GS PAPER II: Important International Institutions, agencies and fora - their Structure, Mandate.

Context: The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) called on the Centre and the State governments to comply with court orders regarding oxygen supply, hospital beds and medicines for COVID-19, adding that the governments had failed to prepare for the second wave of the pandemic.

• The ICJ noted that India had reported over 2,00,000 cases every day since April 15 and 3,60,960 cases on April 27, the highest in the world.

About ICJ:

• The International Commission of Jurists is an international human rights non-governmental organization.
• It is a standing group of 60 eminent jurists—including senior judges, attorneys and academics—who work to develop national and international human rights standards through the law.
• The composition of the Commission aims to reflect the geographical diversity of the world and its many legal systems.
• The Commission is supported by an International Secretariat based in Geneva, Switzerland, and staffed by lawyers drawn from a wide range of jurisdictions and legal traditions.
• The Secretariat and the Commission undertake advocacy and policy work aimed at strengthening the role of lawyers and judges in protecting and promoting human rights and the rule of law.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/centre-states-failed-to-prepare-for-predictable-second-wave-says-international-commission-of-jurists/article34441167.ece?homepage=true

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