An international foundation challenging unjust laws at every level — from local ordinances to the Geneva Conventions. Because the law itself, at every level, can be the instrument of oppression.
Omnijuris Law & Justice Advocates (OLJA) is an international non-profit foundation registered in the Netherlands. We are built to challenge unjust laws at every level of the legal spectrum simultaneously — from village bylaws to the Geneva Conventions — a mandate no existing human rights organisation currently holds.
We do not merely work within international legal frameworks — we critically examine, challenge, and advocate for the fundamental reform of those frameworks when they fail to protect human rights. That includes the institutions and mechanisms of international law themselves — the Security Council, the Human Rights Council, treaty bodies, the ICC, and the structures that systematically exclude civil society from the decisions that affect them most.
"No law — enacted by a village council or the UN Security Council — should be permitted to serve as a tool of oppression, discrimination, or impunity."
"We identify, challenge, and seek reform of unjust laws at every level — local, national, and international. No legal framework is above scrutiny. No level of law is beyond reform."
Each program reinforces the others. Research feeds litigation. Litigation informs advocacy. Advocacy shapes training. Technology multiplies everything.
We map laws that violate human rights across all 193 UN member states — from local ordinances to international conventions. Our OLJA LexGlobal database is open, multilingual, and free.
Learn MoreDual mandate: challenging unjust domestic laws in national courts, while simultaneously exposing failures in international legal frameworks before the ECtHR, ICC, and ICJ.
Learn MoreThe world's most distinctive programme: advocating for the reform of international legal institutions and mechanisms — the Security Council, the Human Rights Council, treaty bodies, the ICC — and for civil society to have equal standing in international decision-making, not minutes from the back of the room.
Read Our CritiqueBuilding the digital infrastructure the human rights legal community lacks: AI Rights Check, IHL Compliance Tracker, OLJA Alert System — all open-access and free.
Learn MoreTraining lawyers, judges, prosecutors and civil society to challenge unjust laws at every level. The Academy is a multiplier — every lawyer trained can impact thousands of people.
Learn MoreProducing the rigorous critical studies the field lacks — the annual International Law Gap Report, the World Human Rights Law Index, the International Law Accountability Report — ready to hold international law itself accountable.
Learn MoreEvery human rights organization works within international legal frameworks. OLJA is founded on a different conviction: that the frameworks themselves are part of the problem, and must be honestly critiqued and fundamentally reformed.
This is not a political position — it is a legal one. The evidence is overwhelming: IHL has failed to stop modern warfare's worst excesses. The Security Council veto shields perpetrators. The ICC prosecutes selectively. And the communities most affected have no voice in making the laws that govern them.
Read Our Full CritiqueOLJA operates globally, with each regional hub responsible for domestic law reform and engagement with international legal bodies relevant to that region.
OLJA is at its founding moment. Join now as a donor, Advisory Council member, or partner — and help shape an institution that will challenge unjust laws at every level for decades.
Your founding gift establishes OLJA's legal identity, funds the first International Law Gap Report and seeds OLJA's institutional reform advocacy, and seeds the first strategic litigation cases. This is where institutional change begins.
We are building an Advisory Council of prominent professionals, academics, and activists whose expertise and standing give OLJA the institutional authority its work demands.
OLJA welcomes partnerships with researchers, translators, legal clinics, civil society organisations, and institutions who share our commitment to international law reform.
OLJA is building its Advisory Council and founding team. We seek prominent professionals, academics, and activists who believe the law itself must be challenged — and have the standing and expertise to help do it.
Muhammad Ebaid is a human rights lawyer and Legal Analyst with over 12 years of experience across Egypt and the any region globally, specialising in state repression, enforced disappearances, torture, and grave human rights violations. He has worked and collaborated with leading international and regional organisations including REDRESS, DIGNITY — Danish Institute Against Torture, Lawyers for Lawyers, MENA Rights Group, FEMED, and the Egyptian Human Rights Forum. He has engaged extensively with UN mechanisms, the European Parliament, and the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights. His expertise spans legislative analysis, accountability research, strategic litigation, and the production of well-referenced advocacy reports. He has led advocacy missions, trained legal professionals, and lectured at the American University in Cairo, the University of Amsterdam, and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute. He holds a European Master's in Human Rights and Democratization from the Global Campus of Human Rights / Lund University. He currently serves as President of the EMA Alumni Association and is the Founder and Secretary General of Omnijuris Law & Justice Advocates, Utrecht. He is also an alumnus of Shelter City, Protect Defenders EU, and the Swedish Institute.
Whether you are a potential donor, Advisory Council member, institutional partner, researcher, or journalist — we want to hear from you. OLJA is at its founding moment, and every conversation matters.