July 29, 2013 - From The Field
Attention to Justice Reform in Mexico Grows
Reforms to Mexican justice system, including efforts by a MacArthur grantee, were the focus of a two-part series by the national television agency Televisa. Read More
July 16, 2013 - In The Media
"Sudan's President One Step Ahead of a Suit and a Warrant"
From The New York Times Read More
July 16, 2013 - Publication
Assessing Security Risks in Nigeria’s 2015 Elections
The political temperature in Nigeria is heating up in advance of its 2015 elections, with eight Nigerian states facing major threats to security, according to a risk assessment conducted by the MacArthur-supported CLEEN Foundation. Read More
July 10, 2013 - In The Media
"Nigeria: Report Lists Rivers, Borno, Nasarawa, Others As Volatile States Ahead of 2015 Elections"
From All Africa Read More
July 8, 2013 - In The Media
"Report: Web Monitoring Devices Made by U.S. Firm Blue Coat Detected in Iran, Sudan"
From The Washington Post Read More
June 25, 2013 - Publication
Charting Global Human Rights Philanthropy
The Foundation Center and the International Human Rights Funders Group have partnered to create the first data-driven portrait of how foundations are advancing human rights around the world. Read More
June 25, 2013 - Twitter
RT @IHRFG: IHRFG and @fdncenter launch pioneering research on global #humanrights funding http://t.co/LgnTkyrP1U #advancinghumanrights
June 14, 2013 - From The Field
NGOs Create Monitoring Group to Reform Mexico’s Criminal Justice System
The group hopes to reform certain practices, including the use of pretrial detention, and will share their analyses publicly. Read More
May 30, 2013 - From The Field
MacArthur Grantee’s Legal Efforts Help Free Two Wrongly Imprisoned Men
Legal efforts by MacArthur grantee Asistencia Legal por los Derechos Humanos (ASILEGAL) helped ensure the freedom of Sebastian Zuniga Santos and Marcial Zuniga. Read More
April 16, 2013 - Publication
U.S. Engaged in Torture After 9/11, Review Concludes
A nonpartisan, independent review of interrogation and detention programs in the years after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks concludes that the United States used interrogation techniques on detainees that constituted torture. Read More
