Human Rights Research League

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Research. Education. Advocacy. Development. (R.E.A.D.)

Mission statement

The Human Rights Research League (HRRL) is a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the United Nations (ECOSOC) aiming at protecting individuals by placing acts contrary to human rights and international humanitarian law, systemic grievances as well as humanitarian emergencies on the agenda. HRRL seeks to contribute to knowledge and research based public discussion and problem analysis without geographical, political, confessional or other limitations or alignments.

As our name suggests, we are an organization primarily focused on research from the basis of a strong academic foundation. However, we recognize that lasting impact and positive change also depend on connecting academics and practitioners, combining research on root causes of human rights challenges with implementation of projects and policies addressing those grievances. 

To this end, we are engaged in four focus areas: Research. Education. Advocacy. Development. (R.E.A.D.), all with a view to bridging the gap between academic and practical approaches to human rights, and between problem analysis and implementation of solutions.

 

News & reports

 

Afghanistan: Joint Letter to Pakistan Requesting Halt of Mass Deportations of Afghans
2025-03-27 13:52 Human Rights Research League joined forces with the Global Strategic Litigation Council for Refugee Rights at the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility and more than 100 signatories in a Joint L...
Lebanon: Joint Letter on Justice for Beirut Blast Victims
2025-03-21 11:51 On March 21, 2025, Human Rights Research League teamed up with international and Lebanese human rights organizations in a Joint Letter calling for justice, truth and reparations for the victims of the...
HRRL Statement on Ukraine at the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
2025-03-20 13:32 At the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Human Rights Research League delivered an oral statement in connection with the Interactive Dialogue with the Independent International Co...
Publication on Mental Health in Failing States
2025-03-20 11:32 The first publication of our research project on Collective Trauma and Mental Health in Lebanon, conducted in collaboration between the University of Montreal, Human Rights Research League, and a grou...
HRRL Statement on Gaza at the 58th UN Human Rights Council
2025-03-20 11:12 On 20 March 2025, during the General Debate on Item 4 at the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Hani Dabbagh delivered an oral statement on behalf of Human Rights Research League, ...
HRRL Statement on Iran at the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
2025-03-17 14:43 On 17 March 2025, on the occasion of the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Human Rights Research League delivered an oral statement on Iran during the General Debate on Item 3. HR...
HRRL Statement on Fatwas & Genocide at the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
2025-03-05 15:49 On 5 March 2025, in the context of the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, Human Rights Research League took the floor in connection with an Panel Discussion on Early Warning and Genocide Pre...
HRRL Statements on Lebanon at the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
2025-03-04 12:04 On 4 March 2025, during the General Debate on Item 2 at the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Human Rights Research League's Zeina Zerbe raised concerns about recent developments ...
HRRL Statement on South Sudan at the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
2025-02-24 19:17 On 28 February 2025, during the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Human Rights Research League delivered an oral statement in connection with the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on ...
HRRL Statements on Afghanistan at the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
2025-02-24 10:46 On the occasion of the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Human Rights Research League delivered an oral statement on Afghanistan during the Interactive Dialogue with the UN Specia...
Seminar on Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation, Oslo, Norway, 6 February 2025
2025-01-10 19:22 On 6 February 2025, Human Rights Research League will team up with the Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), the Norwegi...

Conferences & calls

On 4 October 2024, at the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Human Rights Research League (HRRL) delivered an oral statement during the Interactive Dialogue on the oral update by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on South Sudan. HRRL criticized the continuous unwillingness of the transitional government to conscientiously implement the 2018 Revitalized Agreement to the benefit of a suffering population of a country in crisis, characterized by hunger, the displacement of four million South Sudanese, and the unmet basic needs of nine million people. In the face of such flagrant disregard for the plight of their own citizens and the agreed upon framework for the transition, HRRL urged the African Union to consider sanctioning transitional leaders who refuse to abide by the term limits of their mandate, in accordance with Article 23 of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance, which also South Sudan is a State Party to. For further details, please see the video of the Oral Statement on UN Web TV.

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