HRI, IJDH, and BAI have jointly made two significant submissions to the United Nations—one to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and another to the UN Secretary-General—calling for reparatory justice for Haiti in light of the enduring impacts of Transatlantic Chattel Slavery and colonialism, with a particular focus on the so-called “Independence Debt” imposed on Haiti by France in 1825.
HRI Distinguished Fellow Scott Busby interviewed by Deutsche Welle about the State Department’s recently released human rights reports. Watch the interview here (Box download)
Elisa Massimino, Visiting Professor of Law and Executive Director of Georgetown's Human Rights Institute, has urged civil society organisations to be creative and build new institutions in the face of the inaction of the United Nations and other international organisations as human rights decline globally.
HRI Executive Director Elisa Massimino quoted in Courthouse News Service.
ARUSHA, Tanzania – In an unprecedented legal initiative, a coalition of African civil society groups is preparing to submit a historic petition to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights seeking an Advisory Opinion on the human rights obligations of African states in the context of the climate crisis.
Haiti Action Committee is honored to share the keynote address given by Haiti’s former First Lady Mildred Aristide at the April 8th, 2025 Samuel Dash Conference on Human Rights: Truth, Solidarity and Repair. The conference was co-sponsored by the Georgetown Law Human Rights Institute and the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti. The focus of this year’s conference was “Haiti and the Global Movement for Reparations.”
Next week, not far from where thousands of Indigenous and environmental activists gathered in North Dakota nine years ago in opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline, one of the most consequential trials to emerge from that conflict is set to begin.
Global Climate Legal Defense (CliDef) joins the Carter Center, the People of the United States, environmental and human rights defenders, the country and the world in mourning the passing of President Jimmy Carter and honoring his legacy in advancing democracy and human rights, and his support for environmental protection.
A group of former intelligence officials, as well as privacy and civil liberties advocates, will advise the Department of Homeland Security’s intelligence office, as the future of the office’s authorities is debated in Congress.
Elisa Massimino was quoted in CQ Researcher about international justice for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. “The whole goal of international justice is to try to shrink that timeline between atrocity and accountability, which is what helps strengthen…
Elisa Massimino was recently named one of Washington DC's 500 Most Influential People of 2023 by the Washingtonian. Professor Massimino was recognized for her work in pressing the Biden administration to deliver on its promise to put human rights at the…
