HRP's 2018-2019 Annual Report More >
HRP Welcomes New Clinicians for 2019-2020 More >
2018-2019 Annual Report Preview: As Satter Fellow, Anna Khalfaoui LL.M. ’17 assisted in trial of Congolese militia leaders More >
2018-2019 Annual Report Preview: Defending and promoting freedom of expression in Myanmar More >
Human Rights Program Awards Five Visiting Fellowships for 2019-2020 More >
UN Independent Expert Victor Madrigal-Borloz Joins HRP as Senior Visiting Researcher More >
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.…
More >Armed Conflict & Civilian Protection
The international community has increasingly sought to prevent civilian casualties during armed conflict and to mitigate the harm suffered afterward. …
More >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.…
More >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.…
More >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.…
More >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.…
More >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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