Human Rights Research League

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

 

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 Independent Expert on the Situation of Human Rights in the Central African Republic, Mr. Yao Agbetse. HRRL voiced grave concerns in the face of the humanitarian crisis in the country, including violence against civilians, which continues to drive Central Africans into displacement, and an alarming increase in gender based violence. HRRL also pointed to the worrisome repercussions of the Sudanese conflict, which includes the recruitment of Central African fighthers for the paramilitary Sudanese Rapid Support Forces. Despite the daunting tasks, less than one third of the requested humaniarian funds have been made available in 2024 by the international society and we urge states and other donors to provide the necessary means to meet the massive needs. For further details, please see the video of the Oral Statement on UN Web TV.

Conferences & calls

HRRL at Rule of Law Summit in Lviv, Ukraine
2023-12-11 15:03 From 7-10 December 2023, the American Society of International Law and the Ukrainian Association of International Law convened a summit of experts in Lviv, Ukraine, to commemorate the 75th anniversari...
New HRRL Report on Revenge Killings in Afghanistan
2023-11-16 02:17 Over the past year and a half, Human Rights Research League (HRRL) has been conducting a research project documenting Revenge Killings and Other Serious Human Rights Violations in Afghanistan in the A...
HRRL-ONUC Seminar on Dealing with the Taliban, October 18, 2023
2023-10-19 00:20 On 18 October 2023, Human Rights Research League and Oslo New University College (ONUC) co-organized a seminar at ONUC on 'Dealing with the Taliban? Two Years of Atrocities after Regime Breakdown in A...
HRRL-NUPI Conference on Human Rights Violations in Afghanistan, October 11, 2023
2023-10-13 23:30 On 11 October 2023, Human Rights Research League (HRRL) and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) co-organized a conference on 'Human Rights Violations in the Taliban's Afghanistan'....
HRRL-CMI Conference on the Human Rights Situation in Afghanistan, October 10, 2023
2023-10-11 21:30 On 10 October 2023, Human Rights Research League (HRRL), the University of Bergen, CMI, and the Centre on Law & Social Transformation co-organized a half-day conference to critically discuss the Human...
10th Annual International Refugee Law Student Writing Competition
2023-10-03 22:36 The 10th Annual International Refugee Law Student Writing Competition has just been announced. The competition is co-sponsored by the American Society of International Law (ASIL), the International La...
HRRL Statement on Lebanon at the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
2023-09-27 18:45 On September 27, 2023, during the General Debate on Item 4 at the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Zeina Zerbe commented on behalf of Human Rights Research League on the further ...
HRRL Side Event on Revenge Killings in Afghanistan at the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
2023-09-15 18:08 On the occasion of the 54th Human Rights Council Session at the United Nations in Geneva, Human Rights Research League (HRRL) held a Side Event on 13 September 2023 at the Palais des Nations, presenti...
Call for Participation: Research Project on Collective Trauma and Mental Health
2023-08-05 00:15 Human Rights Research League and the University of Montreal kindly invite you to participate in a research project on   'The Influence of a Permanently Failing Political and Security Environment on ...
HRRL: Joint Statement on Establishing Fact-Finding Mission into Beirut Port Explosion
2023-08-03 02:23 Human Rights Research League joins international and Lebanese organizations, survivors and families of the victims in a statement urging the United Nations Human Rights Council to adopt a resolution e...
CfP: '(Un)Fairness in Migration and Refugee Law: Past and Present Realities'
2023-05-15 00:08 On 31 August 2023, the European Society of International Law (ESIL) Interest Group on Migration and Refugee Law, Human Rights Research League, and the Odysseus Academic Network will organize a worksho...
CfP: Annual International Refugee Law Student Writing Competition. Submission Deadline: January 15, 2023
2022-11-22 11:39 The American Society of International Law's International Refugee Law Interest Group (IRLIG) just announced the ninth annual International Refugee Law Student Writing Competition, co-sponsored by the ...
Seminar: A Dark Day: How the Afghan Taliban Stormed Back to Power and What it Means for Security, Regional Dynamics, and Humanitarian Challenges Facing the Country, November 18, 2022
2022-11-11 00:30 On November 18, 2022, from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (ET), the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School will host a seminar on 'A Dark Day: How the Afghan Taliban St...

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