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ASIL and Facts and Norms Institute Releases New Issue of the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Newsletter
The Facts and Norms Institute (FNI) and the American Society of International Law (ASIL) proudly announce the release of the latest...
Jan 2, 20242 min read


New Submission Addresses Human Rights and the Climate Emergency
* "Climate Activists Demand the Declaration of a Climate Emergency" (WikiMeadia Commons) Following the successful inauguration of its...
Dec 18, 20232 min read


FNI Engages UN Special Rapporteur in Continued Dialogue on Sanctions and Human Rights
* Professor Alena Douhan, UN Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures (UN Image) In a series of constructive engagements with...
Nov 27, 20232 min read


ESG, Investments, and Human Rights: new FNI input to the United Nations
* Working Group on the issue of human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises (OHCHR Image) Amidst the rapid...
Nov 3, 20233 min read


In Pursuit of Justice: FNI's Landmark Memorial in the Massacre of Acari Case
* The Mothers of Acari, 1990 (Brasil de Fato) Following the establishment of its Inter-American Human Rights Observatory , the Facts and...
Oct 27, 20233 min read


FNI Invited to a Meeting with the United Nations about Sanctions and Human Rights
The Facts and Norms Institute (FNI) has been extended an invitation to participate in a pivotal United Nations consultation. The session,...
Oct 24, 20232 min read


FNI Offers Feedback to the United Nations on Sanctions and Human Rights
In a significant contribution to global human rights discourse, the Facts and Norms Institute has offered comprehensive feedback on the...
Oct 10, 20232 min read


Juscaelle Iradukunda Named Rapporteur for Oxford Reports on International Human Rights Law
The Facts and Norms Institute is thrilled to share that our distinguished researcher, Juscaelle Iradukunda, has been appointed as a...
Sep 28, 20231 min read


Facts and Norms Institute Participates in Public Consultation on Climate Emergency and Human Rights
Researchers from the Institute, Monique Salerno, and Gabriela Maia participate in an event organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...
Sep 24, 20232 min read


Preserving Romani Heritage & Preventing Genocide: new FNI study for the United Nations unveiled
"Dancers of the Shuvani Romani Kumpania" (Wikimedia Commons) The Facts and Norms Institute (FNI) is pleased to announce the conclusion of...
Sep 19, 20232 min read


Facts and Norms Institute meets with the United Nations to discuss the Romani Memory Map
The Facts and Norms Institute (FNI) is pleased to announce its active contribution to the "Romani Memory Map for the Americas" project,...
Sep 10, 20232 min read


ASIL and Facts and Norms Institute Announces Comprehensive Newsletter about Indigenous Peoples' Rights
The Facts and Norms Institute (FNI) and the American Society of International Law (ASIL) celebrates the successful conclusion of their...
Aug 4, 20231 min read


FNI launches the Inter-American Human Rights Observatory
Established in 1948, the Organization of American States (OAS) is entrusted with promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms in the...
Aug 1, 20232 min read


FNI and IGC Launch International Human Rights Course at Coimbra, Portugal
Coimbra, Portugal – June 25, 2023 – The Ius Gentium Conimbrigae (IGC) | Human Rights Center of the University of Coimbra, in joint action...
Jun 25, 20232 min read


FNI concludes new study on Mining and Just Transition in DR Congo and Brasil
The Facts and Norms Institute is pleased to announce a new collaboration with the United Nations, this time to the UN Working Group on...
May 29, 20232 min read


Shedding Light on the Shadows of Voluntourism: FNI' New Report for the United Nations
The Facts and Norms Institute (FNI) has recently submitted input to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual...
Apr 30, 20232 min read


FNI and UFMG Slave Labor and Human Trafficking Clinic Provide Comprehensive Report to the UN
In an update to their collaboration from February, 2023, the Facts and Norms Institute (FNI) and the UFMG Slave Labor and Human...
Apr 17, 20233 min read


FNI and UFMG to collaborate with the United Nations on issues of Slave Labor and Human Trafficking
In a joint effort to respond to the call from the United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, the Facts and Norms...
Mar 1, 20233 min read


Facts and Norms Institute will attend the 2022 UN Forum on Business and Human Rights
The Institute will be represented by professor Henrique Napoleão Alves at the Forum's 11th Session between 28-30 November 2022 Human...
Nov 17, 20222 min read


Human rights study reviews gold mining and mercury poisoning in three different countries
Facts and Norms Institute concludes a submission to the United Nations about mercury, gold mining, and obligations deriving from the...
Jul 4, 20224 min read
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