About Us
Global Legal Action Network (GLAN) is a unique non-profit organisation that works with affected communities to pursue innovative legal actions across borders, challenging states and other powerful actors involved with systemic injustice.
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- Muhammad Sabah, B’Tselem
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- Accountability for atrocity crimes
- 06/05/2026
An investigation by GLAN and Sky News airs today exploring the circumstances…
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- Accountability for atrocity crimes
- 30/04/2026
The Israeli parliament’s new death penalty legislation, adopted on 30 March 2026,…
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- Abuses in value chains
- 29/04/2026
Amid a wave of geopolitical instability and surging demand for the metal,…
- Number 10
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- Accountability for atrocity crimes
- 27/04/2026
As Israel expands its violent campaigns and illegal annexation in Palestine and…
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- Abuses in value chains
- 16/04/2026
A new complaint filed by the Irish Uyghur Cultural Association (IUCA) and…
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- Accountability for atrocity crimes
- 12/03/2026
12.03.26: TODAY, 22 UK, international and Palestinian civil society organisations, including UK…
The Global Legal Action Network (GLAN)
GLAN is an independent organisation made up of lawyers and investigators that identifies and pursues legal actions that tackle power actors involved in serious human rights violations and environmental harms by working in partnership with other international and local grassroots organisations.
Our committed team is spread across multiple countries and we have offices in Ireland and the UK.
- Independent | not-for-profit organisation
- Combines investigation with legal action
- Uses law to tackle global and cross-border issues
- Promotes & enforces human rights standards
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