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

With the aim of furthering environmental protection through human rights litigation, we uphold the universal right to live in a sustainable, healthy environment – as recognised in the landmark United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolution of 8 October 2021. While the aforementioned resolution is non-binding, international legal standards developed…

Anti-poverty litigation

We focus on the right not to live in poverty. CEHRI aims to show that poverty is linked to breaches of fundamental rights on an individual and structural level. As expressed by the United Nations, poverty is both a cause and consequence of human rights violations. Those living in poverty…

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

1 July 2024: CEHRI and CFJ file case in Austria against Russian servicemen for sexual crimes committed in Ukraine
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7 May 2024: OMV AG executives accused of complicity in war crimes – Prosecutor requested to open a criminal investigation
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26 April 2024: CEHRI panel discussion on the Accountability of Corporations for Serious Human Rights Violations, May 7, 2024
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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 →