The Right to a Home: how one family is challenging the discriminatory laws that justify Israel’s demolition of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem

Following a complaint filed by Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) and partners, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing found that the demolition of Abu…

For Sudanese refugee girls, access to education is essential: Yumna’s story

“Even when war took away my classroom, it did not take away my voice.” – Yumna says. When the fighting reached Gezira, Sudan,…

The Gender Justice Practitioner Hub and LAW Welcome Michelle Jarvis as New Executive Director 

The Gender Justice Practitioner Hub (GJP Hub) and Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) are honored to announce the appointment of Michelle…

From Memory to Hope: Survivors in Rwanda Inspire a New Path for Justice in South Sudan

On a quiet morning in Kigali, visitors entering the Kigali Genocide Memorial are met with rows of photographs, faces frozen…

CSW70 – From the Front Lines to the Courtrooms 

From the floor of the United Nations in New York, Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) brought the voices of survivors, frontline defenders, and…