April 26, 2013 |
by Stanley Ibe
Africa's human rights commission has launched its first model law—on access to information—and its first general comments—on the interpretation of an aspect of women's rights.
April 26, 2013 |
by Jonathan Horowitz
A ruling from the European Court of Human Rights fails to require government precision in restricting supposedly dangerous anti-democratic speech.
April 26, 2013 |
by George Murkin
Prison officers are often the first to recognize that putting low level drug offenders in their custody is ineffective and harmful.
April 26, 2013 |
by Mariana Berbec-Rostas
The Court of Justice of the European Union has made its ruling in the first discrimination case on grounds of sexual orientation from Romania.
April 25, 2013 |
by Simon Cox, Zsolt Bobis
Asociaţia ACCEPT has successfully challenged Romania's handling of anti-gay remarks by the millionaire backer of Steaua Bucharest football club.
April 25, 2013 |
by Mee Moua
Four and a half million Americans are waiting to be reunited with family. Asian, Latino, African, and Caribbean families are trapped in decades-long backlogs, experiencing inhumane wait times.
April 24, 2013 |
by Svetlana Bezinyan, Steve Kostas
If a trial for international crimes is stopped due to an amnesty, would a subsequent retrial violate the double jeopardy principle?
April 24, 2013 |
by Christopher Rogers
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution held its first hearing on the Obama administration's policy on drones. Senators from both parties agreed on the need for a more transparent policy.
April 24, 2013 |
by Sean Tait, Kersty McCourt
A new initiative recognizes the need to address the drivers of excessive and arbitrary pretrial detention that aggravate prison overcrowding.
Grantee Spotlight
April 23, 2013 |
by Ann Fordham
With limited resources, authorities are faced with nearly impossible decisions on how and when to enforce the law in order to maximize public security.
