Leading scholars, policymakers and legal advocates gathered to consider the state of democratic values in the United States and abroad.
Every year, aspiring lawyers with an interest in human rights choose to study at Georgetown Law, whose Human Rights Institute (HRI) is a hub of training, scholarship and expertise.
The 9/11 terrorist attacks – and how the U.S. government responded to them at the time – continue to affect this country and the world in ways we are only beginning to comprehend two decades later.
WASHINGTON – A group of leaders at 14 Jesuit law and immigrant advocacy institutions sent a joint letter Wednesday to President Joseph R. Biden and key members of his administration, issuing an urgent call to end the use of the Title 42 Public Health…
Seeking a new path forward on immigration, the Biden administration says it has been hampered by multiple crises — among them, the emergence of the COVID-19 Delta variant, the arrival of 50,000-plus Afghan refugees in the U.S. and the surge of Haitian immigrants at the southern border.
[caption id="attachment_234638" align="alignright" width="240"] Diann Rust-Tierney[/caption] WASHINGTON – Longtime civil and human rights attorney and national advocate for ending capital punishment Diann Rust-Tierney is joining Georgetown Law…
[caption id="attachment_216877" align="alignright" width="200"] Elisa Massimino[/caption] WASHINGTON – Longtime human rights advocate and former Human Rights First President and CEO Elisa Massimino has been named executive director of Georgetown…
Interviewing victims of the Syrian civil war, what struck Juliana Lord (L’22) was the extent that bombs being dropped on hospitals and other healthcare infrastructure had become a part of day-to-day life.
When President George W. Bush authorized waterboarding after the 9/11 attacks, Elisa Massimino saw the administration’s policy as a gross violation of human rights. Then a director at Human Rights First, she launched a campaign to end the torture…
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, March 5, at Georgetown Law, leading experts on torture and interrogation programs will unpack new revelations about U.S. actions after 9/11 and discuss ongoing efforts to ensure ethical approaches to securing critical national security information.
[caption id="attachment_68207" align="alignright" width="199"] Professor Philip Schrag[/caption] Philip Schrag, the Delaney Family Professor of Public Interest Law, has authored or co-authored more than a dozen books. His latest, “Baby Jails: The…