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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_

INTERIGHTS Logo INTERIGHTS seeks Executive Director
INTERIGHTS seeks a dynamic and inspiring Executive Director to lead the organisation in its work to promote respect for human rights through the use of international and comparative law.
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singarasa Historic Slavery Case Launched Against Niger
In 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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Kommersant: European Court Closes Terror Trial
The European Court of Human Rights has closed to the public the trial on the suits by the victims of the October 2002 terrorist act at the play Nord-Ost at the theater center in Dubrovka, in Moscow.
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Reuters: Alabama executions 'highly problematic' - UN envoy
The criminal justice system in the U.S. state of Alabama needs to be improved to ensure that no innocent people are executed but officials there seem indifferent to the problem, a U.N. envoy said on Monday.
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Bloomberg: U.S. Court Upholds Dismissal of Rendition Lawsuit
A federal appeals court upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit by a Canadian man who sued the U.S. after he was stopped in a New York airport and forcibly transported to Syria where he was tortured over alleged ties to al-Qaeda.
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INTERIGHTS Manuals for Lawyers: Article 5 of the ECHR now available
To assist INTERIGHTS' work in delivering ECHR training programmes, we have designed legal manuals for use by the national trainers and lawyers participating. These manuals are now available online.
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European Social Charter Complaint over Greece's Ongoing Violation of Roma Housing Rights
INTERIGHTS, together with Greek Helsinki Monitor, filed a legal challenge against Greece detailing serious and widespread violations of the Roma community’s right to housing.
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INTERIGHTS co-organises Pacific human rights conference in Samoa
A symposium held in Samoa from April 27-29 brought together eminent human rights jurists and activists from across the Pacific with international human rights experts to examine cutting edge human rights issues, including environmental rights; custom and women’s rights; and HIV and poverty.
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