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INTERIGHTS, the International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights works to promote respect for human rights through the use of law. We do so by providing legal expertise to lawyers, judges, human rights defenders and other partners concerning international and comparative human rights law.
The main focus of our work is strategic litigation – bringing or supporting cases in critical areas where there is either a potential for human rights standards to be developed or where existing standards are under threat.
INTERIGHTS complements its litigation work through legal capacity building and standard setting activities and by publishing and disseminating legal information.
Through all of these activities, we seek both to promote the enforcement of human rights standards at the international, regional and domestic levels and to empower legal partners around the world to do the same.
Announcements_
Historic Slavery Case Launched Against NigerIn a historic first, a former slave is bringing a case against the State of Niger before the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice in Niamey on 7 April 2008, on the grounds that Niger has failed to implement laws against slavery.
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European Court: Roma Children Denied Right to EducationThe European Court of Human Rights ruling that the Czech government engaged in indirect discrimination against Roma children is a major step forward in implementing the European Convention on Human Rights, Human Rights Watch and INTERIGHTS said today.
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