The Virtual Human Rights Lawyer is an organization in consortium with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the Public International Law & Policy Group - Netherlands Office which seeks to bring together technology and law in order to make justice easier to access by designing a scalable digital service for legally-minded civil society organizations.

About Us

Our Process

I. Understanding what happened

II. Translating Facts into Potential Human Rights Violations

III. Linking Human Rights Violations with Mechanisms

IV. Assessing whether the mechanism would have jurisdiction

V. Evaluating whether the situation is admissible

VI. Explaining features of applicable mechanism(s)

VII. Explaining how to proceed

Recent Activities

Creating a Virtual Human Rights Lawyer: Addressing Challenges

November 15, 2019

Creating a Virtual Human Rights Lawyer: VHRL Conference

November 14, 2019

Creating a Virtual Human Rights Lawyer: Spring Outreach

November 13, 2019

November 12, 2019

Creating a Virtual Human Rights Lawyer: Expert Panels

November 11, 2019

Creating a Virtual Human Rights Lawyer: Friday Sessions