News from Lesvos
Lawyers Against Poverty is delighted that Oxfam in Greece, European Lawyers in Lesvos and the Greek Council for Refugees yesterday announced the release of a …
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Drinks for Members and Friends
Lawyers Against Poverty is hosting an evening for members and friends at 17:30-19:30 on Wednesday 10 April! It will be at Baker McKenzie (100 New …
States must Protect the Rights of Forest-Dwelling Communities
On 13 February 2019, the Supreme Court of India ordered the eviction of millions of forest dwellers from their lands. Shortly thereafter, Oxfam India issued …
Just Lawyers One Day Hackathon
Just Lawyers are holding a one day hackathon at the Bonavero Institute for Human Rights, Mansfield College, Oxford from 9:00 to 17:30 on Monday 11 …
Event Report: Making Indigenous Land Rights a Reality
We heard first from Alexandra, who focused on the current state of international law in the area of indigenous rights (including in relation to land). …
Making Land Rights a Reality
Land sustains life and is an essential economic resource. As soon as rights to land are threatened, so are the livelihoods and lives of the …
Annual Report 2018
Please do take a moment to read our Annual Report for 2018, which you can download here: Annual Report 2018.
Mini-Hackathon for Just Lawyers – Wednesday 5 December @ 8.30
Calling all Just Lawyers! We need your help to create more content for our website. We are holding our next conference call at 8.30 am …
Event Report: Advancing Women’s Rights Through Strategic Litigation and Other Tools
We heard firstly from Naomi Passman, one of the members of our women’s rights working group. As an introduction, she shared with us a series …
Upcoming: Advancing Women’s Rights Through Strategic Litigation and Other Tools
Many women in the world today suffer disadvantage and discrimination, marginalisation and violence. One in three will experience some form of domestic violence in their …