News & Commentary about Human Rights
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Apr 21, 2012
The U.S. Death Penalty — An International Human Rights Wrong?
Apr 12, 2012
Reporting from Guantánamo: Leaving the Constitution on the Mainland
Apr 10, 2012
VIDEO: Falling Short: Guantánamo Military Commissions and the Torture Connection
Apr 4, 2012
9/11 Suspects To Be Tried in Broken Guantánamo Military Commissions System
Mar 30, 2012
Europe Makes Progress on Accountability for Torture While U.S. Stalls
Mar 27, 2012
Accountability for U.S. Torture — But in Poland
Mar 21, 2012
How the Obama Administration Can Turn its Human Rights Promises into Concrete Action Against Racism
Mar 21, 2012
New Briefing Paper: Obama's Unfinished Business on Human Rights