In a significant contribution to global human rights discourse, the Facts and Norms Institute has offered comprehensive feedback on the Draft Monitoring & Impact Assessment Tool designed for the United Nations Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures. This feedback, stemming from the Institute's experience with human rights research, aims to refine the tool aimed at understanding the nuanced impacts of unilateral sanctions on human rights enjoyment. Addressing the c

The Facts and Norms Institute is thrilled to share that our distinguished researcher, Juscaelle Iradukunda, has been appointed as a...

"Dancers of the Shuvani Romani Kumpania" (Wikimedia Commons) The Facts and Norms Institute (FNI) is pleased to announce the conclusion of its active contribution to the "Romani Memory Map for the Americas" project, an initiative spearheaded by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). The map seeks to rescue and preserve the history and memory of the Romani people, which has often been erased or misrepresented from public spaces and collective memory due to antigypsy

Researchers from the Institute, Monique Salerno, and Gabriela Maia participate in an event organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil Brasília, August 30, 2023 — Earlier this year, Chile and Colombia sought an Advisory Opinion from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to clarify the obligations of States concerning climate change, within the context of international human rights norms. The request was motivated by the severe climate impacts both countries hav

The Facts and Norms Institute (FNI) is pleased to announce its active contribution to the "Romani Memory Map for the Americas" project,...

The Facts and Norms Institute (FNI) and the American Society of International Law (ASIL) celebrates the successful conclusion of their...

Established in 1948, the Organization of American States (OAS) is entrusted with promoting human rights and fundamental freedoms in the...

Coimbra, Portugal – June 25, 2023 – The Ius Gentium Conimbrigae (IGC) | Human Rights Center of the University of Coimbra, in joint action...

Miners in the DR Congo" (Wikimedia Commons) The Facts and Norms Institute is pleased to announce a new collaboration with the United Nations, this time to the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights. FNI's submission, titled “Transition minerals at any cost?”, offers insights into the impacts of transition minerals projects in Brazil and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), highlighting the narrow scope of Brazilian legislation on Just Transition. Leonel Lisboa,

The UN Special Rapporteur, Ms. Mama Fatima Singhateh (Wikimedia Commons) The Facts and Norms Institute (FNI) has recently submitted input to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children , Ms. Mama Fatima Singhateh. This submission comes in preparation for a thematic report focusing on the exploitation and sexual abuse of children in the context of travel and tourism, with a particular emphasis on voluntourism. Voluntourism, which comb

In an update to their collaboration from February, 2023, the Facts and Norms Institute (FNI) and the UFMG Slave Labor and Human...

In a joint effort to respond to the call from the United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, the Facts and Norms...

The Institute will be represented by professor Henrique Napoleão Alves at the Forum's 11th Session between 28-30 November 2022 Human Rights and Alliance of Civilizations Room of the Palace of Nations , Geneva. Source: Wikimedia Commons. The United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights is the world's largest annual gathering on the subject, with more than 2,000 participants from government, business, community groups and civil society, law firms, investor organisations, U

Facts and Norms Institute concludes a submission to the United Nations about mercury, gold mining, and obligations deriving from the...

. The Facts and Norms Institute (FNI) proudly announces the commencement of a new collaboration with the American Society of...

FNI considers the manifestations of contemporary slavery in different Brazilian regions, the profile of the victims, and how to prevent...

Input by Facts and Norms Institute systematizes UN documents regarding Internet Shutdown from the Universal Periodic Review, treaty-based...

Facts and Norms Institute contributes again with the United Nations by submitting an input on how the military might affect different...

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Michelle Bachelet. GENEVA, February 3, 2022  – The Facts and Norms Institute (FNI) has been recognized as a key contributor to the newly released report by the United Nations. The document, authored by the Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, expressly cites FNI’s research and input on multiple occasions, positioning the Institute’s contributions alongside those of major global powers. A Work of Glob

Facts and Norms Institute prepares and concludes a report on the involvement of businesses with the Brazilian dictatorship and the limits...