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Justice on Wheels 27 Aug 2013 | 12:48 am
Traveling by bicycle, paralegals help Ugandans living with HIV in their own communities understand and assert their rights and, in the process, safeguard their health.
What Does Justice Have to Do with Overcoming Poverty? 26 Aug 2013 | 08:48 pm
If serious progress is ever going to be achieved in overcoming extreme poverty, the poor must enjoy the rule of law and functioning institutions of justice—otherwise money will continue to flow toward...
Look Who's Talking About Drug Policy Reform 24 Aug 2013 | 12:31 am
For years, policymakers have privately acknowledged the insensibility of treating drug use as a crime, while publicly endorsing further escalation of drug war policies. But something is changing.
"Why Am I Different?" Disability and the Right to Vote in Croatia 23 Aug 2013 | 08:24 pm
This year, Croatia elected its first European Parliament representatives. Thanks to strong advocacy from people with disabilities, it was also the first time they could vote equally with all other cit...
Racial Profiling and the Legacy of the March on Washington 23 Aug 2013 | 06:19 pm
A half century ago, people of all faiths, backgrounds, and walks of life had the courage to come together to demand an end to racial discrimination. Yesterday, that call for justice was heard.
Mapping Digital Media: Egypt 23 Aug 2013 | 02:43 pm
This report offers a detailed analysis of digitization that chronicles both what has and has not changed in Egypt against a backdrop of unprecedented political and social instability, and the ongoing ...
How to Monitor the Rule of Law, Democracy and Fundamental Rights in the EU 22 Aug 2013 | 08:26 pm
This policy brief outlines two initiatives that could be taken up by the EU institutions to improve compliance with fundamental rights, democracy and the rule of law by EU member states.
Risks of Loosening Arms Export Controls Far Outweigh Benefits 22 Aug 2013 | 12:00 am
An Obama administration plan to loosen U.S. arms export controls could make it easier for weapons find their way into the wrong hands, a risk that far outweighs the measure’s paltry economic benefits.
Stop-and-Frisk: Not Just an American Problem 21 Aug 2013 | 10:57 pm
Black people in the UK are arrested for drugs six times as often as white people, despite the fact that the rate of drug use is lower among the black population.
Sentencing Private Manning 21 Aug 2013 | 07:54 pm
Private Bradley Manning has been given a 35-year prison sentence for leaking classified US government documents. What penalty would be considered proportionate to the harm caused under international s...
