News & Commentary about Human Rights
The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµHuman Rights Program (HRP) is dedicated to holding the United States accountable to international human rights laws and standards as well as the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
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Apr 9, 2013
Seeking Justice through the U.N. Human Rights Committee
Apr 5, 2013
International Human Rights Body Seeking Answers on U.S. Civil and Political Rights Record
Apr 3, 2013
New Pope Washes the Feet of 12 Kids in Prison: An Easter Reminder for the U.S.
Apr 1, 2013
CIA to Promote Head of Black Site Where Torture Occurred?
Mar 18, 2013
Zero-Tolerance on Trafficking Must Mean What It Says
Mar 14, 2013
New York Subjects Prisoners to Solitary as a Disciplinary Tool of First Resort
Mar 13, 2013
The Sad State of Solitary in Florida: Is There Hope for this Human Rights Violation?
Mar 12, 2013
American Torture and the 'Heroic Imagination'
Mar 12, 2013
ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµto Testify Today: Solitary Confinement is a Human Rights Violation Happening on U.S. Soil