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Back to all postsHuman Rights “Fundamentally Linked to Development,” Say UN Treaty Body Chairs
June 17, 2013 | The chairs of the UN’s ten human rights treaty bodies added their voices to the growing calls to recognize the intrinsic connection between sustainable development and the rule of law.
The Power of Rights
June 13, 2013 | We must intensify the conversation about the future of human rights and how best to promote their growth. Please join us.
Case Watch: National Security, Secrets, and Deportation
June 12, 2013 | Can deportation be based on secret grounds to protect national security? The Court of Justice of the European Union recently took up the question.
National Security Whistleblowers: The U.S. Response to Manning and Snowden Examined
June 12, 2013 | An assessment of how Washington’s response to national security disclosures by Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden compares with procedures and penalties outside the United States.
Whistleblowers and Secrets: Twelve Principles
June 12, 2013 | A new set of global principles addresses the question of how to ensure public access to government information, without jeopardizing legitimate efforts to protect people from national security threats.
Making Rights Real: The Challenge of Implementing Human Rights Decisions
June 12, 2013 | What good is international law if states don’t follow it? Should we care about international courts if governments don’t do what they say? A new book looks at how to connect court judgments and real change.
Human Rights Groups Push for an End to the War on Drugs
June 7, 2013 | Drug policy reform took center stage this week at a summit of the Americas with unprecedented support from human rights groups.
Gypsies, Roma, Travellers: An Animated History
June 5, 2013 | The remarkable history of Gypsies, Roma and Travellers in Europe, beginning over 1,000 years ago, tells a story of diversity, creativity and survival.
“European Commission Making Headway on Roma Integration”: So What About the Member States?
June 5, 2013 | One year into the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020, civil society monitoring reports show that there is little to cheer about.
Case Watch: UN Committee Urges United Kingdom to Confront Iraq Abuses
June 4, 2013 | On the heels of a decision by a national court, the Committee against Torture urged the UK to set up a single independent public inquiry to investigate allegations of torture of detainees in Iraq.