Human Rights

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

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

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

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

Serbia’s Delicate Dance with the EU and China

by Leon Hartwell and Stefan Vladisavljev

Dec 22nd, 2020

Beyond the ICC: Repositioning the Core of International Accountability

by David Matyas, Payam Akhavan, Sareta Ashraph and Barzan Barzani

Dec 16th, 2020

Defending Women’s Rights Is Not Terrorism: A Saudi Prosecution on Human Rights Day

by Mary Lawlor and Fionnuala Ní Aoláin

Dec 11th, 2020

Polish Government’s Attacks on Rule of Law Violate Not Only EU Norms but International Law

by Marta Achler

Dec 11th, 2020

If the US Wants to Lead on Human Rights, We Must Shift to the State and Local Level

by JoAnn Kamuf Ward and Sarah Alshawish

Dec 10th, 2020

The UDHR, Digital Authoritarianism, and Human Rights after Trump

by Katie Porter and David Kaye

Dec 10th, 2020

Protecting Ethiopian Refugees — and Averting the Next Crisis

by Elisa Massimino and Alexandra Schmitt

Dec 9th, 2020

Biden’s Global Priority No. 1: Turn the Authoritarian Tide

by Larry Attree

Dec 8th, 2020

Nestlé & Cargill v. Doe Series: In Oral Arguments, Justices Weigh Liability for Chocolate Companies

by Beth Van Schaack

Dec 7th, 2020

The Risks of Relying on Counterterrorism Laws to Reduce Wartime Sexual Violence

by Lauren Aarons

Dec 7th, 2020

Nestlé & Cargill v. Doe Series: The Economic Folly of Human Trafficking for American Business

by Diana Kearney

Dec 4th, 2020

Nestlé & Cargill v. Doe Series: A Canadian Perspective – Takeaways from Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya.

by Tamara Morgenthau and James Yap

Dec 3rd, 2020

Nestlé & Cargill v. Doe Series: Rethinking the Alien Tort Statute

by Michael D. Ramsey

Dec 2nd, 2020

Defending Human Rights Is Not Terrorism: The Egypt Arrests as a Case in Point

by Mary Lawlor and Fionnuala Ní Aoláin

Nov 30th, 2020