top of page
GLAN news


Complaint against Messe Berlin for hosting exhibitor involved in illicit economy in Western Sahara
GLAN and the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) released today, 6 September 2019, an open letter to Messe Berlin...
Sep 6, 2019


New evidence submitted to UK gov exposing Saudi/UAE-led coalition whitewashing of Yemen airstrikes
The Global Legal Action Network and Mwatana for Human Rights have submitted new evidence to the UK Government regarding the extent of...
Aug 15, 2019


Launch of the 'Yemen Project': Open source investigations into Saudi-led Yemen airstrikes
Today we launch a new website called the 'Yemen project' dedicated to hosting a collection of expert open-source investigations of the...
Apr 30, 2019


Bellingcat and GLAN initiate investigation into Yemen airstrikes
Open-source series of investigations builds on years of innovative analysis, focusing on justice and accountability in one of the most...
Apr 22, 2019


GLAN and Bellingcat host open source intelligence experts to investigate air-strikes in Yemen
In late January 2019, GLAN and Bellingcat brought together world leading investigative journalists, technologists, and lawyers to combine...
Feb 4, 2019


Complaint filed against Irish oil company for business dealings in annexed Western Sahara
The Global Legal Action Network has submitted a formal complaint against San Leon Energy PLC today (24/10/2018) for violating the human...
Oct 24, 2018


Irish Seanad (Senate) votes to approve unprecedented Occupied Territories Bill.
Ireland’s Seanad (Senate) has approved the first stage of the Control of Economic Activities (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018. The Bill...
Jul 11, 2018


New project: Digital evidence, blockchain, and air-strikes in Yemen
The Saudi-led Coalition is accused of committing systematic war crimes against civilians in Yemen. There exists a wealth of evidence in...
Mar 15, 2018


Robust methodology key to success of UN database of businesses involved in Israel's settlements
Civil society releases submission on normative framework, criteria for inclusion The Global Legal Action Network (GLAN), the Centre for...
Feb 8, 2018


Universal jurisdiction invoked before Dublin District Court in Bahrain torture case
This case summary is cross-posted on www.PILA.ie On September 15th of this year, Bahraini national Jaafar Alhasabi made an application in...
Nov 10, 2016
bottom of page