News in “Human Rights”
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June 14, 2011 - From the field
Law Student Clinic in Mexico Aims High
This news story by Ken Ellingwood profiles a legal aid clinic that frequently takes cases that yield legal precedents or lead to new laws in an effort to modernize Mexico's legal system. Read More
May 1, 2011 - From the field
Peace versus Justice: A False Dilemma
In recent years, there has been a marked shift away from making compromises on justice with powerful perpetrators of mass atrocities in order to end conflicts. Read More
April 28, 2011 - From the field
MacArthur Grantees Support Nigerian Elections
Many MacArthur grantees, including Enough is Enough, the Policy and Legal Advocacy Center, the West African NGO Network, and the Transition Monitoring Group, assisted in or helped oversee the country's general election. Read More
April 28, 2011 - From the field
National Human Rights Commission in Nigeria Gains Independence
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan signed an Amendment establishing the autonomy of the country's formerly semi-governmental National Human Rights Commission. Read More
April 11, 2011 - From the field
Grantee Awarded Human Rights Prize by the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly
The Committee Against Torture, a human rights grantee based in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod, was awarded the biennial Human Rights Prize by the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly to honor "outstanding civil society ... Read More
March 31, 2011 - From the field
Grantee Leads Effort to Improve Accountability of Police Officers
The Institute for Security and Democracy formalized agreements with the Mexican state governments of Baja California and Nuevo León for ongoing monitoring of police performance. Read More
March 31, 2011 - From the field
Human Rights Reforms in Mexico
Following years of effort by MacArthur grantees, the Mexican Senate elevated the legal standing of human rights treaties by approving changes to 11 articles of Mexico's Constitution. Read More
March 25, 2011 - From the field
PBS NewsHour on New Technology to Combat Global Human Rights Violations
PBS NewsHour profiles MacArthur grantee Benetech, a non-profit that produces free software that helps hold abusive governments accountable for human rights abuses. Read More
February 24, 2011 - From the field
Grantees Support Mass Rape Trial in DRC
MacArthur grantees the American Bar Association and Advocats Sans Frontieres led the efforts of Congolese lawyers representing 60 victims in the case against an army officer who sent his troops to rape, beat, and loot. Read More
January 26, 2011 - From the field
Inter-American Court of Human Rights Rulings Encourage Reform in Mexico
Two decisions by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in cases litigated by MacArthur grantees are prompting Mexico's government to reform its Code of Military Justice. Read More
January 5, 2011 - From the field
Inter-American Court of Human Rights Compels Mexican Government to Enact Broader Human Rights Reforms
Two decisions by the Court in the past 14 months in cases litigated by two MacArthur grantees have ramped up pressure on Mexico’s government to reform its Code of Military Justice. Read More
January 4, 2011 - From the field
Using Technology to Monitor Human Rights Abuses in Hard-to-Reach Places
Technology originally developed by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, with support from MacArthur, to help monitor human rights abuses in hard-to-reach places is the basis of the new Satellite Sentinel Project, which will ... Read More
November 1, 2010 - From the field
ECOWAS Court Says Education is a Basic Human Right in Nigeria
In a landmark judgment, the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja, Nigeria, declared that Nigerians have an enforceable right to basic education. Read More
August 3, 2010 - From the field
Research Documents Human Toll of Violence in Central African Republic
Researchers based at the Human Rights Center at the University of California, Berkeley have systematically canvassed nearly 2,000 households in the Central African Republic, carefully documenting violence in the country. Read More
March 11, 2010 - Press release
MacArthur Provides $2.2 Million to Support Long-Term Relief Efforts in Haiti
MacArthur is investing nearly $2.2 million to support long-range needs in the areas of health and communications. Read More
