Advancing Human Rights Accountability

Advancing Global Human Rights Accountability Through Research, Collaboration, and Action

A University of Oxford initiative working with global partners to promote truth, justice, and long-term accountability.

About us

Bridging Academia and Advocacy to Advance Justice and Human Rights

Advancing Human Rights Accountability (AHRA) refers to a set of projects based in the University of Oxford, that work alongside international partners to strengthen access to truth, justice, reparations, and non-recurrence for victims of human rights violations.

Our projects

Advancing Justice Across Contexts and Continents

From enforced disappearances to democratic threats, our projects unite global partners to confront complex human rights challenges with research and local collaboration.
Corporate Accountability in Transitional Justice

Holding Economic Actors Accountable for Past Abuses

This project explores how business actors have been held accountable for their roles in authoritarian regimes and armed conflicts. Through data-driven research, strategic litigation support, and international collaboration, CATJ bridges the gap between academic inquiry and real-world justice efforts—centering victims’ rights in transitional justice processes around the world.

Overcoming Impunity in Post-Transition Dissapearances

Addressing the Persistence of Disappearances Beyond Dictatorships

OID works with academic institutions and grassroots groups in Mexico and Brazil to spotlight enforced disappearances that continue even after democratic transitions. By analyzing patterns of perpetration and impunity, the project supports victims’ demands for truth, justice, and structural change in post-authoritarian societies.
The Right Against Rights

Understanding the Rise of Anti-Rights Movements in Latin America

RagR explores the growth of right-wing movements that challenge democratic norms and threaten human rights in the region. With an interdisciplinary lens, the project investigates the ideologies and dynamics behind these trends to inform strategies for protecting democratic resilience and civil liberties.

Publications

Research, Insights, and Tools for Advancing Human Rights and Accountability

We publish research, case studies, and policy insights that support global efforts to strengthen human rights accountability. Our work amplifies the voices of victims, informs practitioners, and contributes to ongoing debates in transitional justice and democratic resilience.
Corporate Accountability in Transitional Justice
Book Chapter: “Transitional Justice and Economic Actors: Latin America’s Protagonism”
Pinochet’s Economic Accomplices” exposes how Chilean dictatorship-era economic actors enabled inequality, urging justice & reparations. A key read for Latin American, human rights, and economic scholars.
Corporate Accountability in Transitional Justice
Bottom-Up Justice: Latin American Leadership in Corporate Complicity and Transitional Justice
21st-century human rights must address economic globalization & corporate power. This book explores state roles, victim protections, and strategies to hold businesses accountable, blending global insights with Brazil’s legal framework.
Corporate Accountability in Transitional Justice
Book Review: Transitional Justice and Corporate Accountability from Below
Criminology & Transitional Justice often ignore economic crimes. These books highlight corporate complicity in human rights abuses, focusing on Global South accountability efforts & Argentina’s capital flight under dictatorship, urging justice beyond traditional legal frameworks.
Corporate Accountability in Transitional Justice
Transitional Justice and Economic Actor Accountability from Below: Deploying Archimedes’ Lever
This book analyzes 300+ cases of economic actors prosecuted for Holocaust crimes & global corporate accountability efforts. Highlighting Latin America’s rise in ‘accountability from below,’ it shows how local tools challenge impunity despite corporate resistance.
Corporate Accountability in Transitional Justice
Book: Economic Actors and the Limits of Transitional Justice
“Corporate Accountability for Human Rights Violations” examines global impunity for businesses in abuses, analyzing cases from Nazi Germany to Latin America & beyond, and explores tools & barriers to justice.

Contact us

Contact Us to Learn More and Engage with Our Work

Whether you’re a researcher or advocate, we welcome your questions, ideas, and opportunities for collaboration. Reach out to learn more about our work, share your insights, or explore ways to support our mission for truth, justice, and accountability.