NYU Center for Human Rights and Global Justice

“The idea that rocks, rivers, and animals are alive and so should be granted a legal status is a core aspect of Indigenous worldviews,” says César Rodríguez-Garavito, New York University School of Law. “Indigenous peoples have turned that belief into practices of reciprocity with nature, through ceremonies, use of medicinal plants, and more. Because the Los Cedros case is a sophisticated and detailed judicial decision, it’s being referenced by other courts.”

Fantastic piece by Pablo de Grieff at the NYU Center for Human Rights and Global Justice reminding us that human rights rules aren’t just tools for redress but a proven way of strengthening and protecting broader systems of governance. This is a useful reminder for people working in business and human rights too. It’s too easy to be seen as - dismissed as - the spoiler, the constraint on profit making when human rights get presented purely as compliance problems to be solved, risks to be managed. This misses the very real (but harder to quantify) organisation-wide improvements that come from aligning around human rights commitments.

First week of classes? From pedagogical approaches to textbook selection, Philip Alston offers insights in this OpenGlobalRights article on why teaching human rights today is a very different proposition from what it once was.

Our website, reimagined. chrgj.org We are thrilled to share our new website and digital resources, which reflect our collective commitment to strengthening and revitalizing the movement for global rights and justice. Whether you are a longtime supporter of the Center or new to our community, the website reflects our evolving areas of work and expanded initiatives. We hope you will find it useful and engaging. A product of extensive research and collaborative work across various teams at New York University School of Law, then distilled into the website and its visual identity thanks to the many talents of MatchboxCreative.

“The capacity for language would give a boost to the moral standing of animals in a way that suffering alone hasn’t.” César Rodríguez-Garavito New York University School of Law for Atmos Magazine.

"The Los Cedros litigation involved biologists, environmental collectives, artists, celebrities, and online supporters who provided evidence to the Court, crafted campaigns in support of the lawsuit, disseminated the ruling, and turned Los Cedros into an icon of biodiversity protection. They and all others who have been inspired by it should keep their eyes on the implementation of the ruling." César Rodríguez-Garavito and Melina De Bona on the impact of the Los Cedros ruling in #Ecuador. New York University School of Law.

Calling all incoming New York University School of Law LLM students. Our #TransitionalJustice Leadership program is now recruiting its 2024-2025 cohort. Learn more and apply https://lnkd.in/e8rCD7k4

FORGE 2025: Experiments for Change in a Shifting Global Context. March 14-15, 2025 at New York University School of Law in New York City.

The Ugandan government 🇺🇬 announced that it would be rolling out a new, upgraded version of the digital ID system in the second half of 2024. It intends to add more technological features to the digital ID, and plans to undertake a mass enrollment exercise to register all unregistered Ugandans. Our Digital Welfare team with partners ISER Uganda and the Health Equity and Policy Initiative (HEAPI) published 5 urgent recommendations that the Government must adopt as it designs and rolls out this new digital ID system. bit.ly/UgIDRecs Victoria Adelmant & Katelyn Cioffi

Our report on preventing mass #humanrights violations in the context of the #climatecrisis, in which I led the chapter “A Heathy Earth for All: Catalalyzing the Work of Environmental Human Rights Defenders” is now published. Being involved in the “Making Prevention a Reality Project” directed by Pablo de Greiff at New York University, School of Law and engaging in fruitful collaboration with Pablo and other of the report’s authors -pooven moodley (workstream lead), Mikhal Shachar and Anna Talbot was such a thought-provoking and stimulating  experience.   The whole process was meaningful: from the in-depth dialogue at the on-line and face-to face meetings to the culmination of the project with launch of the report at the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations in New York with the participation of governmental officials of both the “Global North” and “Global South” countries. One of the innovative dimensions of this project was the variety of backgrounds of the people involved in the project’s community of practice: academics with distinct disciplinary backgrounds, practitioners with rich experience working with grassroot communities, the UN, among others. The community of practice included: Michael Addaney, PhD; Addaney; Alejandra Ancheita; Franz Baumann; Lovleen Bhullar; Gaston Chillier; Lea D'Auriol; Marisa Hutchinson; Robert Kibugi; Makoma Lekalakala; Nada Majdalani; Daphina Misiedjan, Ph.D.; DJE Misidjan; Mindahi Bastida; Florencia Ortúzar Greene; Kristine Perry; Alberto Saldamando; Annalisa Savaresi; Dinah Shelton       Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the report, in particular the recommendations for national implementation (pages 82-85).