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

 

On 15 September 2026, Human Rights Research League (HRRL) and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) will co-organize a conference on 'Resilience and Resistance in Times of War'. The conference will include roundtables on 'The New Geopolitical Security Situation after Russia's Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine'; 'Mental Health in Times of War: Civilian and Military Perspectives'; and 'Total Defense after the Turning Point: How to Prepare an Open Society for the New Exigencies of Resilience?' 

 

The conference will be accompanied by a photo exhibition on 'Ukraine: Daily Resistance', with photographs taken by Ukrainian photojournalist Yan Dobronosov since the beginning of the full-scale war of aggression, depicting the Ukrainian people's daily resistance, both soldiers fighting on the frontlines and civilians' daily struggle for survival.

 

The conference, which will take place in Oslo, will also be live streamed on YouTube. For more information and to register, please see the conference announcement and the conference & exhibition program.

Conferences & calls

On 15 September 2026, Human Rights Research League (HRRL) and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) will co-organize a conference on 'Resilience and Resistance in Times of War'. The conference will include roundtables on 'The New Geopolitical Security Situation after Russia's Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine'; 'Mental Health in Times of War: Civilian and Military Perspectives'; and 'Total Defense after the Turning Point: How to Prepare an Open Society for the New Exigencies of Resilience?' 

 

The conference will be accompanied by a photo exhibition on 'Ukraine: Daily Resistance', with photographs taken by Ukrainian photojournalist Yan Dobronosov since the beginning of the full-scale war of aggression, depicting the Ukrainian people's daily resistance, both soldiers fighting on the frontlines and civilians' daily struggle for survival.

 

The conference, which will take place in Oslo, will also be live streamed on YouTube. For more information and to register, please see the conference announcement and the conference & exhibition program.

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