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[International human rights law] Urgent legal reforms needed as victims of gun violence face limited access to courts in the United States
13 September 2022In a new blog post on Just Security, NNHRR academic coordinator León Castellanos-Jankiewicz and research intern Kaya van der Horst build the case for repealing the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) in the United States. The authors demonstrate ...
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Yvonne Donders Elected to the UN Human Rights Committee
5 July 2022 By Kaya van der HorstThe NNHRR is proud to announce that Prof. Yvonne Donders, Chair of the NNHRR Steering Committee, has been elected to the UN Human Rights Committee (HRC) for the 2023-2026 term. Yvonne was nominated in her personal capacity by the Kingdom of The Netherlands and...
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[Watch Now] Dunja Mijatović Delivers Keynote at our Fifth Annual Conference
29 June 2022On 22 and 23 June 2022, the Fifth Annual NNHRR Conference titled ‘Human Rights in (Times of) Crisis’ took place at Leiden Law School. By bringing together over 100 NNHRR members and human rights experts, the conference explored the role of human rights-based a...
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[Out now] Video on Mexico v Smith & Wesson discussion of transnational civil litigation and corporate liability for gun violence
8 June 2022On 2 May, the Mexican Embassy in The Hague—in collaboration with the Asser Institute and the University of Amsterdam—organised an in-depth discussion on the ground-breaking case of Mexico v. Smith & Wesson filed last August in the District Court of Massach...
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[Programme & registration] Fifth Annual NNHRR Conference: Human Rights in (Times of) Crisis
12 May 2022 by NNHRRHosted in-person by Leiden University, our fifth annual Toogdag conference will address the topic of 'Human rights in (times of) crisis' on 23 June 2022. A dedicated workshop and social event for PhD members of the NNHRR will be held before the conference on 2...