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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 18, 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...
Dec 11, 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...
Oct 1, 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 16, 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...
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


Mobilising International Human Rights Law to Promote Tax Justice
Legal officer Gerry Liston on how an Advisory Opinion of the ICJ might bring clarity to the international legal obligations of...
Jul 17, 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


Case filed against Greece in Strasbourg Court over crackdown on humanitarian organisations
Following a two-and-a-half-year legal ordeal in Greek courts, Salam Kamal-Aldeen, founder of the non-profit Team Humanity, has filed an...
Apr 18, 2019
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