Over 300 I/NGOs, Activists, Survivors & Families of Victims Issued a Joint Letter Urging the UNHRC to Take Action on Beirut Explosion Investigation

On the 3rd anniversary of the explosion, justice and accountability remain elusive for the catastrophe that resulted in significant damage…

LAW’s latest Brief on Renewal of the Policy on Children to Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court

Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) works closely with victims and survivors of all forms of international crimes and supports them in…

Civil Society Organizations Urge UN Member States to Vote in Favor of Independent Institution on Missing Persons in Syria

At the end of June, the UN General Assembly will be called to vote on a resolution to establish an…

Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) calls for comprehensive approach to end conflict related sexual violence in Somalia

19 June 2023, Mogadishu, Somalia: “Those of you who are sexually assaulted, do not remain silent. You can now seek…

Survivors of sexual and gender based violence in South Sudan need protection and accountability

19 June 2023, Juba, South Sudan: The soldiers ordered the women to lie down on the ground on their stomachs….

Survivors of sexual and gender based violence in Myanmar need protection and accountability

19 June 2023, Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh; Bangkok, Thailand: After decades of sexual and gender-based violence and other atrocity crimes perpetrated…

Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) calls for accountability for Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in Ethiopia

19 June 2023,  Nairobi, Kenya: Since the outbreak of the conflict in Tigray in November 2020 survivors have endured horrifying…

Survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Lebanon call for the recognition of this crime and adequate support to all survivors

19 June 2023, Beirut, Lebanon:  Victims and survivors of sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) committed during the Lebanese Civil…

Statement on International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict – 19 June

There can be no long lasting peace without justice for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence   Statement by Legal…

Somalia’s forgotten women, girls and children

Due to a combination of disasters – climatic shocks, locusts, and COVID-19 – the country has gradually developed into one…

LAW paralegals conducting legal awareness sessions for recently displaced persons in Barxadwenye camp in Mogadishu.

LAW has been operating in Somalia since 2013, providing legal assistance, information and representation to victims and survivors of sexual…

Now and the future: Gender Equality, Peace and Security in a COVID-19 World

This partnership with Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS), Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) and ABAAD (Resource Center for Gender…

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