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

 

During the 55th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Human Rights Research League delivered oral statements on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in connection with the General Debate on Item 4 as well as the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the DRC. In HRRL's first intervention, Tresor Maheshe Musole pointed to the political instrumentalization of refugees in the Great Lakes region of Africa as the backdrop to the war that is raging in the Eastern part of the DRC. HRRL is particularly concerned by recent reports of the recruitment of combatants in the middle of refugee camps. For the full statement, please see the video of the Oral Statement on UN Web TV. 

 

HRRL's second intervention voiced profound concerns in the face of the decision of the DRC government to remove the ban on the execution of the death penalty that had been announced on 9 February 2024. Such a reversal is contrary to Congolese law and represents a regression in the protection of human rights contrary to the principles proclaimed by the United Nations as well as regional human rights institutions, including the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights. For further details, please see the video of the Oral Statement on UN Web TV. 

Conferences & calls

Call for Papers: 7th Annual International Refugee Law Student Writing Competition
2021-01-13 00:00 The American Society of International Law's International Refugee Law Interest Group (IRLIG) announces its seventh annual International Refugee Law Student Writing Competition, co-sponsored by the Glo...

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