The Unfinished Business of Justice — 25 Years After September 11
September 11, 2026 Print & Online News ClipsExecutive Director Elisa Massimino in the New York Sun. Read the article here.
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Racial Justice Advocate Justin Hansford, L’07, Named Georgetown Law’s 2026-27 Drinan Chair in Human Rights
Georgetown Law announced today that Justin Hansford, L’07, Executive Director of the Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center at Howard University and one of the nation’s leading advocates for racial justice, has been named the 2026–2027 Robert F. Drinan, S.J., Chair in Human Rights.
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How post-9/11 pop culture helped push Americans to embrace torture
September 9, 2026 Print & Online News ClipsExecutive Director Elisa Massimino and Faculty Advisor David Luban in the ABA Journal. Read the article here.
Racial Justice Advocate Justin Hansford, L’07, Named Georgetown Law’s 2026-27 Drinan Chair in Human Rights
September 1, 2026 Print & Online News ClipsJustin Hansford joins HRI as the 2026-27 Drinan Chair in Human Rights. Read Georgetown Law's announcement here.
Orientation 2026: Georgetown Law Welcomes 900+ ‘Hoya Lawyas’ to Campus
August 31, 2026 Print & Online News ClipsHRI featured as part of 1L orientation at the Law Center. Read more here.
Spray de pimenta: nos eua, dispositivo, é usado há anos (Portuguese)
July 29, 2026 TV & Radio ClipsDeputy Director Michelle Liu was interviewed by Rede Brasil on the use of pepper spray by women in the United States. Watch "Pepper Spray: A Device the U.S. Has Used for Years" in Portuguese [embed]https://youtu.be/buKNnz-HO6U[/embed]
Panel: Juneteenth, nation’s 250th anniversary shines light on work that remains to address racism in US
June 19, 2026 Events and TalksIn a panel discussion organized by OSV, HRI Distinguished Fellow Diann Rust-Tierney spoke on the importance of acknowledging the nation’s racial history in light of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. Read more about the panel…
Elisa Massimino Included in Washington DC’s 500 Most Influential People of 2026 in The Washingtonian
May 5, 2026 Print & Online News ClipsClick here for Washington DC’s 500 Most Influential People of 2026
Can U.S. Courts Provide Remedies for Forced Labor in Asia?
April 17, 2026 Events and Talks2025-2026 Robert F. Drinan, S.J, Chair in Human Rights Agnieszka Fryszman spoke at NYU Law on recent cases brought under the TVPRA based on forced labor in Asia. Watch the event recording and read more about the panel here.
Human Rights Institute Urges African Human Rights Court to Center Children’s Rights in Forthcoming Advisory Opinion on Climate Change
April 15, 2026 Original ContentThe Human Rights Institute (“HRI”) has filed an amicus brief urging Africa’s highest human rights court to address the disproportionate impact of the climate crisis on the human rights of children in its highly anticipated advisory opinion on climate change.
Youth Advocates, Legal Experts Call for Climate Justice at 2026 Samuel Dash Conference on Human Rights
April 7, 2026 Print & Online News ClipsWith an eye toward identifying the advocates and strategies that will guide the next generation of climate justice work, on March 31, Georgetown Law’s Human Rights Institute (HRI) convened “Futures at Stake: Climate Change, Human Rights, and Youth…