LAW’s multidisciplinary research seeks to understand if there is any continuing impact(s) of the sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) that was committed by the Myanmar military against Rohingya...
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Myanmar + 1 more
LAW’s multidisciplinary research seeks to understand if there is any continuing impact(s) of the sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) that was committed by the Myanmar military against Rohingya...
An Untapped Justice Opportunity for Syria: A State Party Referral to the International Criminal Court Policy Paper #10 For over twelve years, the international criminal justice system has not...
18 November 2023, Geneva: We are witnessing a failure of the international community to protect and uphold children's rights across the World. And yet, children are full human rights holders and...
oPt + 1 more
Noting with great concern the events in Israel and Palestine since 7 October 2023, this paper provides an initial legal analysis of certain conduct undertaken by the armed forces of Israel and Hamas...
Expert Roundtable Human Rights Council 54th session If they know, we will not be safe, they will look for us, they will follow us until they find us Side Event Summary: Improving victims and...
To: Secretary-General of the United Nations President of the UN General Assembly President of the UN Security Council High Commissioner for Human Rights CC: President of the UN Human Rights Council ...
World + 8 more
A Message from LAW’s Executive Director I am very pleased to introduce LAW’s new annual report. Once again, thanks to the dedication and passion of our staff, partners, but most importantly, the...
We, the heads of over 50 human rights and humanitarian organizations are coming together to sound the alarm about Sudan, where a disaster is unfolding before our eyes. With fighting continuing across...
To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council Excellencies, Ahead of the Human Rights Council’s 54th regular session (September 11- October 12,...
To: The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Dear Honourable Members, We, the undersigned civil society, and human rights organizations are alarmed by your recent decision[1] to...
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Six years ago, in August 2017, the Myanmar military began a deadly operation in Rakhine State targeting the Rohingya group. This “Clearance Operation” caused incredible suffering and destruction...
19 August 2023, Geneva: Today the number of people needing humanitarian aid has reached a record high. Hundreds of thousands of humanitarian aid workers globally, particularly national staff, are on...
On the 3rd anniversary of the explosion, justice and accountability remain elusive for the catastrophe that resulted in significant damage to Beirut and claimed at least 236 lives, including...
Bangladesh + 1 more
Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) is a non-profit human rights organisation led and managed by legal professionals. LAW works with individuals and communities who have suffered grave human rights...
Background The Lebanese Civil War was waged from 1975 up until 1990. It witnessed successive periods of armed conflict which involved a range of state actors, state, and non-state-aligned militias,...
BEIRUT – 14/07/2023 – for immediate release Following on from a first-of-its-kind preliminary investigation and subsequent report documenting the horrific gendered crimes in the Lebanese Civil Wars...
LAW’s latest Brief on Renewal of the Policy on Children to Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) works closely with victims and survivors of all...
UN: Create Body on Missing Syrians Groups Urge UN General Assembly to Establish New Unit (New York) – United Nations member countries should vote to establish a humanitarian body that will seek to...
19 June 2023, Beirut, Lebanon: Victims and survivors of sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) committed during the Lebanese Civil Wars (1975-1990) are still waiting for justice. SGBV crimes were...
19 June 2023, Nairobi, Kenya: Since the outbreak of the conflict in Tigray in November 2020 survivors have endured horrifying acts of rape, sexual slavery, among others which has resulted in severe...