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Today, however, it has expanded and operates in documenting human rights violations across many other nations.

GICJ is an international, independent, non-profit NGO, working 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 developing 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

13/10/2026

𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐒𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟒 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐭

𝐵𝑦 𝑍𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑎 𝐾ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑙 / 𝐺𝐼𝐶𝐽

After more than 14 years of conflict, Syria faces the enormous challenge of rebuilding its institutions while addressing widespread human rights violations, enforced disappearances and the suffering of victims and their families. Although the change of government in 2024 has created new opportunities to confront past abuses, millions of Syrians remain displaced, and many families are still searching for missing relatives.
Transitional justice has become central to Syria’s efforts to address its past. Families of the disappeared, former detainees and survivors are increasingly speaking out about their experiences and demanding truth, accountability and reparations. New national bodies have been established to address transitional justice and missing persons, while criminal proceedings against former security officials represent initial steps towards accountability. However, the credibility of these efforts will depend on transparency, judicial independence and the meaningful participation of victims and affected communities.
The humanitarian consequences of the conflict remain severe. Destroyed neighbourhoods, widespread poverty, displacement and damaged infrastructure continue to obstruct recovery. Families returning to their communities face difficult questions concerning housing, property rights and access to basic services. Rebuilding Syria therefore requires more than physical reconstruction; it also demands efforts to restore public trust and prevent violations from recurring.

𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 (𝐆𝐈𝐂𝐉) stresses that transitional justice must be victim-centred, inclusive and grounded in international human rights standards. Authorities must ensure that investigations and trials meet fair-trial guarantees, that families of missing persons receive answers, and that survivors have access to effective remedies and reparations. Institutional reforms must also address the practices that enabled past abuses, ensuring that violations are not repeated.
Sustainable peace cannot be achieved through reconstruction alone. GICJ calls for transparent accountability mechanisms, meaningful participation by civil society and affected communities, and equal protection of human rights for all Syrians, regardless of background or affiliation. International support should strengthen Syrian-led efforts without imposing external solutions. The rights, dignity and needs of victims must remain at the centre of Syria’s transition towards justice and lasting peace.

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12/10/2026

𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬: 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝐇𝐑𝐌𝐌𝐔 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐝 𝐄𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬

𝐵𝑦 𝑆𝑎𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑎 𝑅𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑠 𝑆𝑜𝑑𝑟𝑒́ 𝑑𝑒 𝐶𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑜 / 𝐺𝐼𝐶𝐽

Over the course of one week, at least 85 civilians have been killed in Ukraine, alongside 346 injured persons, amounting to one of the deadliest weeks in months, according to the United Nations Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU).

As reported by this UN mission, on the night from Tuesday to Wednesday, 6 to 7 October, a missile strike in Pryluky, in the Chernihiv region, took 22 lives, including 5 children, and injured approximately 67 persons. On this same night, other strikes in residential areas of Kremenchuk, in the Poltava region, 2 civilians were killed, and 47 persons were wounded.

Furthermore, on Thursday, 8 October, a Russian aerial glide bomb struck two public buses carrying civilians in Kramatorsk, with estimated 30 deaths and 20 injuries. Considering these alarming deaths, the HRMMU recognised a disturbing pattern of intensifying attacks and rising civilian casualties across different regions.

Likewise, on 8 October, the UN Human Rights Chief Mr. Volker Türk expressed his appallment over the wave of attacks killing civilians across Ukraine, emphasising the scale and manner of the attacks, targeting civilians in their homes and workplaces in different areas of the country. Moreover, Mr. Türk highlighted the systemic attacks with long-range strikes on Ukrainian electric substations and power generation plants, even before the arrival of Winter and the surge in demand for electricity.

𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 (𝐆𝐈𝐂𝐉) strongly condemns all attacks against civilians lives and objects, including their homes, workplaces, and essential services, such as electricity infrastructure. We further express deep concerns over the increasing targeting of Ukrainian civilians in the coming Winter months, directly hindering their survival and dignity. 𝐆𝐈𝐂𝐉 urges States to comply with International Humanitarian Law and protect civilians, rather than deliberately attacking them, and supporting concrete accountability measures on investigating war crimes.

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10/10/2026

في اليوم العالمي لمناهضة عقوبة الإعدام: جنيف للعدالة يطالب بوقف الإعدامات الممنهجة في العراق:

بمناسبة اليوم العالمي لمناهضة عقوبة الإعدام المصادف في 10 تشرين الأول/ أكتوبر، وفي ظل تصاعد المخاوف الدولية بشأن حالة حقوق الإنسان في العراق، و استمرار السلطات العراقية في تنفيذ وإصدار أحكام الإعدام الجماعية، والتي تُشكل انتهاكاً صارخاً لـ "العهد الدولي الخاص بالحقوق المدنية والسياسية" وللالتزامات الحقوقية الدولية والدستورية الملقاة على عاتق الدولة العراقية، يجدّد مركز جنيف الدولي للعدالة موقفه الداعي لإيقاف أحكام الإعدام في العراق، ويدين الدعوات الرامية الى تسريع تنفيذها.

إن الإصرار على المضي قُدماً في تنفيذ هذه العقوبة بالاستناد إلى محاكمات تفتقر بشكل هيكلي لضمانات العدالة، يُعد خرقاً للمادة (6) من العهد الدولي التي تحظر الحرمان التعسفي من الحياة، والمادة (14) التي تكفل الحق في محاكمة عادلة ونزيهة أمام محكمة مستقلة ومحايدة. كما يمثل هذا المنهج انتهاكاً صريحاً للمادة (15) من الدستور العراقي التي كفلت لكل فرد الحق في الحياة والأمن والحرية، ونصت على عدم جواز الحرمان منها أو تقييدها إلا وفقاً للقانون وبناءً على قرار صادر من جهة قضائية مختصة تلتزم بالعدالة المطلقة.
وفي ذات السياق، يوثق المركز حرمان المتهمين بانتظام من تمثيل قانوني فعال، واستناد الأحكام إلى اعترافات هشة ومُنتزعة تحت وطأة التعذيب والإكراه المادي والمعنوي؛ مما يشكل خرقاً جسيماً لـ "اتفاقية مناهضة التعذيب وغيره من ضروب المعاملة أو العقوبة القاسية أو اللاإنسانية أو المهينة" (التي يُعد العراق طرفاً فيها)، وانتهاكاً صارخاً للمادة (19/ثانياً عشر) من الدستور العراقي التي تحظر التعذيب النفسي والجسدي بكافة أشكاله، وتؤكد صراحةً عدم الاعتماد على أي اعترافات انتُزعت بالإكراه أو التهديد أو التعذيب، مع احتفاظ الضحية بالحق في التعويض عن الأضرار المادية والمعنوية التي لحقت به.

وبناءً على هذه المعطيات القانونية والدستورية، فإن مركز جنيف الدولي للعدالة يُحمل السلطات العراقية، وبشكل خاص رئيس الجمهورية، المسؤولية الجنائية والأخلاقية الكاملة بموجب مبادئ القانون الدولي حقوق الإنسان والقانون الجنائي الدولي، عن التوقيع أو المصادقة على أي أحكام إعدام جديدة. إن المصادقة على تنفيذ هذه الأحكام مع العلم المسبق بأنها ناتجة عن محاكمات معيبة ومحاضر تحقيق شابتها شبهات التعذيب، ينقل الفعل من سياق الإنفاذ القانوني إلى سياق القتل العمد والحرمان التعسفي الممنهج من الحياة خارج إطار القانون.

وفي هذا السياق، يُعيد المركز التذكير بالموقف الصارم للمفوضة السامية للأمم المتحدة لحقوق الإنسان السابقة، نافي بيلاي، التي أدانت فيه الآلية المتبعة في تنفيذ العقوبة الجماعية بالعراق بوصفها عمليات مروعة تشبه "ذبح الحيوانات" (الماشية)، مؤكدةً أن منظومة العدالة الجنائية في العراق تشوبها عيوب بنيوية تجعل من المستحيل ضمان تطبيق حد أدنى من معايير المحاكمة العادلة، مما يجرّد هذه الأحكام من شرعيتها القانونية الدولية.

بناءً على ما تقدم، يطالب مركز جنيف الدولي للعدالة بالآتي:
* تجميد فوري لتنفيذ كافة أحكام الإعدام الصادرة، تمهيداً لإلغائها قانوناً التزاماً بالمعاهدات الدولية والمبادئ الدستورية.
إ* عادة فتح التحقيقات في جميع القضايا التي بُنيت على اعترافات انتُزعت تحت التعذيب تفعيلاً للمادة (19/ثانياً عشر) من الدستور، ومحاسبة المتورطين in تلك الانتهاكات.
* دعوة المجتمع الدولي والآليات الخاصة للأمم المتحدة والمنظمات الحقوقية الشريكة للضغط على الحكومة العراقية للالتزام بالصكوك الدولية التي صادقت عليها وبنود دستورها الوطني.

جنيف في 10 تشرين الأول/ أكتوبر 2026

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09/10/2026

جنيف الدولي للعدالة يهنئ نافي بيلاي بفوزها بجائزة نوبل للسلام 2026:

جنيف – 9 أكتوبر 2026
يتقدّم مركز جنيف الدولي للعدالة (GICJ) بأحرّ التهاني والتبريكات إلى السيدة نافي بيلاي، المفوّضة السامية السابقة للأمم المتحدة لحقوق الإنسان، بمناسبة فوزها المُستحق بجائزة نوبل للسلام لعام 2026، تقديراً لمسيرتها الحافلة بالدفاع عن حقوق الإنسان وتعزيز العدالة الدولية ومكافحة الإفلات من العقاب.
لقد شكلت نافي بيلاي صوتاً شجاعاً للعدالة، منذ نضالها ضد الفصل العنصري في جنوب أفريقيا، مروراً بإسهاماتها في القضاء الجنائي الدولي، وصولاً إلى جهودها في توثيق الانتهاكات والدفاع عن حقوق الشعب الفلسطيني.
ويكتسب هذا الحدث أهمية استثنائية في ظل التحديات الخطيرة التي تواجه منظومة حقوق الإنسان والقانون الدولي، وتصاعد النزاعات المسلحة والانتهاكات الجسيمة، وتزايد الضغوط التي تتعرض لها المؤسسات القضائية والحقوقية الدولية والمدافعون عن حقوق الإنسان.
ومن هنا، يرى المركز أن منح هذه الجائزة للسيدة بيلاي، يشكل حدثاً بالغ الأهمية في تاريخ الحركة الحقوقية الدولية، ورسالة تقدير للدور الجوهري الذي يؤدّيه العاملون والمدافعون عن حقوق الإنسان في حماية الكرامة الإنسانية، ومواجهة الظلم والتمييز، والعمل من أجل عالم تسوده العدالة والمساواة والسلام. إنّه تويج عالمي لنضالاتهم وتضحياتهم، وتكريم لكل من دفع ثمناً من حرّيته أو أمنه أو حياته دفاعاً عن العدالة حول العالم.

ويثمّن مركز جنيف الدولي للعدالة، بصورة خاصة، الدور المهم الذي اضطلعت به السيدة بيلاي في رئاسة لجنة التحقيق الدولية المستقلة المعنية بالأرض الفلسطينية المحتلة، وما قامت به اللجنة من جهود في توثيق الانتهاكات الجسيمة، وكشف الحقائق، والدعوة إلى محاسبة المسؤولين عنها. ويؤكد المركز أن هذه الجهود شكلت إسهاماً مهمّاً في تعزيز مطالب العدالة للشعب الفلسطيني، وتأكيد ضرورة إنهاء الاحتلال، واحترام القانون الدولي، ووضع حد للإفلات من العقاب.

ومن هذا المنطلق، يأمل مركز جنيف الدولي للعدالة أن يشكل منح جائزة نوبل للسلام للسيدة نافي بيلاي مناسبة لتجديد الالتزام الدولي بحماية حقوق الإنسان، وتعزيز استقلالية آليات العدالة والمساءلة، وتوفير الحماية الفعّالة للمدافعين عن حقوق الإنسان، وضمان ألاّ يفلت مرتكبو الجرائم الدولية والانتهاكات الجسيمة من العقاب.

إنها رسالة أمل تؤكد أن النضال من أجل حقوق الإنسان لا يضيع، وأن السلام الحقيقي لا يتحقق دون عدالة ومساءلة واحترام للكرامة الإنسانية

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08/10/2026

𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬: 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐈𝐬 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲?

𝐵𝑦 𝑌𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝑄𝑎𝑛𝑏𝑎 / 𝐺𝐼𝐶𝐽

On 29 September 2026, Malaysia returned 1,476 Myanmar nationals to Myanmar by sea, the first group under an agreement to return 5,000. A further 3,524 are approved for a second phase. Today, 8 October, Min Aung Hlaing, who led the 2021 coup and was made president in April by a military-backed parliament, meets Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Putrajaya, with repatriation on the agenda.
Malaysia calls the programme voluntary. Two facts come from its own account. Those returned were drawn from the 10,388 Myanmar nationals held in immigration detention depots as of 15 August. And the Home Ministry says the group “was selected from a verified list submitted by the Myanmar government through an official diplomatic note”. The list of who would go back was supplied by the government people had left.
UNHCR has said it was not given access to the individuals before departure and could not assess whether their decisions were free and informed. Malaysia’s own human rights commission, SUHAKAM, said on 1 October that such a decision “must be determined by an independent authority such as the UNHCR and not by the Immigration Department”.
Kelley E. Currie, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, said on 1 October that “the conditions necessary for a safe, dignified, sustainable, and genuinely voluntary return of refugees are currently not in place”. On 28 September a Myanmar military airstrike on a market in Kyauktaw, Rakhine State, killed at least 49 civilians.
Malaysia is party to neither the 1951 Refugee Convention nor the Convention against Torture. Non-refoulement binds it nonetheless, as a rule of customary international law, and applies whether or not a person has been formally recognised as a refugee.
Geneva International Centre for Justice (GICJ) calls on Malaysia to suspend further returns until each person has had an individual assessment with access to information, legal advice and UNHCR. A signature collected in detention, against a list drawn up by the government people left, does not by itself make a return voluntary.

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07/10/2026

𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬: 𝐀 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡, 𝐚 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬.

𝐵𝑦 𝐺𝑒𝑜𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑒 𝐹𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑧𝑒 / 𝐺𝐼𝐶𝐽

On 30 September 2026, the US state of Tennessee attempted to execute Christa Pike by lethal injection. The procedure failed, leaving Pike alive but in critical condition after two doses of pentobarbital. She was later transferred to hospital, where her lawyers reported that she remained unconscious and on a ventilator.

The failed ex*****on comes amid a wider rise in the use of capital punishment in the United States. By the end of September, 29 people had been executed across 6 US states in 2026, while 59 ex*****on dates had been scheduled nationwide during the year.

Pike’s case has intensified scrutiny of capital punishment in the United States and has called into question whether ex*****on methods can ever be reconciled with fundamental human rights protections. Witnesses reported repeated difficulties establishing intravenous access before the drugs were administered, raising renewed concerns over the risk of severe physical suffering during lethal injection,

Ahead of the ex*****on, UN human rights experts had urged US and Tennessee authorities to halt it and commute Pike's death sentence, drawing attention to wider concerns surrounding capital punishment. They stressed that States retaining the death penalty remain bound by the strictest safeguards under international law and raised concerns over Pike’s nearly three decades on death row, much of it in solitary confinement.

These concerns go beyond one case. The death penalty engages some of the most fundamental principles of international human rights law: the right to life and the prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment. Its irreversible nature means that procedural failures and miscarriages of justice can never truly be remedied.

Following the failed ex*****on, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee suspended further ex*****ons scheduled for 2026 and ordered an independent review.

Geneva International Centre for Justice (GICJ) strongly opposes the death penalty in all circumstances. GICJ calls on the United States and all retentionist states to establish moratoriums on ex*****ons and take concrete steps towards full abolition.

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06/10/2026

𝐇𝐑𝐂𝟔𝟑: 𝐀 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞

𝐵𝑦 𝐿𝑎𝑤𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑎 𝑃𝑎𝑙𝑚𝑒𝑟 / 𝐺𝐼𝐶𝐽

During the 63rd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the High Commissioner for Human Rights delivered an oral update on 2 October 2026 addressing the human rights situation in Ukraine and the continued impact of the war on civilians.

The update highlighted rising civilian deaths and injuries as missile and drone attacks continue to affect homes, schools, railway stations, businesses and other civilian infrastructure. Concern was raised over repeated attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. As winter approaches, damage to these systems places civilians at increased risk and threatens access to electricity, heat, water and other basic necessities.

Conflict-related sexual violence was also a central focus of the discussion. UN monitoring has documented more than 1,000 cases of conflict-related sexual violence, affecting men, women and children. The High Commissioner emphasized patterns of sexual violence, torture and abuse, particularly in detention, and stressed the importance of continued documentation and accountability.

Throughout the dialogue, speakers called for greater protection of civilians, the release of unlawfully detained persons and continued international support for accountability efforts. The Russian Federation challenged the findings and methodology presented, while the High Commissioner reaffirmed that UN findings are based on rigorous methodology, verified evidence and testimonies.

Geneva International Centre for Justice (GICJ) appreciates the High Commissioner’s continued monitoring and reporting on the human rights situation in Ukraine. GICJ emphasizes the urgent need to ensure accountability for violations of international human rights and humanitarian law, including conflict-related sexual violence, torture and attacks affecting civilians. As another winter approaches, we call on the international community to continue working to protect civilians, support victims and pursue accountability alongside efforts toward a just and lasting peace.

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05/10/2026

𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬: 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜, 𝐎𝐂𝐇𝐀 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐑𝐂

𝐵𝑦 𝑆𝑎𝑏𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑎 𝑅𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑠 𝑆𝑜𝑑𝑟𝑒́ 𝑑𝑒 𝐶𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑜 / 𝐺𝐼𝐶𝐽

Since May 2026, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has faced its largest recorded outbreak of the Bundibugyo variant of the Ebola virus, reaching over 7,773 confirmed cases and 3,759 deaths, representing 48.4 per cent fatality rate, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Despite the devastating effects of this epidemic and limited funding for health and humanitarian infrastructure, as reported by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), treatment centres are being destroyed amid violent hostilities, including the burning of an essential transit centre for patients located in the Kigonze displacement camp, now abandoned, on 29 September.
As emphasised by the UN Senior Ebola Response Official in DRC, Mr. Julien Harneis, the destruction of Ebola transit and treatment facilities represents an important setback in the deliverance of life-saving care and the control of the epidemic.

According to the OCHA, these attacks are driving further displacement across the country, demonstrated by the abandonment of the Kigonze camp, which previously sheltered around 19,000 persons in East DRC; while in the Djugu territory, over 3,000 people fled the Rhoe displacement camp on 27 September, with at least 4 deaths and 7 injured.
Additionally, the OCHA has also reported the killing of 2 persons involved in the Ebola response on 27 and 28 September, among the displacement of approximately 24,000 people from Masisi, and thousands more from the South Kivu and Tanganyika provinces.

𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐚 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 (𝐆𝐈𝐂𝐉) expresses grave concern over these alarming attacks against health and humanitarian infrastructure in the DRC, and its significant impact on the Ebola response. GICJ urges States and international organisations to guarantee sustained protection of healthcare, humanitarian personnel and civilian lives, with particular attention to the safety of women, girls, displaced persons and vulnerable groups while combatting this epidemic.

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03/10/2026

𝐇𝐑𝐂𝟔𝟑: 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐬: 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜

𝐵𝑦 𝐶𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑒 𝑇𝑖𝑥𝑖𝑒𝑟 / 𝐺𝐼𝐶𝐽

“Peace is an ongoing process, not a definitive achievement”, stated Mr. Aristide Nononsi, Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in the Central African Republic, during the item 10 interactive dialogue of the 63rd session of the Human Rights Council, on 1 October 2026.

When presenting its report on the human rights situation in the Central African Republic between October 2025 and June 2026 (A/HRC/63/81), he gave an overview of the human rights situation in the context of the new electoral cycle, ongoing peacebuilding efforts and the gradual strengthening of State institutions. He exposed the ongoing challenges related to insecurity, human rights violations and the humanitarian situation.

The Independent Expert emphasized that the new government of the Central African Republic has made efforts to promote peace, strengthen institutions, and protect civic space; however, these efforts must be supported by the international community to truly achieve lasting peace.

Several major challenges remain. The fight against impunity, widespread violence, insecurity along the borders, arms trafficking, and arbitrary arrests and detentions are all issues the State must address. It was highlighted that civilians, and particularly women and children, are disproportionately affected by human rights violations.

Geneva International Centre for Justice (GICJ) calls on the government to intensify its efforts to protect the civilian population and to pay particular attention to the rights and needs of women and girls. It further urges the authorities to continue removing children from armed groups and to provide them with psychosocial support and reintegration into their families. GICJ also recalls the need to maintain close cooperation with the international community, MINUSCA and local partners to ensure the protection of civilians, particularly in border areas. Finally, GICJ calls on the government to adopt all necessary measures to combat impunity for perpetrators of crimes and to swiftly establish a transitional justice mechanism capable of delivering reparation to victims.

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