cehri

about

We carry out strategic human rights litigation.

CEHRI is a non-profit organisation building on three thematic pillars:

First, we combat severe human right violations. This is a broad topic and ranges from furthering the development of international criminal law to systematic abuses carried out by state agencies.

Second, we carry out anti-poverty litigation. Our primary goals are to show that poverty is linked to human rights violations on an individual and structural level and to ensure that its causes and effects become better anchored in the human rights lexicon.

Third, we deal with environmental human rights. We promote initiatives such as the Oslo Principles on Global Climate Change Obligations and work to solve issues such as abusive corporate practices with an adverse impact on our environment and lives.

Environmental and human rights

We focus on the right of every individual and community to live in a sustainable environment enabling the realization of their human rights. Our actions are aimed at furthering environmental protection through human rights litigation. We see great potential in this area starting on the Austrian sub-regional level by supporting…

Anti-poverty litigation

We focus on the right not to live in poverty. This is a topic we consider of utmost importance, with poverty being intrinsically linked to a great variety of severe human rights violations on an individual and structural level. While we continue to define our strategy in this area, our…

Severe human rights violations

Severe and systematic human rights abuses are committed all to often and result in not only single incidents of abuse and disregard for human dignity, but typically generate a multitude of victims and will have a wider impact on the groups of people or societies affected. We are committed to…

news

26 April 2024 : CEHRI panel discussion on the Accountability of Corporations for Serious Human Rights Violations, May 7, 2024
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24 February 2024 : Aggression against Ukraine – two years after the full-scale invasion
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17 December 2023 : CEHRI calls upon Austria to reconsider its stance towards Israel-Hamas armed conflict
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14 April 2023 : Trial of Austrian agents for harboring alleged Syrian war criminals to shed light on victims’ suffering
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team

We are a growing team of lawyers, academics, paralegals and recent graduates who are passionate about the enforcement of human rights. More →