ ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆThe 26th of August, GICJ's team had the op...
26/08/2026

๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐ญ๐ก ๐–๐…๐”๐๐€ ๐๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ฅ๐ฒ & ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” โ€“ ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ

The 26th of August, GICJ's team had the opportunity to attend the 44th Plenary Assembly convened by WFUNA in Geneva, Switzerland. The theme was: โ€œReclaiming Multilateralismโ€, reflecting on WFUNAโ€™s shared mission, strengthening collaboration across the UNA network, and shaping the next chapter of civic engagement in support of the United Nations.
The Congress represented a space for dialogue, governance, exchange and collective action. It allowed participants to reflect on the enduring necessity of the United Nations, explore how civic actors can strengthen public support for multilateralism, and help shape the next chapter of international cooperation.
One shared commitment was reinforced: a better world shaped by collaboration, participation, and purpose, where shared values are turned into meaningful action.
GICJ's team participated in the Congress, engaging in discussions on the future of multilateralism and the UN. The exchanges highlighted the need to rebuild trust, strengthen international cooperation, and address global challenges collectively. GICJ emphasizes the essential role of civil society and human rights actors in shaping a more inclusive and accountable multilateral system. The Congress also provided an opportunity to identify shared priorities, build partnerships, and strengthen cooperation.

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๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ฅ๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐“๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐€๐›๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง - August 23By ๐ฝ๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘’๐‘™๐‘–๐‘Ž ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘๐‘–๐‘—๐‘—๐‘Ž ๐‘†๐‘ง๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘โ„Ž๐‘™๐‘–๐‘˜ /GIC...
23/08/2026

๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐’๐ฅ๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐“๐ซ๐š๐๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐€๐›๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง - August 23

By ๐ฝ๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘’๐‘™๐‘–๐‘Ž ๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘š๐‘๐‘–๐‘—๐‘—๐‘Ž ๐‘†๐‘ง๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘โ„Ž๐‘™๐‘–๐‘˜ /GICJ

The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is observed on 23 August each year. Established by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in 1998, this day honours the 12.5 million Africans affected by the transatlantic slave trade from the 16th to the 19th centuries. The enslaved Africans were transported across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas and the Caribbean, where they were subjected to systems of slavery, forced labour, and exploitation. Approximately 10.7 million survived the brutal conditions of the Middle Passage, enduring systematic denial of their freedom and dignity.
The observance commemorates the uprising in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti) on 22โ€“23 August 1791, which initiated the Haitian Revolution. This event was crucial in the fight against slavery and led to Haiti's independence in 1804, the first free black nation in the world. The choice of 23 August honours the experiences, courage and resistance of enslaved people while fostering a deeper understanding of the causes, mechanisms, and consequences of the slave trade.

The history of slavery is not confined to the past. Although slavery has been abolished in law, exploitation and coercion persist in contemporary forms. According to the 2022 Global Estimates of Modern Slavery by the ILO, Walk Free, and IOM, around 49.6 million people were in modern slavery in 2021, including 27.6 million in forced labour and 22 million in forced marriage. These figures underscore the persistent exploitation and the urgent need to protect those at risk.

The significance of 23 August goes beyond remembrance; it calls for confronting the legacy of slavery and honouring those who resisted oppression. It highlights the ongoing responsibility to protect human rights, as modern slavery still deprives individuals of freedom and dignity. The day encourages drawing inspiration from historical struggles for freedom.
As the international community commemorates this day, ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฏ๐š ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž (๐†๐ˆ๐‚๐‰) honours the courage, resilience, and determination of the enslaved women, men and children who resisted oppression and fought for their freedom. GICJ calls on the international community to renew its commitment to combating exploitation and ensuring that the lessons of history continue to guide our pursuit of justice, equality, and human dignity for all.

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On Wednesday, August 19, 2026, the GICJ team gathered for a preparatory meeting ahead of the 63rd session of the Human R...
20/08/2026

On Wednesday, August 19, 2026, the GICJ team gathered for a preparatory meeting ahead of the 63rd session of the Human Rights Council, which will be held from September 7 to October 9, 2026, in Geneva.
The meeting focused on the GICJ preparation for this session and how to involve the team in the activities of the HRC. It was also an opportunity to provide practical information of the next assignments of the GICJโ€™s members and to coordinate the teamโ€™s work during the session.

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๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐•๐ข๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ - 21 August๐ต๐‘ฆ ๐บ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘™ ๐ป๐‘ข๐‘” / ๐บ๐ผ๐ถ๐ฝThousands of in...
20/08/2026

๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ซ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐•๐ข๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐“๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ - 21 August

๐ต๐‘ฆ ๐บ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘™ ๐ป๐‘ข๐‘” / ๐บ๐ผ๐ถ๐ฝ

Thousands of innocent people are killed and injured each year in acts of terrorism. Although the international community condemns these actions, support for survivors and victims after such attacks often remains insufficient.

A 2017 UN General Assembly Resolution (72/165) established 21 August as the โ€œInternational Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorismโ€. The resolution specified that this International Day serves to honour and support victims and survivors of terrorism and to ensure the respect of their human rights and fundamental freedoms.

Besides the work of the UN, it is also crucial that Member States pay tribute to the victims and survivors of terrorism as these groups are often forgotten or neglected. By honouring the victims, societies raise awareness on these issues and such awareness affirms the victims experience.

๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฏ๐š ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž (๐†๐ˆ๐‚๐‰) welcomes the efforts already undertaken by the UN and its Member States to support victims and survivors of terrorism. GICJ aligns itself with the Secretary-General in urging Member States to ensure better coordination and coherence concerning victim support. Furthermore, it urges Member States to not violate human rights and the rule of law when conducting law enforcement activities in counter-terrorism.

Furthermore, GICJ calls on Member States to intensify their efforts when working together under the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy and urges Member States to fully implement what they agreed on under this framework. GICJ urges all Member States to establish ways to pay tribute to the victims of terrorism and to ensure that the survivors of terrorism, as well as their families, receive the multidimensional support they need to find their way back to normality.

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๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ง: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ซ๐›๐š๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐งThe sixth issue of the African Newsletter conti...
18/08/2026

๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ง: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‹๐ž๐ ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ซ๐›๐š๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

The sixth issue of the African Newsletter continues the conversation on the 25th anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (DDPA), reflecting on whether it has lived up to its expectations and commitments it generated. The issue explores the persistent challenges and gaps in implementation, and the ongoing relevance of the DDPA in addressing racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance.

As we mark this important milestone, we ask: Has the DDPA delivered on its promise, and what more needs to be done to ensure its commitments translate into meaningful change?

To read the full newsletter, click on this link:
https://www.gicj.org/positions-opinons/gicj-african-affairs/4520-african-affairs-newsletter,-august-2026

๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐‡๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ - August 19๐ต๐‘ฆ ๐‘ƒ๐‘–๐‘Ž ๐‘€๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘™๐‘’๐‘› /๐บ๐ผ๐ถ๐ฝOn August 19 2003, a bomb attack struck the Canal Hotel in Baghdad,...
18/08/2026

๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐‡๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ - August 19

๐ต๐‘ฆ ๐‘ƒ๐‘–๐‘Ž ๐‘€๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘™๐‘’๐‘› /๐บ๐ผ๐ถ๐ฝ

On August 19 2003, a bomb attack struck the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq. The blast killed 22 people, among them was Sergio Vieira de Mello, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. The hotel was serving as UN headquarters for its Assistance Mission in Iraq. This deliberate targeting of humanitarian workers is the event that later established World Humanitarian Day. The day was established to spread awareness of humanitarian action, and remember those who have been killed in conflict.
However, more than two decades later, the crisis has only deepened. In 2025 alone, 326 humanitarian workers were killed across 21 countries, while UN humanitarian programmes operated on just 24.4% of the funding needed to deliver aid. Concerningly, 99% of humanitarian personnel killed that year were local staff. Local personnel are simultaneously the people communities rely on the most, while also being the ones who bear the brunt of frontline risk.
Behind every one of these statistics is a person who chose to protect life, health, and human dignity. Each had a family, a community and a future which is now lost to conflicts they played no part in. This is not collateral damage. It is the result of sustained, unaddressed impunity, where each unpunished attack signals to perpetrators that there will be no consequences.
The UN Security Council's Resolution 2730 and the Political Declaration on the Protection of Humanitarian Personnel, represent meaningful progress. But political commitments alone are not protection, and statements of condemnation are not accountability.
Geneva International Centre for Justice (GICJ), stands with humanitarian workers worldwide and calls on all states to ratify the Geneva Conventions' Optional Protocols and the Convention on the Safety of UN and Associated Personnel. Fundamentally, it is collective action which is needed to achieve the principles of these conventions. Accountability is not optional but something that is owed to every person who has given their life in service of others.

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๐€๐ˆ๐…๐Ž๐ƒ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฏ๐š ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”: ๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐“๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‹๐ž๐š๐From the 12th to the 14th of August, the GICJ team took part to the AIFOD ...
17/08/2026

๐€๐ˆ๐…๐Ž๐ƒ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฏ๐š ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”: ๐’๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐“๐š๐ค๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‹๐ž๐š๐

From the 12th to the 14th of August, the GICJ team took part to the AIFOD Geneva Summit 2026, joining global partners in the conversation on inclusive AI governance.
The AIFOD Geneva Summit 2026 brings together governments, founders, researchers and civil society to shape AI for developing countries.
It represents a platform for the Global South to move from being AI consumers to becoming AI creators, owners and decision-makers.
Through it, dialogue can turn into practical cooperation on AI, digital sovereignty and inclusive development.
From the Summit the Key takeaways our team identified are:
- AI cannot be truly inclusive while the Global South remains dependent on external infrastructure, models, and decision-making;
- The future of AI should be built with the many, not simply for the many;
- The next step is to move from conversation to concrete cooperation.
One of the key topics discussed during the summit was inclusive AI governance, therefore ensuring that fair rules, ethical safeguards and diverse voices shape how AI is developed and deployed.
The need for suitable AI platforms was also highlighted, showing how small models, small enterprises, small languages and small nations can build AI adapted to local needs.
Finally, the need for shared action was advocated, through shared compute, data, standards and expertise countries can build AI capacity together.

๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฏ๐š ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ž supports the call for a more inclusive and fair approach to AI governance. The AIFOD Geneva Summit 2026 highlights an important principle: the Global South must not remain merely a consumer of AI, but should have a meaningful role as a creator, owner and decision-maker.

We welcome the focus on inclusive AI governance, locally adapted solutions and practical international cooperation to ensure that AI development benefits all countries and communities.

It has been an enriching experience, reaffirming our commitment to advocating for a more just and inclusive digital future.

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