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September 24, 2019
Austin leads in police shootings during mental health calls, study finds
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March 14, 2019
The Clinic, together with the Human Rights Institute of the International Bar Association, developed, at the request of Memoria Abierta, a project to strengthen the work of the inter-American and other human rights systems on the right to memory for serious human rights violations. During 2018, the work focused on the preparation of an annotated […] -
December 12, 2018
Las medidas cautelares son el mecanismo que utiliza la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos en situaciones de gravedad y urgencia, por medio del cual la CIDH solicita a un Estado adoptar medidas con el propósito de prevenir daños irreparables a personas. La Clínica como parte de la Coalición Internacional de Organizaciones por los Derechos Humanos […] -
October 31, 2018
Denial of the Whereabouts of Detainees as a Method of Enforced Disappearance in Venezuela
La negación del paradero de personas detenidas como práctica de desaparición forzada en Venezuela En Venezuela han aumentado las desapariciones forzadas e involuntarias como una práctica del Estado que no informa sobre el paradero de personas detenidas, ya sea por períodos cortos, largos, o durante traslados posteriores a la detención oficial. El Centro de Derechos […] -
January 23, 2018
The Clinic evaluated the Texas Bar Rules of Disciplinary Procedure in light of what guidance they provide to attorneys dealing with international human rights issues. In particular, the Clinic compared and contrasted the Texas Bar Association’s rules with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. During fall 2017, the Clinic prepared a […] -
November 22, 2017
UT Professor Searches for Clues to Cartel Kidnappings -
November 10, 2017
Mexico drug cartel’s grip on politicians and police revealed in Texas court files
Mexico drug cartel’s grip on politicians and police revealed in Texas court files -
November 7, 2017
Report: Zetas controlled all levels of power in Mexican state, expanded to Houston
UT at Austin and Human Right Mexican center partnered in the analysis -
November 6, 2017
Human rights abuses and state complicity in Coahuila, Mexico
The Human Rights Clinic has compiled a report based on analyzed witness testimonies from three U.S. federal trials. Between 2013 and 2016, Zeta members were put on trial in Austin, San Antonio, and Del Rio for crimes of homicide, conspiracy to import drugs and weapons, and money laundering. The report, titled “‘Control…Over the Entire State […]
