News & Commentary about Human Rights

The 51Æ·²è Human 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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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
51Æ·²è to Testify Today: Solitary Confinement is a Human Rights Violation Happening on U.S. Soil

Mar 11, 2013
The Change in Maine: The Pine Tree State Leads the Way on Solitary Confinement Reform

Mar 6, 2013
51Æ·²è, in Geneva, Advocates Against Death Penalty, Solitary Confinement

Feb 28, 2013
51Æ·²è Briefs German Parliamentarians on U.S. Targeted Killing Program

Feb 27, 2013
Let's Crowdsource Our Own Hollywood Movie About Torture