Category: Reflections

HKS, Kenneth Roth, and the Message to Human Rights Defenders

It was shocking to learn that the Kennedy School had vetoed the appointment of Kenneth Roth, a towering figure in…

The Crisis in Sri Lanka: Human Rights in Peril

In 2022, a youth-led citizens’ movement succeeded in ousting Sri Lanka’s all-powerful President, Prime Minister, and the Cabinet whom they…

CDC Ends Use of Public Health Law to Deny Rights of Asylum Seekers

  On April 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ordered the termination of the “Title 42” procedure,…

Another Trump Legacy That Won’t Give Up

It appears that on April 1, Harvard Law School will be hosting a lecture by Peter Berkowitz, formerly the Executive…

In Memoriam: Christof Heyns

Christof Heyns, a towering figure in the human rights community, passed away on March 28, 2021. Professor Heyns was Director of…

In Memoriam: Gustave Hauser JD ’53

Gustave Hauser JD ’53 passed away on February 14, 2021. Along with his spouse, renowned international lawyer Rita E. Hauser…

Impeachment Can Vindicate Human Rights

Impeachment is an extraordinary procedure for responding to abuse of power by government. Is legislative trial of elected officials consistent with…

Coming to grips with populism after Trump

Gerald L. Neuman, Human Rights Program Co-Director, reflected on populism and human rights in a post-Trump landscape for Open Global…

Mourning the Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

With the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the nation and the world have lost a champion of human equality….

The Supreme Court’s Attack on Habeas Corpus in DHS v. Thuraissigiam

Gerald L. Neuman, Human Rights Program Co-Director and J. Sinclair Armstrong Professor of International, Foreign, and Comparative Law, contributed a…