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Jun 27, 2024
Game-changing legal victory for World Uyghur Congress
This. Is. Huge. We have resoundingly won our appeal with World Uyghur Congress against the National Crime Agency (NCA.


Jun 19, 2024
UK arms companies warned they could face prosecution if they continue selling arms to Israel
Letters have been sent by four organisations to the directors of UK arms companies warning them they could face criminal liability.


May 28, 2024
Barbudans resisting destructive island developments ironically excluded from International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS)
Civil society groups are calling out the 4th UN SIDS event for excluding Barbudans while platforming the developers destroying their island.


Apr 25, 2024
Barbudans Seek International Support to Resist Harmful Land Grab
Request sent to Inter-American Commission for Human Rights 25.04.24: This week GLAN, on behalf of our grassroots partner the Barbuda Land...


Apr 23, 2024
UK arms exports challenge revived, expedited and now set for full hearing in October
Court documents reveal new UK decision, the failure to factor World Central Kitchen killings and Israel's consistent failure to give UK info


Feb 2, 2024
Open letter to the Ramsar Secretariat on World Wetlands Day 2024
On World Wetlands Day 2024, we urge everyone to stand with local, grassroots organisations to protect vital wetlands.


Jul 10, 2023
GLAN deepens support for Barbuda Land Defenders after visit to listen to locals
GLAN is supporting Barbudan land defenders in their fight against foreign developers.


Feb 13, 2023
Torture survivor makes criminal complaint ahead of UK visit by Xingjang governor
GLAN (Global Legal Action Network) has contributed submissions and evidence in support of torture survivor Erbakit Otarbay, who is...

Jan 20, 2023
Judgment handed down in case against UK government on failure to halt imports of Uyghur cotton
On 20 January 2023, judgment was handed down in the GLAN and World Uyghur Congress' (WUC) case against the UK government. The case...


Dec 21, 2022
Swiss National Contact Point calls on Glencore to carry out due diligence at its Cerrejón Coal mine
The OECD National Contact Point (NCP) in Switzerland published its Final Statement in the Complaint against Glencore which was filed by...
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