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Attacks against the International Criminal Court: Who cares about victims of atrocity crimes? | Article
Attacks against the International Criminal Court: Who cares about victims of atrocity crimes? | Article
LRWC and the United Nations | Report of Activities January through April 2026
LRWC and the United Nations | Report of Activities January through April 2026
Iran: Urgent call for intervention concerning renewed arrest of Nasrin Sotoudeh and continuing detention of Reza Khandan | Joint letter
Iran: Urgent call for intervention concerning renewed arrest of Nasrin Sotoudeh and continuing detention of Reza Khandan | Joint letter
China: Release arbitrarily detained human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng at the end of his sentence | 中国:当局必须在刑满后释放被任意拘留的人权律师余文生,并确保其充分自由 | Joint statement
China: Release arbitrarily detained human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng at the end of his sentence | 中国:当局必须在刑满后释放被任意拘留的人权律师余文生,并确保其充分自由 | Joint statement
China: Legal and human rights organisations condemn the conviction of Chinese human rights lawyer Xie Yang | Joint statement
China: Legal and human rights organisations condemn the conviction of Chinese human rights lawyer Xie Yang | Joint statement





 
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UN investigative mechanism for Afghanistan
UN investigative mechanism for Afghanistan

Philippines: Duterte arrested for crimes against humanity
Philippines: Duterte arrested for crimes against humanity

Colombia violates right to defend human rights | IACtHR
Colombia violates right to defend human rights | IACtHR

Thailand: Acquittal in SLAPP against whistleblower Chutima Sidasathian
Thailand: Acquittal in SLAPP against whistleblower Chutima Sidasathian

Global Coalition accepts UN Human Rights Prize
Global Coalition accepts UN Human Rights Prize

Russia: Voted off UN ECOSOC’s Committee on NGOs after 75 years
Russia: Voted off UN ECOSOC’s Committee on NGOs after 75 years

Featured Statement

Attacks against the International Criminal Court: Who cares about victims of atrocity crimes? | Article
01/05/2026
By Catherine Morris First published in Slaw.ca: Canada’s online legal magazine, 28 January 2026. … [Read More]
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LRWC and the United Nations | Report of Activities January through April 2026
01/05/2026
Full pdf report LRWC and the United Nations January to April 2026 From January to April 2026, LRWC continued to contribute to the work of the UN General Assembly, the UN Human Rights … [Read More]
LRWC at the UN Human Rights Council

United States: Resume cooperation with the Universal Periodic Review | Joint oral statement to the UN Human Rights Council
23/03/2026





