On 13 and 16 April 2026, the UN Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region launched, under the Human Rights Education Unit, the training of the second edition of its Regional Arab Moot Court Competition of Human Rights. The competition opened with a four-day series of online training sessions, designed to introduce participating university students to international human rights standards and mechanisms of international human rights law. This moot court competition aims to enhance university students’ understanding of human rights principles, sources, treaties, and engagement with international human rights mechanisms. The Arabic Moot Court offers a practical, interactive platform to develop legal research, analysis, and advocacy skills, encourage dialogue on current human rights issues, and build a regional network of students committed to promoting human rights and the rule of law.

The event brings together, more than 250 law students from sixty-four universities across 16 Arab countries namely: Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen.