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A truck displays posters against the "False Positives in Colombia", extrajudicial executions during the Democratic Security program of the Alvaro Uribe government during a protest on August 06, 2020 in Bogota, Colombia.

US-Opposed Probe of Colombia’s Uribe Is Essential Step in Road to Peace

Uribe was released under pressure last month, but attempts to thwart transitional justice will only undermine efforts to sustain the 2016 peace agreement.
CEO of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg appears on a monitor behind a stenographer as he testifies remotely during the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing 'Does Section 230's Sweeping Immunity Enable Big Tech Bad Behavior?', on Capitol Hill, October 28, 2020 in Washington, DC.

Facebook’s Content-Decision Oversight Board Carves Out Own Territory

On human rights, infrastructure, and transparency, modest but welcome signals from a board that will have such a pivotal role in public discourse.
People gather in Westbourne Park to take part in the inaugural Million People March from Notting Hill to Hyde Park in London on August 30, 2020, to put pressure on the UK Government to address the UK's institutional and systemic racism. A banner reads, “Taking the initiative party” and “Racism is uncivilized.”

A Transatlantic Plan for Racial Equity and Justice

Given the shared history of slavery, racism, and systemic inequity, the US, the EU and the UK should seize this moment jointly to address the sordid legacy.
This photo taken on September 12, 2019 shows people walking next to a Uighur cemetery in Shayar in the region of Xinjiang.

The 116th Congress’s Record on International Human Rights: The Good, the Bad, and the Unfinished Business

Action and inaction on Uyghurs, Yemen, the Rohingya, asylum seekers, Venezuela, and more highlight the crises facing the next Congress.
Partitions separate voting machines at the Lexington County Voter Registration and Elections Office on the second day of in-person absentee and early voting on October 6, 2020 in Lexington, South Carolina.

Navigating a Contested Election, the Electoral Count Act and 12th Amendment: How to Ensure a Fully Counted Outcome

"Unconventional threats to a free and fair election may require unconventional but lawful and legitimate tactics to preserve the constitutional order."
A healthcare worker talks to a patient in the ER at Oakbend Medical Center in Richmond, Texas, on July 15, 2020. Patients in beds line the hallway.

Global Health Is National Security

The pervasive damage to the global system of commerce, profit, and labor wrought by the coronavirus has proven that we are, indeed, an interdependent world.
Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli is sworn in before testifying to the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on the Constitution about "anarchist violence" in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill August 04, 2020 in Washington, DC.

At Least 15 Trump Officials Do Not Hold Their Positions Lawfully

As of September 2, there were at least 15 offices with acting officials even though the Federal Vacancies Reform Act time limit for those offices had expired.
I Voted By Mail sticker

Absentee Voting, the Military, and Our Democracy

States need significant additional federal funds to effectively implement voting by mail.
Polish lawyer Adam Bodnar and the institution he leads, the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights, stand on stage after receiving the Rafto Prize 2018 for the important stance taken in the face of current political developments in Poland, at a ceremony in Grieg Hall in Bergen, Norway on November 4, 2018.

Political Attacks on Eastern Europe Watchdogs Compound Threats to Democracy

Ombudspersons face similar risks across the region, as autocratic ruling parties seek to remove independent checks on their control.
Speaker Pelosi And Women's Caucus Speak To Media On Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) on February 12, 2020 in Washington, DC.

In the Battle for the ERA, Global Constitutionalism and State Sovereignty

To reflect a generation of global constitutional developments on sex equality, have a democratic national conversation in Congress.
National Women's Party leaders watch as Alice Paul sews a "ratification star" on a flag. From left to right: Mabel Vernon, Elizabeth Kolb, Alice Paul, Florence Brewer Boeckel, Anita Politzer, Sue Shelton White, and Vivian Pearce.

US Court Skirmishes Over Deadline’s Validity Leave ERA in Limbo

Questions of timing, rescissions, certification, and the authority of the courts and Congress stall the Equal Rights Amendment.

Getting Serious About Protecting Health Care in War

After years of indifference to examining whether its rules of engagement and other operational directives and practices contribute to the scourge of violence against health workers,…
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