Category: Criminal Justice

Event Today: Transitional Justice and the Khmer Rouge Tribunal

Event Notice February 26, 2013 Khmer Rouge Tribunal and its Contribution to Transitional Justice A Discussion with Andrew Cayley UN…

View from the Inside: Solitary Confinement as a Human Rights Issue

The dramatic expansion of solitary confinement over the past two decades is a human rights issue we can no longer…

Tomorrow, Thursday, Nov. 15: The Rule of Law at Home and Abroad

Event Notice November 15, 2012 “Rule of Law at Home and Abroad – A Critical Perspective” 12 – 2 pm…

Announced at HRP Event: UN to Investigate Civilian Deaths from Drone Strikes

At a packed event co-sponsored by HRP and the Harvard National Security and Law Association, Ben Emmerson, the UN Special…

Today: Human Rights, Counterterrorism, and the U.S. Elections

Event Notice October 25, 2012 “Enemies of All Mankind” A Talk by Ben Emmerson UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion…

Today, Wednesday, Oct. 10: Alex Whiting on the International Criminal Court

Event Notice Wednesday, October 12, 2012 “Is the International Criminal Court Succeeding?” 12- 1 pm Wasserstein 2009 Please join us…

Irish Parliament Receives Further Overwhelming Evidence of State Involvement in Magdalene Laundries Abuse

Today, we at the Justice for Magdalenes (JFM) advocacy group presented every member of the Irish houses of Parliament with…

“Death Penalty in Decline”: Coverage of Monday’s Event

This article originally appeared in The Harvard Gazette If current trends continue, the death penalty may be eliminated worldwide as…

TODAY: A Discussion with Leading Experts on the Death Penalty

Event Notice Monday, June 25, 2012 Amnesty International USA and the Human Rights Program present “The Death Penalty: Hanging by…

Supporting Public Interest Litigation in Mongolia

A few weeks ago, the Office of the President of Mongolia and Open Society Foundation—Mongolia held a conference on public…