Just Security: Syrian Torture Victims Deserve a Hearing Before the ICJ
Syrians saw a watershed moment in international justice this week, as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Oct. 10…
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Human Rights Council: Statement on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building for South Sudan
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 54th REGULAR SESSION HUMAN RIGHST COUNCIL Statement by Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) on Technical Assistance and Capacity…
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Human Rights Council: On the HC Report on Myanmar, LAW Statement
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 54th REGULAR SESSION HRC, High Commissioner report on Myanmar Statement by Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) 26 September…
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Annual Report 2022
Annual Report 2022 A Message from LAW’s Executive Director I am very pleased to introduce LAW’s new annual report….
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Human Rights Council: COI on Syria, LAW Statement
HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, 54TH REGULAR SESSION ID WITH COMMISSION OF INQUIRY ON SYRIA STATEMENT BY LEGAL ACTION WORLDWIDE/LAW Mr. Chairperson,…
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LAW Statement to the Human Rights Council: Mandate of the ICHREE Must Be Renewed
Mr Chairperson, Commissioners, colleagues I thank the Commissioners for their report, on behalf of Legal Action Worldwide, and the victims…
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Just Security: Ethiopia’s Conflict Is Spreading, But UN Human Rights Council May End Expert Investigation Anyway
Survivors of the conflict in Tigray and other areas of northern Ethiopia are watching the current 54th session of the…
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HRW: Joint Statement Urging More Aid, Solidarity and Attention to Sudan Crisis
(New York, September 13, 2023) – We, the heads of over 50 human rights and humanitarian organizations are coming together…
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HRW: 54th session of the UN Human Rights Council: Ethiopia – Renew the mandate of the ICHREE
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council Excellencies, Ahead of the Human…
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Opinio Juris: Six years after the Myanmar military committed international crimes against the Rohingya, survivors are still seeking justice in courts around the world
Six years ago, in August 2017, the Myanmar military began a deadly operation in Rakhine State targeting the Rohingya group….