Protection of Human Rights
Legal advice to individuals, civil society organisations and States
Legal advice to individuals on access to justice and effective remedies at the domestic, regional and international levels.
Legal advice to States for safeguarding the protection of human rights, including through the implementation of legal reforms.
Legal support before the Human Rights regional courts and United Nations mechanisms and the international criminal tribunals.
Respect of Human Rights
Legal advice to States and businesses
Support to States
Legal and strategic advice to States to design legal policies in compliance with the international legal framework for the protection of human rights and/or international standards of criminal justice.
Design and deliver targeted capacity building programs to the judiciary and lawyers on the interpretation and implementation of international human rights law and international criminal law.
Support to businesses
Legal and strategic advice to businesses on their human rights obligations in accordance with business and human rights domestic legislations and international standards, including the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
Advice on the scope and implementation of due diligence standards and the duty of vigilance, notably by shaping policies, processes and vigilance plans, performing human rights risks assessments, drawing prevention strategies, setting counter-measures to mitigate or address any human rights violations, and designing grievance mechanism.
Promotion of Human Rights
Legal advice to civil society organisations, inter-governmental organisations
and States
Legal advice and support for the promotion of the international standards of human rights and criminal justice.
Design and deliver targeted legal training and set up events to raise awareness on specific human rights, rule of law and criminal justice related topics.