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Feb 13, 2017
Communication to International Criminal Court requesting investigation of Australia & corporations
GLAN and the Stanford International Human Rights Clinic have submitted a communication to the Office of the Prosecutor at the...


Jan 24, 2017
Submission made to Inquiry into UK-China Relations re Int'l Law Firms
GLAN marked the Day of the Endangered Lawyer (January 24th 2017) with a submission to the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee...


Jan 11, 2017
Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill submitted to Irish parliament.
The Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill aims to mandate the divestment of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) from fossil fuel...


Nov 10, 2016
Universal jurisdiction invoked before Dublin District Court in Bahrain torture case
This case summary is cross-posted on www.PILA.ie On September 15th of this year, Bahraini national Jaafar Alhasabi made an application in...

Oct 12, 2016
GLAN to create working group on land grab accountability
Large-scale land acquisitions by private and public actors in poor countries continue to force people from their land. Land grabbing...


Sep 13, 2016
Prosecution of Bahrain Attorney General sought in Irish torture complaint
The Dublin District Court today rejected a criminal complaint seeking a summons for the prosecution of Bahraini Attorney General Ali Bin...


Jul 26, 2016
Refugee camp company in Australia 'liable for crimes against humanity'
The company that has taken over the management of Australia’s offshore immigration detention regime has been warned by international law...


Jun 7, 2016
Documents indicate Irish Medical Council declined human rights briefing on overseas campus
For nearly two years GLAN has been pushing for the release of documents on the accreditation of 'Royal College of Surgeons in...


Sep 22, 2015
Submission to UN Human Rights Council on Ireland's dealings in Bahrain
GLAN has sent a stakeholder's submission report to UN Human Rights Council ahead of Ireland's review in 2016. The submission highlights...
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