Legal Action Worldwide (LAW)

📢 We’re hiring. LAW seeks a Communications Coordinator to help strengthen storytelling, digital engagement, media visibility, and advocacy communications across its regional human rights and justice work in Africa. 🔗 Learn more: tinyurl.com/5h9uddyf

#Israel’s discriminatory urban planning laws continue to enable the demolition of #Palestinian homes, denying due process or fair trials. In #Silwan, the Abu Diab family were given minutes to leave before their home was destroyed in Feb 2024. LAW has raised their case at the UN: bit.ly/4cLTirL

This week, history was made in #Damascus. For the very first time, a senior figure from the security apparatus of the former #Syrian regime stood before judges of Fourth Criminal Court to answer for crimes committed against civilians in the early days of the 2011 uprising. Present in the courtroom, LAW Syria Programme Manager Terry Flyte witnessed describes what he saw this morning: “Atef Najib, former head of Political Security in Daraa and cousin of Bashar al‑Assad, appeared before a three‑judge panel on charges linked to arbitrary arrest, detention, and torture, including of children. When the court formally called the names of all accused, including Bashar and Maher al‑Assad, the silence that followed stressed the gravity of the moment. Najib stood alone as proceedings moved forward against others in absentia. For victims and survivors, many of whom never believed they would see this day. It signals a crack in the wall of impunity, and a first step toward justice inside #Syria itself.” All three trial judges of the Court are currently enrolled in LAW’s specialised training on international criminal law. The programme focuses on the practical application of ICL principles, equipping judges to interpret and apply Syrian law in line with international standards, particularly in cases involving mass violence, complex modes of liability, and evidentiary challenges. The next hearing is scheduled for 10 May.

Over 1,010 humanitarians were killed in 2023–2025, with 2025 the deadliest year on record. The trend continues in 2026. Impunity for these attacks persists. LAW and partners supports victims’ families and advocate for accountability: bit.ly/42pNJdK

When fighting reached Gezira, #Sudan, 15-year-old Yumna’s life changed overnight and school bells were replaced by gunfire. After fleeing to #Uganda, safety returned, but school did not. Through Education Cannot Wait programme, LAW is helping refugee girls access education, protection & justice - so they can feel certainty and lead. Read Yumna’s story: bit.ly/4tprHUi

We are looking for a talented and driven Legal Officer to join our work in the Middle East. In this role, you will support in-depth investigations, produce high quality legal memoranda, and arguments, to help shape effective legal strategies. Apply: bit.ly/48MOp0i

We're looking for an enthusiastic and highly organised Programme Officer to support our work in the Middle East. Learn more and apply: bit.ly/48At3mR

A global map of our cases on LAW website. From Ukraine to Myanmar, Sudan to Palestine, we document atrocities and pursue justice through domestic, regional, and international courts and tribunals and UN bodies. Explore our impact in one interactive space: legalactionworldwide.org/law-cases-map/

📢 Today we launch Frontline Insights — LAW’s new monthly legal and policy brief series. Issue #1 addresses the escalation of conflict in southern #Lebanon, where more than 1.2 million people have been displaced since 2 March 2026. Read the full brief: bit.ly/3NXXa0F

We’re hiring in #Sudan. We’re seeking a technical support consultant with deep expertise in survivor-led movement building and trauma-informed approaches. Details and application: bit.ly/41lkHf4

#Lebanon is witnessing one of the most rapid and large-scale displacement crises in its recent history. It has generated severe humanitarian and protection consequences, particularly for #women, #children, migrant workers. Listen to our colleague Ghada, in #Beirut.

The @GJPHub and LAW are honored to announce the appointment of Michelle Jarvis as the new Executive Director of the GJP Hub. Read more👇 tinyurl.com/j53tpjw4

On the 32nd anniversary of #Kwibuka, Rwanda’s Genocide Remembrance Day, we honor lives lost and reflect on lessons we can learn from survivors who have led the path to justice. Read more: bit.ly/4vg6wWf

📢 We’re building a Communications Consultancy Pool. Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) is seeking creative and strategic communications consultants who can translate complex legal processes into clear, compelling, and protection-centred communications to support our work across conflict-affected contexts. Find out more: shorturl.at/UYMK5

We’re hiring! Legal Action Worldwide is seeking an experienced Open-Source Investigator to join its Ukraine based team on a full-time basis. Apply: bit.ly/3PDqgD3

Spent my week training Sudanese Refugee Girls leadership and safe advocacy under @LegalActionWW . Despite the harshness of war, it’s exciting that these young stars are optimistic about the future and are committed to contributing positive impact in their communities

In #Ukraine, LAW works closely with survivor networks to better understand their vision of justice and accountability and how to achieve it. Read below what members of Alumni, a civil network of Ukrainian men who survived #Russian captivity and torture, see as just accountability for people who committed war crimes against them.