GENEVA   – October 7, 2025  – A new report submitted to the United Nations details the profound and interconnected barriers preventing persons with albinism in Argentina from exercising their right to employment. Authored by Professor Henrique Napoleão Alves, the submission, titled "The Human Right to Employment of Persons with Albinism in Argentina," builds upon the Institute's previous research on the right to health, a collaboration with medical doctors Hugo Lana Devita an

BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL – 26 August 2025  – The Facts and Norms Institute today held a one-hour briefing with the United Nations Special...

GENEVA, August 20, 2025 — The United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery , Mr. Tomoya Obokata, released a...

WASHINGTON DC., August 5, 2025 – The Facts and Norms Institute (FNI) and the American Society of International Law (ASIL) are pleased to...

IA Court/Juliana Saborío. Public Hearing of the IA Court in Manaus, Brazil ( May 27, 2024). SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA, July 5, 2025  - The...

* Official banner of the event Madrid, Spain — June 2, 2025 — The Facts and Norms Institute is pleased to report on the impactful...

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GENEVA, 15 May 2025  –  The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to education , Dr Farida Shaheed, has cited the Facts and...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – April 23, 2025 – The Facts and Norms Institute has submitted a comprehensive report detailing the state of the right to health for persons with albinism in Argentina to the United Nations. This submission responds to an invitation of written inputs by the UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, Ms. Muluka-Anne Miti-Drummond. The Institute's report, titled "The Human Right to Health of Persons with Albinism in

GENEVA – April 11, 2025   –  The Facts and Norms Institute was pleased to attend the online public event held on April 11, 2025, marking...

SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica – April 8, 2025  – The Facts and Norms Institute | Instituto Fatos e Normas today submitted an  Amicus Curiae...

UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré GENEVA, March 31, 2025 — The Facts and Norms Institute and the UFMG Law School’s Slave Labor and Human...

We’re pleased to announce that the latest edition of the Facts and Norms Newsletter  (Issue 15) is now available! This new release comes...

SAN JOSÉ, COSTA RICA – 27 February 2025 – The Facts and Norms Institute has submitted an Amicus Curiae brief to the Inter-American Court...

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – 23 February 2025  – The Facts and Norms Institute has submitted a comprehensive report to the United Nations Expert...

We’re pleased to announce that the latest edition of the Facts and Norms Newsletter  (Issue 14) is now available! This new release comes...

ISSN 2965-8780 22 January 2025 | Nº. 13  Editorial Staff: Henrique Napoleão Alves, Sarah Ebram Alvarenga, João Fernando Martins Posso,...

WASHINGTON DC., U.S., January 21, 2025 – The Facts and Norms Institute (FNI) and the American Society of International Law (ASIL) are...

* Coordinators and participants of the 2nd Winter Course in Lisbon during an exclusive visit to the Portuguese Supreme Court. LISBON,...

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA, December 13, 2024 – Professor Henrique Napoleão Alves, Director of the Facts and Norms Institute (FNI), recently...