June 14, 2013 - From The Field
NGOs Create Monitoring Group to Reform Mexico’s Criminal Justice System
The group hopes to reform certain practices, including the use of pretrial detention, and will share their analyses publicly. Read More
May 30, 2013 - From The Field
MacArthur Grantee’s Legal Efforts Help Free Two Wrongly Imprisoned Men
Legal efforts by MacArthur grantee Asistencia Legal por los Derechos Humanos (ASILEGAL) helped ensure the freedom of Sebastian Zuniga Santos and Marcial Zuniga. Read More
April 16, 2013 - Publication
U.S. Engaged in Torture After 9/11, Review Concludes
A nonpartisan, independent review of interrogation and detention programs in the years after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks concludes that the United States used interrogation techniques on detainees that constituted torture. Read More
April 16, 2013 - In The Media
"U.S. Engaged in Torture After 9/11, Review Concludes"
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March 25, 2013 - Publication
Documenting Violence Against Journalists in Mexico
MacArthur grantee Article 19 assesses violence against journalists in Mexico in 2012 and shows that threats and attacks continued as well as other information. Read More
March 25, 2013 - From The Field
Grantee's Legal Efforts Help Free Imprisoned Woman, Change Criminal Justice System
Zenaida Pastrana from Tlapa, Guerrero in Mexico spent nine years in prison for a crime she claimed she did not commit. Read More
March 11, 2013 - Twitter
New #humanrights grantmaking to focus on freedom of expression, enhancing criminal justice http://t.co/otTrtdVshg http://t.co/nUg9moJoJ2
February 28, 2013 - From The Field
ECOWAS Court Directs Nigerian Government to Punish Oil Corporations over Pollution
The judgment is based on a case filed by MacArthur grantee, the Socio Economic Rights and Accountability Project. Read More
February 15, 2013 - From The Field
Campaign Video Highlights Impact of Courts’ Decisions in the Rights of Women Worldwide
Billions of women around the world are still fighting for equal rights, and what judges say have a tremendous influence on the challenges and opportunities women encounter. Read More
