We research law as an instrument of social change.

The project Women’s Human Rights and Law Reform in the Muslim World seeks to map family and criminal law reforms in the period 1995-2015 ...

Paper/article about citizenship legislation and internal diplacement in Bosnia - Herzegovina

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the United Nations' Declaration of Human Rights, conference held at the CMI addressed issues related to ...

Tenure and human rights Siegfried Pausewang Tenure and sustainable use James Oglethorpe (ed.) sieg

In 2010, a UN Resolution explicitly recognized the human right to water and sanitation (HRtWS). But has this international recognition improved ...

The Sudanese government rejects ratification of CEDAW, the UN Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women. They do this in the name of Islam.

This year, Norway celebrates 100 years of women's suffrage. We mark this occasion with a brand new blog "Now me: on women's rights".

Ethiopia has great success in its work to eradicate poverty. Yet, the human rights situation in the country makes cooperation a challenging task for the international community. Norway should support the country´s human rights work by strengthening Ethiopia's internal debates on human rights, says CMI-researchers. -The best way to do this is through institutional cooperation, and close collaboration with Ethiopian partners.

CMI has received funding for one new project on Latin American democratisation and peace processes and one project on abortion rights lawfare.

CMI has conducted a review of a Nepalese human rights yearbook supported by NORAD over the last ten years. The review covers information collection ...

A study on structures of co-operation and evasion in the international refugee regime.

Uganda's new anti-homosexuality law has disheartened the international human rights community. Would it have been possible to foresee Museveni's approval of the law? In an ideal world, actors promoting human rights can design projects and interventions and see them through with norms and laws in mind. In the real world, where politics and erratic decisions come into play, human rights work is extremely challenging.

Rethinking gender equality and sustainable economic development.

Human rights in perspective. A global assessment Asbjørn Eide and Bernt Hagtvet (eds.) asbjoern

Towards human rights assessments of development projects Hanne Lund Madsen CMI Report hanne lund

Sudan country case study: Child rights Samia al-Nagar and Liv Tønnessen UTV Working Paper Children

Millions of Latin American women face serious barriers to their sexual and reproductive rights, and they suffer serious consequences ...

Mid-term review of two human rights organisations in Tanzania: Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) and Zanzibar Legal Services Centre (ZLSC). ...

This project examines election observation which has evolved as an informal enforcement mechanism with respect to several articles contained ...

Ireland Aid's human rights and democratisation scheme is successful in terms of the projects it supports, their impact and relevance, and the ...