PRESS RELEASE Geneva, 3 July 2026 - A side event held on the margins of the 62nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council called for urgent scrutiny of the United States’ use of emergency powers, sanctions, extraterritorial enforcement and non-cooperation with United Nations human rights mechanisms. The event, entitled “Emergency Powers, Human Rights and the Rule of Law in the United States: Article 4 of the ICCPR, Transnational Repression and Extraterritorial Accou

PRESS RELEASE Geneva and Tashkent, 3 July 2026 — Justice pour Tous Internationale (JPTi) and the TOLEGRO Attorneys at Law Bureau submitted a joint request to the Ombudsman of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Ms Feruza Farkhodovna Eshmatova, on 29 June 2026, seeking a human rights intervention in the case of imprisoned lawyer Abdulaziz Razzokov. The submission was prepared in the interests of Mr Razzokov by attorney Jasur Mavlyankariev and Sharof Azizov, Executive Director of JPTi,

On 2 July 2026, at 11:00, Justice pour Tous Internationale (JPTi) will participate in a side event during the 62nd session of the Human Rights Council at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The event, entitled “Emergency Powers, Human Rights and the Rule of Law in the United States: Article 4 ICCPR, Transnational Repression and Extraterritorial Accountability,” will take place in Room XI. The full concept paper and the short concept note prepared for the event are available for

JPTi Legal Review of the Law in Light of International Human Rights Standards 27 June 2026 Executive Summary Concerns and grievances raised by Uyghur diaspora organisations, affected communities and human rights advocates, including those reflected in the framing “China’s New Law on ‘Ethnic Unity’ - A Threat to Human Rights and Cultural Survival,” deserve careful legal attention. These concerns relate to the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress of the People’s Republic

Who Acts When International Law Is Disregarded? On 1 July 2026, the Geneva launch of PILF, Promotion of International Law through Film, will feature the screening of “The Mandate: for whom international law matters”, a documentary by Stefan G. Ziegler that raises one of the most urgent questions facing the international legal order today: can international law remain meaningful when legal obligations are recognised, but political will to implement them is absent? Justice pour

PRESS RELEASE AND DETAILED LEGAL ANALYSIS Geneva, 16 June 2026. Justice pour Tous Internationale (JPTi) publishes its legal review and expresses serious concern following the 8 June 2026 judgment of the Supreme Court of Estonia (Riigikohus), sitting en banc, in Case No. 5-25-49, which upheld the 2025 amendments to the Churches and Congregations Act. The full text of JPTi’s legal review, titled “Analysis of Non-Compliance with Estonia’s International Human Rights Obligations”,

Urging International Intervention to Protect NHRI Independence and Restore Ms. Majome Geneva, 3 June 2026, Justice pour Tous Internationale (JPTi) has submitted a supplementary update to the United Nations Special Procedures, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, GANHRI, the GANHRI Sub-Committee on Accreditation, and the President of the Human Rights Council concerning the unlawful removal of Ms. Fungayi Jessie Majome from the leadership of the Zimbabwe Human

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On 5 May 2026, Justice pour Tous Internationale (JPTi) carried out a full day of advocacy in Geneva in connection with the review of Estonia at the 52nd session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group. JPTi’s activities included an NGO side event held from 12:30 to 14:00 in Room IX of the Palais des Nations, followed by the monitoring of Estonia’s formal UPR review before the Working Group from 14:30 to 18:00. The side event, entitled “Information Meeting on Esto

PRESS RELEASE Geneva, 27 April 2026 – Justice pour Tous Internationale (JPTi) has submitted a formal human rights complaint to the United Nations Special Procedures and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights concerning the situation of Ms. Fungayi Jessie Majome, a Zimbabwean national and legal practitioner who was unlawfully removed from her position as Chairperson of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission (ZHRC), Zimbabwe’s constitutionally established National

States under Review: Namibia, Niger, Mozambique, Estonia, Paraguay, Belgium, Denmark, Palau, Somalia, Seychelles, Solomon Islands, Latvia, Sierra Leone, and Singapore On 20 April 2026, Justice pour Tous Internationale (JPTi) prepared and published its inputs as concise, evidence-based briefing materials intended to assist United Nations Member States during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) 52. Their purpose is to draw focused attention to systemic human rights challenges

On 8–10 April 2026, the deferred 31st annual meeting of the United Nations Special Procedures addressed key strategic priorities, as well as working methods, in a demanding global context. During this meeting, a new Coordination Committee was elected by the UN Special Procedures mandate holders. Professor Georgios Katrougalos was appointed as Chairman in his capacity as Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order. The Committee fur

This side event, entitled “Protection of Human Rights in the Digital Space: Experiences and Best Practices of National Human Rights Institutions,” was held on 31 March 2026 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva (Room VIII), within the framework of the GANHRI Annual Meeting 2026 (30 March – 1 April 2026, United Nations Office at Geneva). https://youtu.be/kaaaDlRRrtA Organized by Ms. Feruza Farkhodovna Eshmatova, Commissioner of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan for H

PRESS RELEASE Geneva, 1 April 2026 — On 8 March 2026, Justice pour Tous Internationale (JPTi) formally submitted an amicus curiae memorandum to the Supreme Court of the Republic of Estonia (Riigikohus) in constitutional review case No. 5-25-49, following the Court’s confirmation on 26 February 2026 that JPTi could provide its opinion in the proceedings. The submission was prepared by Emeritus Professor Douwe Korff, was filed in English, and was accompanied by a full Estonian

Geneva — On 25 March 2026, during its 61st session, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted, without a vote, resolution A/HRC/61/L.38 as orally revised. The full text of the resolution is accessible here: https://docs.un.org/A/HRC/61/L.38 The text, introduced by members of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Jordan, addresses the human rights implications of events of 28 February 2026 involving the Islamic Republic of Iran and several States in the Gulf region. The urge

On 16–17 March 2026, Justice pour Tous Internationale (JPTi), a Geneva-based human rights organization, participated in the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting I (SHDM I) on “Lawmaking for Democratic Resilience,” held in Vienna. The meeting brought together representatives of OSCE participating States, international organizations, independent oversight bodies, and civil society to examine challenges and best practices in democratic lawmaking and institutional accountab

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