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Jul 10, 2020
GLAN statement on UK government's decision to reinstate arms sales to Saudi Arabia
Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) joins other human rights organisations in expressing our dismay at the recent reinstatement of arms...
Jun 11, 2020
Petition to European Parliament Challenging EU’s Material Support to Libyan Abuses Against Migrants
Today (Thursday, 11 June 2020) the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN), and two Italian NGOs, the Association for Juridical Studies on...
Apr 30, 2020
New report: Business and Human Rights in Occupied Territory: Guidance for Upholding Human Rights
Al-Haq and GLAN’s new report, Business and Human Rights in Occupied Territory: Guidance for Upholding Human Rights, closely examines the...
Apr 6, 2020
Bahrain: Free Imprisoned Rights Defenders and Activists Extend Releases
Amid the global threat posed by COVID-19, Bahraini authorities should release human rights defenders, opposition activists, journalists...
Dec 18, 2019
Legal complaint filed against Italy for privatised push-backs to Libya and migrant abuse
GLAN filed a complaint against Italy with the UN Human Rights Committee on behalf of an individual whose journey from Libya was...
Dec 11, 2019
New project: Ending violent 'pushbacks' of refugees and migrants at the Greek-Turkish border
For years, the Greek authorities have been involved in informal, forcible removals (pushbacks) of migrants and asylum-seekers who enter...
Oct 1, 2019
Joint Statement: Continued Delay of the UN Database by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
The undersigned organisations express their serious concern and disappointment that the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human...
Sep 16, 2019
Irish Medical Council must stop ignoring human rights concerns in accreditation of Bahrain program
GLAN in partnership with REDRESS and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) have written to the Irish Medical Council...
Sep 6, 2019
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...
Aug 15, 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...
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