Human Rights Research League

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Research. Education. Advocacy. Development. (R.E.A.D.)

Mission statement

The Human Rights Research League (HRRL) is a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the United Nations (ECOSOC) aiming at protecting individuals by placing acts contrary to human rights and international humanitarian law, systemic grievances as well as humanitarian emergencies on the agenda. HRRL seeks to contribute to knowledge and research based public discussion and problem analysis without geographical, political, confessional or other limitations or alignments.

As our name suggests, we are an organization primarily focused on research from the basis of a strong academic foundation. However, we recognize that lasting impact and positive change also depend on connecting academics and practitioners, combining research on root causes of human rights challenges with implementation of projects and policies addressing those grievances. 

To this end, we are engaged in four focus areas: Research. Education. Advocacy. Development. (R.E.A.D.), all with a view to bridging the gap between academic and practical approaches to human rights, and between problem analysis and implementation of solutions.

 

News & reports

 

HRRL-ONUC Seminar on Mental Health in Failing States
2025-10-17 23:38 On 16 October 2025, Human Rights Research League (HRRL) and Oslo New University College (ONUC) co-organized a seminar at ONUC on 'Mental Health in Failing States'. The seminar focused on what impact l...
HRRL-University of Montreal Research Report on Mental Health in Times of War Published
2025-10-09 20:32 What impact does living in a long-term situation of war, conflict, and insecurity have on the mental health of a population? This new study at the junction of law and psychology, conducted in partners...
HRRL Statements on Ukraine at the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
2025-10-03 20:15 On 22 September 2025, at the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Human Rights Research League delivered an oral statement in connection with the Interactive Dialogue with the Indepe...
HRRL Statement on the Central African Republic at the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
2025-10-02 20:52 On the occasion of the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Human Rights Research League delivered an oral statement during the Interactive Dialogue on the Central African Republic. ...
HRRL Statement on Somalia at the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
2025-10-02 17:20 On 2 October 2025, at the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Human Rights Research League (HRRL) intervened during the Interactive Dialogue with the International Expert on Somalia...
HRRL Statement on Lebanon at the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
2025-09-23 19:26 At the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Human Rights Research League intervened during the General Debate on Item 4. HRRL Adviser in Psychology Zeina Zerbe spoke about the cumula...
HRRL Statement on Afghanistan at the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
2025-09-19 23:38 On 19 September 2025, at the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Human Rights Research League delivered an oral statement on Afghanistan during the General Debate on Item 3. In his ...
HRRL Side Event on Mental Health in Times of War at the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
2025-09-19 20:41 On the occasion of the 60th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Human Rights Research League (HRRL) will organize a Side Event & Report Launch at the Palais des Nations, on M...
HRRL Statement on Burundi at the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
2025-09-19 17:56 During the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, Human Rights Research League (HRRL) also intervened in connection with the Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation ...
HRRL Statement on Unilateral Coercive Measures and Human Rights
2025-09-12 22:30 At the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Human Rights Research League intervened during the Biannial Panel Discussion on Unilateral Coercive Measures and Human Rights. HRRL Politi...
HRRL Statement on Iran at the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council
2025-09-10 23:06 On 10 September 2025, on the occasion of the 60th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Human Rights Research League delivered an oral statement on Iran during the General Debate on Item 2...

Conferences & calls

On 4 October 2024, at the 57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Human Rights Research League (HRRL) delivered an oral statement during the Interactive Dialogue on the oral update by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on South Sudan. HRRL criticized the continuous unwillingness of the transitional government to conscientiously implement the 2018 Revitalized Agreement to the benefit of a suffering population of a country in crisis, characterized by hunger, the displacement of four million South Sudanese, and the unmet basic needs of nine million people. In the face of such flagrant disregard for the plight of their own citizens and the agreed upon framework for the transition, HRRL urged the African Union to consider sanctioning transitional leaders who refuse to abide by the term limits of their mandate, in accordance with Article 23 of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance, which also South Sudan is a State Party to. For further details, please see the video of the Oral Statement on UN Web TV.