Core Areas
Independent legal research, expert input and strategic support are developed for lawyers, legal teams, civil society organisations, advocacy initiatives and international human rights networks working across human rights, justice and the rule of law.
The work brings together legal research, expert opinion writing, human rights reporting, international advocacy experience and long-standing engagement with fair trial rights, freedom of expression, politically motivated proceedings and the protection of lawyers and human rights defenders.
Case Support & Expert Opinions
Expert opinions, case assessments, legal research and legal analysis can be prepared for lawyers, organisations and legal teams working on fair trial rights, freedom of expression, asylum-related cases, politically motivated proceedings and rule of law concerns.
This may include expert opinions for asylum and rights-based proceedings, case assessments for lawyers and legal teams, fair trial and rule of law analysis, freedom of expression assessments, legal memoranda and strategic litigation support materials.
_ Expert opinions for asylum and rights-based proceedings
_ Case assessments for lawyers and legal teams
_ Fair trial and rule of law analysis
_ Freedom of expression assessments
_ Legal memoranda for lawyers and organisations
_ Strategic litigation support and legal background materials
Legal analysis for lawyers and legal teams on evidence, procedure, risk and rule of law concerns
Expert reports for asylum, fair trial, freedom of expression and rights-based proceedings.
Case-Based Legal Analysis
Human Rights Reporting
Human rights reporting may include reports, briefing papers, legal analysis and advocacy materials on human rights violations, justice, accountability, freedom of expression, judicial independence and the rule of law.
This may include:
_ Human rights reports and thematic briefings
_ Legal analysis for advocacy and public reporting
_ Background papers on justice and accountability
_ Documentation of patterns of violations
_ Analysis of politically motivated proceedings
_ Materials for civil society advocacy and institutional engagement
Research-based reports on violations, accountability gaps, judicial independence and rule of law concerns.
Documentation of patterns of violations, politically motivated proceedings and protection risks.
Reports & Legal Briefings
Advocacy & Strategic Consultancy
Strategic support can be developed for civil society organisations, lawyers’ networks, campaigns and institutional actors working on human rights, justice and legal accountability.
This may include legal research for advocacy strategies, strategic reporting, briefing materials, fact-finding design, public positioning, campaign support, coalition work and international legal solidarity.
_ Legal research for advocacy strategies
_ Strategic reporting and briefing materials
_ Fact-finding design and follow-up advocacy
_ Public positioning and campaign support
_ Coalition work and international legal solidarity
_ Briefings for international institutions, parliamentary actors and civil society platforms
Briefing notes and advocacy materials for civil society, parliamentary actors and international institutions.
Support for campaigns, legal networks and post-report advocacy across cross-border contexts.
Advocacy Strategy
International Human Rights Mechanisms
Support can be provided for submissions, communications and legal materials before UN mechanisms and other international human rights bodies, particularly in cases involving detention, fair trial violations, freedom of expression, human rights defenders and the protection of lawyers.
This may include applications to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, urgent communications to UN Special Procedures and legal materials for individual or collective rights-based cases.
_ Submissions to UN human rights mechanisms
_ Applications to the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
_ Urgent communications to UN Special Procedures
_ Legal materials for individual or collective rights-based cases
_ Cases concerning detention, fair trial violations and freedom of expression
_ Materials concerning lawyers, journalists and human rights defenders
Urgent communications and legal submissions to UN Special Procedures.
Legal materials for cases concerning lawyers, journalists, human rights defenders and political defendants.
UN Mechanisms & Urgent Communications
Training & Public Engagement
Trainings, workshops and public engagement formats can be developed for lawyers, observers, NGOs, researchers, civil society groups and advocacy initiatives.
Topics may include fair trial standards, indictment analysis, trial monitoring methodology, international human rights mechanisms, strategic litigation, advocacy, movement lawyering and the role of lawyers in defending rights.
_ Fair trial standards
_ Indictment analysis
_ Trial monitoring methodology
_ International human rights mechanisms
_ Strategic litigation and advocacy
_ Movement lawyering and the role of lawyers in defending rights
_ Human rights reporting and documentation methods
