Facts and Norms Institute is an independent academic institution based in the Global South, with associated members from all continents. The Institute’s mission is straightforward: to promote a rational, human rights-based approach to social issues.

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Since its establishment, the Institute conducted research on various topics, including:

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• human rights and infectious diseases,

• torture and torture prevention,

• religious intolerance, violence and racism,

• social participation,

• transitional justice and sustainable development,

• the role of non-state actors (businesses) in transitional justice,

• the human rights of persons with albinism,

• criminalization of persons living in the street and in extreme poverty,

• the protection of lawyers,

• the human rights of indigenous and rural communities to water and sanitation,

• militarization of indigenous and quilombola land,

• human rights and internet shutdowns,

• contemporary forms of slavery and the informal economy,

• mercury, artisanal and small-scale gold-mining and human rights,

• and adequate housing and climate change.

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