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For Indonesian Migrant Workers, Problems Start at Home
December 16, 2013 | Bolder measures need to be adopted by migrant workers’ home countries to minimize the risk of exploitation and ensure that rights are better protected.
Five Ways Drug Policy Reform Accelerated This Year
December 16, 2013 | Here are five game-changing developments that occurred in 2013 that could mark the beginning of the end of the war on drugs.
How Improving Women’s Rights Helps Stop AIDS in Africa
December 16, 2013 | Women's property rights in Africa have been routinely violated, worsening the AIDS epidemic. Now, two landmark resolutions stand on the side of justice and women's health.
George Soros: It's Time to Make Justice Central to Development
December 13, 2013 | George Soros argued at the UN in New York this week that “law is as central to development as health, education, or protection of the environment”.
Q&A
Marijuana Reform Advocates Make History in Uruguay
December 13, 2013 | Uruguay is the first country in the world to establish a legal, government-controlled marijuana market. Meet the advocates who made this possible.
Grantee Spotlight
European Court Strikes a Blow for Online Privacy
December 13, 2013 | EU laws allow governments to track and store any citizen's online data. A European Court of Justice case aims to change that.
Grantee Spotlight
Is Harsh School Discipline Necessary? That’s Up for Debate
December 12, 2013 | Programs like the Baltimore Urban Debate League keep kids out of trouble while making them better students.
Grantee Spotlight
Is Diversity a Threat to Freedom?
December 12, 2013 | Diversity and freedom can benefit from one other. A new report sets out ways liberal democracies can successfully combine these two ideals.
Grantee Spotlight
To End AIDS, We Must Fight Injustice
December 10, 2013 | When people living with HIV can access the law, from a paralegal who is a trusted community member, barriers to health care recede.
Older People and the Right to Freedom from Suffering
December 10, 2013 | They are the most rapidly growing segment of the population in the world. The rights of older people can no longer be ignored—including the right to palliative care.