Areas of Focus
Criminal Justice and Health
International human rights law recognizes the right of everyone—including incarcerated people—to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.…
Learn more about criminal justice and health >Armed Conflict & Civilian Protection
The international community has increasingly sought to prevent civilian casualties during armed conflict and to mitigate the harm suffered afterward. …
Learn more about armed conflict and civilian protection >Myanmar
Even as the political arena in Myanmar opens up, violent abuses continue in conflict zones, and questions persist about whether the rule of law will take hold and what will be done about past abuses.…
Learn more about Myanmar >Business & Human Rights
The relationship between business and human rights is of central importance in our increasingly globalized economy. Still, debates rage about the responsibility.…
Learn more about business and human rights >Accountability Litigation
Survivors of grave human rights violations have used the Alien Tort Statute to seek justice in U.S. courts when redress might otherwise be unavailable in their home countries.…
Learn more about accountability litigation >UN Treaty Bodies
The number of UN treaty bodies has increased over time. So has their importance, as the end of the Cold War enabled them to adopt more effective working methods for evaluating and declaring human rights violations.…
Learn more about UN treaty bodies >Human Rights and the Environment
Since the early 1990s, the international community has increasingly accepted the inextricable link between human rights and the environment. …
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