International Commission of Jurists

non-governmental human rights organization based in Geneva, Switzerland
Organization trade_union_federation Q684800
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International Commission of Jurists

Summary

International Commission of Jurists is a trade union federation[1]. It draws 38 Wikipedia views per month (trade_union_federation category, ranking #2 of 18).[2]

Key Facts

  • International Commission of Jurists's field of work was human rights[3].
  • International Commission of Jurists received the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights[4].
  • International Commission of Jurists received the European Human Rights Prize[5].
  • International Commission of Jurists received the Erasmus Prize[6].
  • International Commission of Jurists received the Light of Truth Award[7].
  • International Commission of Jurists was a member of Civil Liberties Union for Europe[8].
  • International Commission of Jurists was a member of Conference of NGOs[9].
  • International Commission of Jurists is in the country of Switzerland[10].
  • International Commission of Jurists's instance of is recorded as trade union federation[11].
  • International Commission of Jurists's instance of is recorded as non-governmental organization[12].
  • International Commission of Jurists's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[13].
  • International Commission of Jurists's official language is recorded as English[14].
  • International Commission of Jurists's official language is recorded as French[15].
  • International Commission of Jurists's official language is recorded as Spanish[16].
  • International Commission of Jurists's logo image is recorded as Icj logo english.png[17].
  • International Commission of Jurists's headquarters location is recorded as Geneva[18].
  • International Commission of Jurists's ISNI is recorded as 0000000404013140[19].
  • International Commission of Jurists's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 127489564[20].
  • International Commission of Jurists's GND ID is recorded as 1006011-X[21].
  • International Commission of Jurists's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80062909[22].
  • International Commission of Jurists's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11872144h[23].
  • International Commission of Jurists's IdRef ID is recorded as 026480913[24].
  • +1952-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of International Commission of Jurists[25].
  • International Commission of Jurists's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.219989684539826, 'lon': 6.148223806771979}[26].
  • International Commission of Jurists's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03q3jb[27].

Body

Founding

+1952-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of International Commission of Jurists[25].

Identity

International Commission of Jurists's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ICJ'}[28].

Operations

International Commission of Jurists's headquarters location is recorded as Geneva[18].

Industry

International Commission of Jurists's field of work was human rights[3].

Recognition

Awards received include United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights[4], a human rights award[29], founded in 1966[30]; European Human Rights Prize[5], a human rights award[31], founded in 1980[32]; Erasmus Prize[6], a science award[33], in Netherlands[34], founded in 1958[35]; and Light of Truth Award[7], an award[36].

Why It Matters

International Commission of Jurists draws 38 Wikipedia views per month (trade_union_federation category, ranking #2 of 18).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Works attributed to it include Yogyakarta Principles[39], a principle[40], in Indonesia[41], written by it[42].

FAQs

What awards did International Commission of Jurists receive?

Honors received include United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights[4], European Human Rights Prize[5], Erasmus Prize[6], and Light of Truth Award[7].

References

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  13. [6] . erasmusprijs.org. Retrieved . erasmusprijs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [8] . liberties.eu. Retrieved . liberties.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [9] . ngocongo.org. Retrieved . ngocongo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . ngocongo.org. Retrieved . ngocongo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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