Ariel E Dulitzky in the Media

Palabra July 16, 2025

The shutdown of USAID trumps the search for Latin America’s desaparecidos

Clinical Professor Ariel Dulitzky explains how the word desaparecido became a human rights term after Latin American regimes used enforced disappearance as a tool of repression, and how U.S. aid has helped global progress in the search for the missing.

DW News January 30, 2025

Guantanamo and the “criminalization” of migrants

Professor Ariel Dulitzky comments on President Trump's intention to open a detention center at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo.

NPR August 13, 2024

10 years after Michael Brown’s death, his mother is still fighting for justice

In a story on the Michael Brown case, Professor Ariel Dulitzky points out that if the U.S. fails to take recommendations from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights seriously, Washington could risk losing credibility on human rights in the international community.

San Antonio Express News March 26, 2024

San Antonio SWAT team took part in Dubai games with accused human rights violators

Professor Ariel Dulitzky expresses concern towards the SAPD's involvement in a competition alongside accused human rights violators, stating that this participation may promote the legitimacy of unethical tactics.

Texas Public Radio March 25, 2024

SAPD criticized over participation in Dubai SWAT competition with human rights violators

Professor Ariel Dulitzky comments on the San Antonio Police Department's participation in the United Arab Emirates SWAT Challenge, noting that many of the special police units SAPD competed with are known for poor human rights records.

The Bay Area Reporter January 24, 2024

Out in the World: 4 organizations appeal to UN for anti-LGBTQ laws in Texas

Professor Ariel Dulitzky comments on Texas' failure to protect LGBTQ rights and urges United Nations intervention.

Texas Standard January 23, 2024

Legal groups file complaint with United Nations over anti-LGBTQ laws in Texas

Clinical Professor Ariel Dulitzky, director of the Texas Law Human Rights Clinic, speaks on why several organizations filed a complaint with the United Nations regarding Texas' recent anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation and potential outcomes of the complaint letter.

El Día Rio November 9, 2023

The former president of the UN Working Group on forced disappearances gives a talk in Soria

Professor Ariel Dulitzky's participation in the Giulia Tamayo Historical Memory and Human Rights Week organized by the Remembrance and Dignity Association in Madrid, Spain, was highlighted by the Spanish newspaper elDiario. Dulitzsky delivered a private talk to approximately 140 students from two Madrid-area schools.

Austin Chronicle April 28, 2023

Pro Sports Leagues Violate Players’ Due Process Rights, UT Study Finds

Clinical Professor Ariel Dulitzky discusses major sports leagues' handlings of player misconduct in a feature article about a study published by the Human Rights Clinic.

PBS August 19, 2022

‘I thought I was going to die there.’ What it’s like to live with rising temperatures in prison

A 2014 report on extreme heat in Texas prisons conducted by Texas Law's Human Rights Clinic was cited in an article about living conditions in non-air-conditioned prison cells. The report was co-written by Albert Suarez IV, Kyle Shen, Samantha Chen, and Alex Goeman under the supervision and guidance of Clinic Director Ariel Dulitzky.

Vivarae News February 16, 2022

In Texas, Prisons Without Air Conditioning Are Getting Hotter

Professor Ariel Dulitzky is quoted in an article about advocating for air conditioning in Texas prisons.

DW Español January 12, 2022

No one held responsible for “systematic practice of torture” in Guantanamo

Prof. Ariel Dulitzky, director of the Human Rights Clinic, was interviewed to analyze the issues about the US prison at Guantanamo, Cuba.