Human Rights

US Can Restore Leadership on Human Rights by Promoting Accountability in Sri Lanka

by Ambassador Stephen J. Rapp and Duncan Pickard

Feb 18th, 2021

Now is the Time for the Biden Administration to Commit to Upholding Reproductive Rights as Human Rights

by Risa E. Kaufman

Feb 17th, 2021

Escalating Attacks on Journalists in Sri Lanka Demand New Tack from Human Rights Council

by Elise Baker and Nushin Sarkarati

Feb 17th, 2021

Women, Peace, and Security: Is DOD Turning a Human Rights Corner?

by Army Major Dimitri J. Facaros

Feb 17th, 2021

Biden Executive Actions Make Unity Possible for Millions of Marginalized Americans

by Laleh Ispahani

Feb 16th, 2021

Myanmar is Experiencing a Digital-Age Coup – Tech Companies Must Push Back

by Allie Funk

Feb 16th, 2021

Ending PACR/HARP: An Urgent Step Toward Restoring Humane Asylum Policy

by Kate Huddleston

Feb 16th, 2021

Former UN High Commissioner Pillay Says It’s Time for the Human Rights Council to Act on Sri Lanka

by Laurel E. Fletcher

Feb 15th, 2021

A Catalogue of Suffering Behind the Calls for Action on Sri Lanka’s War Crimes

by Daniela Gavshon

Feb 12th, 2021

The Human Rights Council Must Establish an Accountability Mechanism for Sri Lanka’s Victims

by Laurel E. Fletcher, Ashleigh Lussenden, Blaire Lee-Nakayama and Helena von Nagy

Feb 11th, 2021

Policing in Nigeria and the US: When Domestic Issues and Foreign Policy Connect

by Adotei Akwei and Alagie Jammeh

Feb 10th, 2021

Give Local Civil Society a Say in U.S. Security Assistance

by Daniel R. Mahanty and Elena Crespo

Feb 9th, 2021

UN Human Rights Council: A Near-Term Approach for U.S. Re-Entry

by David Kaye

Feb 8th, 2021

US Re-Engagement in UN Human Rights Council Brings Influence, Leverage, Amb. Donahoe Says

by Beth Van Schaack

Feb 8th, 2021

Sri Lanka’s UN Efforts to Stave Off Justice for War Crimes

by Brad Adams

Feb 3rd, 2021

The Progress Not Made on Protecting Civilians  

by Sarah Yager

Feb 2nd, 2021

Georgia v. Russia: Jurisdiction, Chaos and Conflict at the European Court of Human Rights

by Helen Duffy

Feb 2nd, 2021

Spotlight on Sri Lanka as UN Human Rights Council Prepares Next Session

by Beth Van Schaack

Feb 1st, 2021

Unprecedented Threats to Journalists & Civil Society Activists Are Threatening Afghanistan

by J. Hamida Andisha

Jan 29th, 2021

The Biden Administration Should Engage with the ICC – the Evidence Shows That It Saves Lives

by Stuart Ford

Jan 28th, 2021

Genocide against the Uyghurs: Legal Grounds for the United States’ Bipartisan Genocide Determination

by Beth Van Schaack

Jan 27th, 2021

How to Fix the U.S. Litigation Position in Key Pending Cases

by Scott Roehm and Hina Shamsi

Jan 27th, 2021

Transforming the US Human Rights Report to Reflect Gender Rights — and Security

by Stephenie Foster and Susan Markham

Jan 26th, 2021

Blinken Sails Through Queries on Iran, China, Russia, NATO, and More in Secretary of State Confirmation Hearing

by Viola Gienger

Jan 20th, 2021

On Biden’s Planned Summit: Humility, Not Hubris, Can Save Democracy

by Tracey Gurd

Jan 20th, 2021

US Human Rights Policy: How to Really Build Back Better

by Francisco Bencosme and Sarah Margon

Jan 19th, 2021

MLK Believed “No Justice, No Peace”

by Yuvraj Joshi

Jan 18th, 2021

A New Assault on a Democratic Citadel in Turkey, Too

by Ayşe Candan Kirişci and Kemal Kirişci

Jan 14th, 2021

Nestlé & Cargill v. Doe Series: Remedying the Corporate Accountability Gap at the ICC

by Fien Schreurs

Jan 11th, 2021

Father-Son Separation at US Border Illustrates Lasting Harm That Demands Redress

by Beth Van Schaack

Jan 6th, 2021

Ugandan Human Rights Lawyer Fights Charges on Eve of Presidential Election

by Noah Novogrodsky and Adam Severson

Jan 6th, 2021

Nestlé & Cargill v. Doe Series: Meet the “John Does” – the Children Enslaved in Nestlé & Cargill’s Supply Chain

by Terry Collingsworth

Dec 21st, 2020