Civil Liberties

"It was no accident that people of color (primarily Black and Latino Americans, and Muslims around the world) were the primary targets of both military and police agencies post-9/11…

Ombudspersons face similar risks across the region, as autocratic ruling parties seek to remove independent checks on their control.

Israel’s “shoot-to-kill policy,” based on racialization and dehumanization of Palestinians, and the militarized U.S. response to Black uprisings, are the manifestations of…

Local groups in a national movement are pressing for oversight of how and when law enforcement agencies use technology to monitor citizens.

The rapid advent of powerful digital surveillance technologies raises questions about the U.S. ability to maintain a balance between security and citizens' rights. Several troubling…

Could ongoing health and racism pandemics in the United States help provoke "viral justice" as interests converge around human rights?

"[I]nternational and national security legal regimes have always been steeped in racial connotation, even if rarely acknowledging as much. This raises the question of what a different…

Podcast and transcript of interview with United Nations Human Rights Committee's Heyns. Topics include use of plain clothed law enforcement officers, teargas, and more.

The panel's report clearly seeks to provide a foundation for a regressive, harmful approach to human rights and foreign policy.

AG Barr is poised to weaponize criminal prosecutions. In part one of a two-part series, former DOJ attorneys Kristy Parker and Erica Newland explain how politically motivated prosecutions…

The U.N. and its specialized agencies must take action to redress anti-Black racism within and beyond its institutional walls.

The Supreme Court waded into debates on harm-reduction and crime control for the second time when they revisited and clarified issues related to the U.S. government funding of…