Special Rapporteur

Nils Muiznieks, Maksim Polovinko, and Margaret Satterthwaite join the show to discuss the repression lawyers face in Belarus.

Belarusian lawyers face severe threats under a near-total State-controlled legal system with hundreds disbarred or exiled simply for doing their jobs.

The UN Special Rapporteur concludes that the Taliban’s policies of removing women and girls from public life can best be described as “gender apartheid”—a term that multiple…

A special rapporteur's unusual visit and her finding that sanctions have harmed the country ignores legions of evidence and analysis.

A report from Ben Saul, the new UN expert on counterterrorism and Human Rights, outlines his priorities for the coming years.

An explicit written order has not been -- nor should be -- necessary, whether for international justice or for collective memory.

Guantanamo continues to cause profound damage both inside and outside of its walls. The steps to close the facility are there for the taking.

As we mark the 22nd anniversary of Guantanamo, we have an obligation to look to the long-term to support the victims of torture.

At the global level, no legally binding agreement governs the production of and trade in law enforcement equipment. A new report by the U.N. Special Rapporteur on Torture recommends…

The Biden administration's willingness to open itself up to difficult external scrutiny should be commended, but the UN Special Rapporteur's findings should also be a wakeup call…

The United States should make good on its commitment to follow through on the Special Rapporteur's Guantanamo report.

Recent rulings may force countries to reckon with their denial of due process to the accused and justice to the victims.