Overview

This page links to the individual pages of the SIHRG's working groups.

ACTIVE GROUPS and Groups under construction:

This ACTIVE group has an interest in all areas of South Asia. It will be beginning its focus on human rights issues in Pakistan and Bangladesh

The ACTIVE Americas sub-group has an interest in all the areas of the Americas and currently has links with NGOs in Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, Chile and the UK. The group’s present focus is on raising awareness of human rights issues in these regions and providing legal support to NGOs in the field particularly in relation to cases in the Inter-American system.

The Commonwealth of Independent States Working Group of SIHRG is looking for volunteers to assist with advocacy, translation, research and general involvement.

Please contact cis@sihrg.org

  • Women's Rights

SIHRG has formed a partnership with IMPOWR, an initiative of the American Bar Association Section of International Law. The International Models Project on Women's Rights (IMPOWR) aims to "build an open and dynamic platform for sharing information on gender equality and women's rights under the law around the world". The IMPOWR project consists of two parts, a website and a virtual journal and the research database. IMPOWR is looking for contributors to assist in the completing of their online research database. SIHRG members are encouraged to share their knowledge and skills on this important issues. Please visit www.impowr. org to see how you can get involved.

This Group is under construction.

If you wish to participate in the new Group please complete the online web form to express your interest. CLICK HERE.

Simon John and Olivia Streater represented SIHRG at an important conference in Geneva in September 2010 and you can read their report HERE.

This Group is under construction. Together with the staff and students of the Masters' Course in Understanding and Securing Human Rights of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies of the School of Advanced Studies London University, SIHRG is seeking to establish a working group to develop awareness throughout the solicitors' profession of the international human rights dimensions to the problems associated with migration and displacement.

Leaders and participants for the new working group are sought and we would be pleased if you could register your interest on the web form provided via THIS LINK and we will be back in touch when a remit is agreed and the Group moves forward

This Group is under construction. Following the inspiring address of Bianca Jagger to SIHRG on 20th October 2010 SIHRG is seeking to establish a working group to develop awareness throughout the solicitors' profession of the international human rights dimensions to the problems associated with corporate responsibility and to consider campaigning to improve the legal mechanisms by which corporations can be held to account for human rights breaches.

Leaders and participants for the new working group are sought and we would be pleased if you could register your interest on the web form provided via THIS LINK and we will be back in touch when a remit is agreed and the Group moves forward.

SIHRG has supervised a number of working groups in the past. They are listed below. If any member wishes to revive any of the following thematic and geographic working groups please contact admin or complete a project proposal online.