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March 08, 2011 – Libya and the ICC: Peace, Prevention and Justice

February 16, 2011 – The Arab World: Revolutionary Conditions

September 15, 2009 – Torture: Outlawed in America?

April 22, 2009 – Earth Day 2009: A Human Right to a Decent Environment?

February 25, 2009 – Guatemala: Canadian Mining Company under Scrutiny

February 10, 2009 – Justice for Cambodia’s Killing Fields?

January 15, 2009 – A New Administration, and A New Day for Human Rights

December 18, 2008 – Corruption: Corroding Democracy, Stifling Economies

November 5, 2008 – Obama Presidency and Human Rights

September 24, 2008 – Venezuela’s Chávez: Expelling Human Rights Watch

September 03, 2008 – International Labor Standards: More Effective Protection for Workers

July 22, 2008 – Former Bosnian Serb President Karadzic Arrested

July 01, 2008 – Peru’s Former President Fujimori In the Dock

June 18, 2008 – The Supreme Court: Guarding the Constitution at Guantanamo

June 13, 2008 – Bill Ford and the Struggle for Justice in El Salvador

May 21, 2008 – Human Rights: What the Next President Can Do

May 14, 2008 – Iran: War Drums in Washington

May 07, 2008 – The Texas Death Penalty: Rights of Mexicans Here and Americans Abroad

April 09, 2008 – Iraq: Does International Law Matter After All?

March 26, 2008 – Global Capitalism and Poverty

March 20, 2008 – Sri Lanka: US Must Do More to Curb Forced Disappearances

March 12, 2008 – The US: Blowing it in Pakistan, Again

March 06, 2008 – Iran: Women Struggling for Rights

February 13, 2008 – The International Criminal Court in Africa: Bad News and Good

January 30, 2008 – Kosovo: About to Blow?

January 23, 2008 – Padilla v. Yoo: "Lawfare" or Rule of Law?

January 16, 2008 – Padilla v. Yoo: The Alleged Torture

January 9, 2008 – Kenya: Why The Election Was Worth Stealing

December 13, 2007 – CIA Torture: Destroying the Evidence

December 4, 2007 – Guantanamo: Round Three Before the Supreme Court

November 14, 2007 – Pakistan: Listen to the Lawyers, Not to the Dictator

November 7, 2007 – Chavez Charms Now, But How Will Venezuela Feel in the Morning?

October 31, 2007 – CIA Kidnapping: No Remedy?

October 10, 2007 – CIA Torture: At it Again

September 26, 2007 – Opening the Debate on Israel

September 19, 2007 – Rwanda’s Genocide: More Complicated Than We Thought?

September 5, 2007 – The United States: Shaming Ourselves at Guantanamo

August 16, 2007 – Iraqi Refugees: American Responsibility

June 14, 2007 – Liberty: Where and for Whom?

May 30, 2007 – Saving Darfur: No Saviour in Sight

May 9, 2007 – Saving the Children: Mission Possible

May 2, 2007 – Chavez’ Vision for Venezuela: Adios to Human Rights

April 26, 2007 – Farewell to Free Press in Moscow and Caracas

April 4, 2007 – Guantanamo: Still a Law Free Zone

March 21, 2007 – Dueling Human Rights Reports: China and the United States

February 28, 2007 – Genocide by Proxy – The World Court Weighs In

February 21, 2007 – Targeted Killings – What We Don’t Know

January 31, 2007 – God’s Human Rights Lawyer – Father Robert Drinan

January 17, 2007 – Guantanamo Prisoners: ‘First, Let’s Punish All the Lawyers’

January 3, 2007 – Saddam: How Not to Try a Tyrant

December 14, 2006 – Human Rights: Candor from the Departing UN Secretary-General

November 29, 2006 – Prohibiting Propaganda: Pointless or Pernicious

November 21, 2006 – Congo: Turning Point?

October 11, 2006 – Darfur: No Time to Delay Action

October 5, 2006 – Pursuing Peace with Justice: Lessons from Uganda

September 27, 2006 – Senator McCain’s Compromise: Unconscionable Military Trials

September 20, 2006 – Trying Terrorists

September 6, 2006 – Offending Islam

April 12, 2006 – The American Society of International Law: A Rare Rebuke

April 05, 2006 – Prosecuting Charles Taylor: The Hague as Safety Valve

March 24, 2006 – International Criminal Court Arrests First Defendant

March 08, 2006 – Women’s Rights: First Case Under New UN Treaty

March 1, 2006 – American Ports: Arabs Need Not Apply

February 8, 2006 – Eavesdropping on Americans: Implausible Deniability

February 1, 2006 – Genocide on Our Watch?

January 25, 2006 – Russian Repression: Is the Bad Old Bear Back?

November 16, 2005 – The Senate: Making a Mess of Guantanamo

November 9, 2005 – Peru’s Fujimori: Return of the Prodigal President?

October 26, 2005 – Senator John McCain: Protecting Prisoners – Theirs and Ours

October 19, 2005 – Indicting War Criminals: Good Start, Long Road Ahead

October 5, 2005 – Countering Terrorism: American and European Approaches

September 28, 2005 – Why Not Torture?

September 21, 2005 – Bolton’s UN Debut: Falling Flat

September 14, 2005 – Justice Roberts: Open to the World?

September 7, 2005 – New Orleans: A View from Afar

August 24, 2005 – Pat Robertson: Bringing Assassinations Back to Life?