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

 

HRRL Statements on Ukraine at the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
2024-10-08 14:55 At the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Human Rights Research League delivered oral statements on Ukraine in connection with the Interactive Diaogue with the Commission of Inquir...
HRRL Statement on the Central African Republic at the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
2024-10-07 15:24 On 7 October 2024, during the 57th 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 Indep...
HRRL Statement on the Protection of UN Mandate Holders at the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
2024-09-26 14:50 On 26 September 2024, on the occasion of the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Human Rights Research League delivered an oral statement on the Protection of UN Mandate holders dur...
HRRL Statement on Burundi at the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
2024-09-23 13:35 On 23 September 2024, at the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Human Rights Research League (HRRL) delivered an oral statement in connection with the Interactive Dialogue with the...
HRRL-RWI Side Event on Accountability for Human Rights Violations in Afghanistan at the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
2024-09-12 14:44 On the occasion of the 57th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Human Rights Research League (HRRL) and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (R...
HRRL Statement on Iran at the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
2024-09-11 22:10 On 11 September 2024, on the occasion of the 57th 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 2...
HRRL Statements on Lebanon at the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
2024-09-09 20:58 On 20 September 2024, during the General Debate on Item 3 at the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, HRRL's Zeina Zerbe raised grave concerns about the ongoing war in Lebanon betwee...
HRRL Statements on Afghanistan at the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
2024-09-09 18:28 On the occasion of the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Human Rights Research League delivered an oral statement on Afghanistan during the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue with the ...
HRRL Statement on the DRC at the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
2024-09-08 02:21 On the occasion of the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Human Rights Research League intervened during the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the situation of human rights in the D...
HRRL Side Event on Russia's War of Aggression against Ukraine at the 56th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
2024-07-08 18:44 On the occasion of the 56th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Human Rights Research League (HRRL) organized a side event on 8 July 2024 on 'Russia's War of Aggression in Uk...
HRRL Statements on Ukraine at the 56th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
2024-07-06 00:55 On the occasion of the 56th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Human Rights Research League submitted a Written Statement on 'The Russian Federation's War of Aggression against Ukraine ...

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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