May 23, 2013 |
by Kersty McCourt
Three new reports from Sierra Leone, Ghana and Guinea Conakry paint a similar picture of the costs of excessive and unnecessary pretrial detention.
May 22, 2013 |
by Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch, David Holiday
A new report from the Organization of American States envisions possibilities for ending the war on drugs and introducing policies rooted in public health and human rights.
Grantee Spotlight
May 22, 2013 |
by Guido Romeo
When it comes to access to information (the public’s right to obtain and use information), Italy’s institutions are in a dire state, according to a new study.
May 21, 2013 |
by Patrick St. John
Mass school closures have sadly become a commonplace occurrence in urban school districts across the country.
Grantee Spotlight
May 21, 2013 |
by Gerard Ryle, Marina Walker-Guevarra
Offshore financial secrecy has spread aggressively around the globe, allowing the wealthy to avoid taxes, and fueling corruption and economic woes, according to a new investigative journalism project.
May 20, 2013 |
by Becky Hogge
Weekly news digest produced by the Information Program. This week’s top story reports on a Peruvian NGO groups calling for protection of their digital rights during negotiations of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement.
May 16, 2013 |
by Valentyn Deichman
What does inclusive education look like in Kyrgyzstan? At Obereg Rehabilitation Center, some students are finding out.
May 16, 2013 |
by Tamar Ezer
Violations of human rights in health care are widespread in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. A series of how-to manuals offers lawyers, patients, and health officials tools for ensuring proper treatment and care for all.
May 15, 2013 |
by Michelle Dellatorre, Maxim Ferschtman
The UN Human Rights Commission has found that a 2004 French ban on religious headcoverings at public schools breached a Sikh student’s right to religious freedom.
May 15, 2013 |
by Julita Lemgruber
If compulsory treatment of people with drug dependence has been condemned by jurists as unconstitutional and by health care professionals as a complete absurdity—why would the Brazilian government support such an approach?
