European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC)

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The European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC) joined Middlesex University in 2013 and is part of the School of Law.

EHRAC is a team of expert lawyers and NGO-management professionals, specialising in international human rights law, focusing primarily on the European Convention on Human Rights. The Centre operates as an independent human rights centre, based within the Law School. It uses international legal mechanisms to challenge serious human rights abuses in Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Ukraine, in partnership with committed local lawyers and NGOs. EHRAC aims to secure justice for victims of human rights violations and their families, and bring about lasting systemic change in the region.

EHRAC builds and strengthens the expertise of human rights lawyers and NGOs operating in challenging circumstances by providing long-term legal mentoring, bespoke training, and ongoing advice and support. Working in close collaboration, EHRAC takes ground-breaking cases on behalf of vulnerable and marginalised communities. It sets new international legal precedents which improve human rights standards, and advocates to ensure that state authorities fulfil their human rights obligations.

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No, this infrastructure does not provide funding.

Founding year

2003

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Middlesex University
London