“Way Down in the Hole”: Systemic Urban Inequality and The Wire
Book abstract: Since the hit HBO show The Wire premiered on June 2, 2002, it was viewed as much more than a typical police procedural.
Research
Human Rights Prosecutions and the Participation Rights of Victims in Latin America
Since the 1980s, there has been a significant rise in domestic and international efforts to enforce individual criminal accountability for human rights violations through trials, but we still lack com
The Justice Cascade: The Origins and Effectiveness of Prosecutions of Human Rights Violations
The justice cascade refers to a new global trend of holding political leaders criminally accountable for past human rights violations through domestic and international prosecutions.
Adolescents: Current Rights for Future Opportunities
In her report, Bhahba argues that despite the advancements of the past decades, adolescents in Asia and the Pacific remain a neglected group to the economic detriment of the region.
A Modern Founding Father
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Rev.
Information Effects and Human Rights Data: Is the Good News about Increased Human Rights Information Bad News for Human Rights Measures?
Changes in quality and availability of information related to human rights violations raise questions about how best to use existing data to assess human rights change.
Does the World Agree About Standards of Electoral Integrity? Evidence for the Diffusion of Global Norms
Drawing upon theories of the diffusion of global norms, this study addresses two issues: is there a shared consensus among experts about standards of electoral integrity?
Female Combatants and the Perpetration of Violence: Wartime Rape in the Sierra Leone Civil War
Much of the current scholarship on wartime violence, including studies of the combatants themselves, assumes that women are victims and men are perpetrators.
Enforcing Girls' Access to Secondary Education: A Human Rights Imperative
"If I like a boy I cannot tell anybody about my choice because I am a girl. I like making friends with boys but being a girl I cannot do that.
Malpractice Risk Among US Pediatricians
Despite evidence on how malpractice risk varies according to physician specialty, there is growing but still limited evidence about malpractice among US pediatricians.
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