Attacks against the International Criminal Court and independent judiciaries globally
Side event held in Geneva
27 June 2025
A side event held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva was held on 27 June 2025 in conjunction with the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council. The keynote speaker was the UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Ms. Margaret Satterthwaite.
The side event was organized by the International Commission of Jurists and co-sponsored by Amnesty International, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, DefendDefenders, European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights, Forum-Asia, Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, Gulf Centre for Human Rights, Human Rights House Foundation, Human Rights Watch, International Bar Association Human Rights Institute, International Federation for Human Rights, Judges for Judges, Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, Ordre des Avocats de Genève, Redress, Trial, and Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice.
It was also supported by the Permanent Missions of Belgium, Colombia, Costa Rica, Estonia, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Mexico, Norway, Sierra Leone, Slovenia and Sweden.
