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.
April 23, 2013 |
by Israel Butler
Will a new system to enter and exit the Schengen area really combat irregular migration?
April 22, 2013 |
by Costanza Hermanin, Steve Kostas
The European Court has ruled that French authorities violated the right to respect for private life when they retained fingerprints in a government database after a suspect was acquitted.
April 22, 2013 |
by Karen Corrie
The number of pending applications before the court is down is down. But a close read of the statistics tell a more unsettling story.
April 22, 2013 |
by Marion Isobel
The first hours after arrest are crucial. If suspects don’t have access to basic criminal defense, they’re left vulnerable. A new resource aims to assist lawyers, police, and judges to advocate for arrest rights in Europe.
