PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Geneva, 23 February 2026 — Justice pour Tous Internationale (JPTi) welcomes the principled constitutional leadership demonstrated by President Alar Karis in safeguarding freedom of religion and freedom of association in Estonia. The President’s repeated refusal to promulgate the 2025 amendments to the Churches and Congregations Act (KiKoS), followed by his referral of the legislation to the Supreme Court of Estonia (Riigikohus), reflects a

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Geneva, 20 February 2026 — Justice pour Tous Internationale (JPTi) provides an update on its ongoing international and domestic advocacy concerning the case of defence lawyer Abdulaziz Razzokovich Razzokov, who has been deprived of his liberty since 3 October 2023 in circumstances raising serious concerns under international human rights law. On 15 December 2025, JPTi submitted a formal complaint to the United Nations Working Group on Arbit

On 5 February 2026, Justice pour Tous Internationale (JPTi) formally submitted an alternative follow-up report to the United Nations Human Rights Committee in the framework of its assessment of Ukraine’s implementation of priority recommendations issued under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The submission has been officially registered by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights as follow-up information from other sources in relat

On 30 January 2026, Justice pour Tous Internationale (JPTi) submitted a formal written contribution to the United Nations Committee on Enforced Disappearances and the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, in response to their joint Call for Inputs on enforced disappearances in the context of transnational repression. The contribution, entitled “Enforced Disappearances in the Context of Transnational Repression by the United States of America” , was submitte

On 22 January 2026, Justice pour Tous Internationale (JPTi) published a press release expressing serious concern over the arbitrary detention, alleged torture, and criminal prosecution of defence lawyer Abdulaziz Razzokovich Razzokov in Uzbekistan. The press release assesses the case in light of Uzbekistan’s international human rights obligations and situates it within the broader context of the country’s declared judicial and anti-corruption reforms. Read the press release i

On 5 November 2025, Justice pour Tous Internationale (JPTi) , in cooperation with the Global Accountability Alliance (GAA)  and Green and Better World (GBW) , successfully convened an Information Meeting on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process in the United States of America  at the Palais des Nations, Room VIII . The meeting focused on the United States’ persistent non-compliance with Article 4 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)  and t

Between early 2024 and late 2025, Estonia has undergone a profound constitutional and human rights examination concerning its amendments to the Law on Churches and Congregations . The legislative and judicial developments surrounding this law reflect an ongoing struggle to reconcile national security imperatives with the preservation of fundamental freedoms, particularly freedom of religion and association. This debate—articulated through presidential interventions, parliamen

JPTi welcomes and commends the recent statement by the United Nations Human Rights Council-appointed experts, known as the UN Special...

Briefing Note on the Systematic, Ongoing, and Egregious Persecution of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) On 1 September 2025, Justice...

Geneva, 27 June 2025 Justice pour Tous Internationale (JPTi) participated in the side event “Independence of the Judiciary” , held on 27...

🕊️ On 19 June 2025, Justice pour Tous Internationale (JPTi) submitted its Third Supplementary Communication to the United Nations...

JPTi Urges UN Action Against Estonian Draft Law Threatening Religious Freedom 📅 16 June 2025 | Geneva, Switzerland Justice pour Tous...

🕊️ Estonia Must End Institutionalized Religious Bigotry On 26 May 2025 , Justice pour Tous Internationale (JPTi) filed a supplementary...

On 14 May 2025, JPTi formally submitted a comprehensive complaint to the United Nations Special Procedures concerning grave violations...

On 9 February 2025 , Justice pour Tous Internationale (JPTi) published its formal reaction to the United Kingdom Government’s reply to UN...

On 28 September 2023, the United Nations Special Procedures issued a formal communication to the Government of Uzbekistan following a...

On 13 November 2023, Justice pour Tous Internationale, in collaboration with the Global Gaze Network, formally submitted a complaint to...