The Humanitarian Law Project (founded 1985) is a U.S.-based

non-profit organization A nonprofit organization (NPO), also known as a nonbusiness entity, nonprofit institution, not-for-profit organization, or simply a nonprofit, is a non-governmental (private) legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public, or so ...

, working to protect

human rights Human rights are universally recognized Morality, moral principles or Social norm, norms that establish standards of human behavior and are often protected by both Municipal law, national and international laws. These rights are considered ...

and promote "the peaceful resolution of conflict by using established international human rights laws and humanitarian law." The organization was the named party and lead plaintiff in the

Supreme Court of the United States The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all Federal tribunals in the United States, U.S. federal court cases, and over Stat ...

case of '' Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project'', 130 S. Ct. 2705 (2010). The organization's mandate includes the long-term strengthening of human rights standard, particularly those

ratified Ratification is a principal's legal confirmation of an act of its agent. In international law, ratification is the process by which a state declares its consent to be bound to a treaty. In the case of bilateral treaties, ratification is usuall ...

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s, and to promote human rights dialogue between human rights activists, legal academics, members of the

US Congress The United States Congress is the legislature, legislative branch of the federal government of the United States. It is a Bicameralism, bicameral legislature, including a Lower house, lower body, the United States House of Representatives, ...

and their staffs, and other interested US citizens.

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Humanitarian Law Project
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