# GLOBAL LEGAL ACTION NETWORK (GLAN)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1167733
- **Other names:** GLAN
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** June 20, 2016
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1167733


## Contact

- **Address:** C/O Garden Court Chambers, 9 Carmelite Street, London
- **Postcode:** EC4Y 0DR
- **Phone:** 07521203427
- **Email:** info@glanlaw.org
- **Website:** www.glanlaw.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNITED NATIONS CHARTER, THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (UDHR) AND SUBSEQUENT CONVENTIONS, DECLARATIONS AND REGIONAL CODES OF HUMAN RIGHTS WHICH INCORPORATE THE RIGHTS CONTAINED IN THE UDHR AND THOSE SUBSEQUENT CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS, AS WELL AS THROUGH CUSTOMARY INTERNATIONAL LAW) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:1) OBTAINING REDRESS FOR VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AND VIOLATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW THROUGH LITIGATION;2) PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS; 3) MONITORING AND REPORTING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS;4) COMMISSIONING RESEARCH INTO THE MAINTENANCE AND OBSERVATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS;5) PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS THROUGH PRIMARY AND/OR SECONDARY LEGISLATION;6) CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF INTERNATIONAL LEGAL STANDARDS AND HUMAN RIGHTS LAW THROUGH LITIGATION, ADVOCACY, TRAINING AND INFORMATION SHARING AS REGARDS HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS;7) COMMENTING ON THE COMPLIANCE OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS;8) RAISING AWARENESS AMONG LAWYERS, MEMBERS OF THE JUDICIARY AS WELL AS CIVIL SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS AND OF THEIR ENFORCEMENT THROUGH DOMESTIC LAW AND; 9) INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY REGARDING THE EFFECTIVE ENFORCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS THROUGH THE USE OF DOMESTIC LAW.

**Activities:** GLAN activities include the development of innovative legal actions across borders, challenging states and other powerful actors involved with human rights violations. We work with law schools, academics and legal practitioners to research, develop and pursue legal actions in partnership with local grassroots organisations seeking access to justice.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Ireland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £1749238 | £1393997 | £1052261 | 16 |
| March 31, 2024 | £1083692 | £1264158 | £697020 | 12 |
| March 31, 2023 | £1374066 | £833168 | £877486 | 7 |
| March 31, 2022 | £995881 | £1051751 | £336588 | 5 |
| March 31, 2021 | £549112 | £321824 | £392458 | 5 |



## Trustees

- **Mark Gregory Beer** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 1, 2018
- Gabriella Elizabeth Stefani Smith — appointed April 16, 2024
- Gillian Rosemary Clare Thomas — appointed April 16, 2024
- Josephine Helen Kedens Richardson — appointed Nov. 14, 2023
- Lucinda Hardwick — appointed April 21, 2020
- Ruth Mary Doyle — appointed July 11, 2024
- Stephen William Aulsebrook — appointed Nov. 14, 2023