The Human Rights Brief (HRB) is an electronic publication at American University Washington College of Law (WCL). The HRB, WCL’s oldest Brief, was founded in 1994 in partnership with the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. Today, the HRB maintains global readership, and it is supervised by an eight-person Faculty Advisory Board. Student staff members participate in creating and editing content in a variety of mediums, and they learn valuable skills through workshops, events, and mentorship opportunities.
Current Issue: Volume 29, Issue 2 (2026)
Articles
Beyond Borders: Transnational Repression as a System of Authoritarian Control in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan
Jasmine D. Cameron
Visible at Last: Legal Recognition of Children Born of War (CBOW) and the Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ajna Jusić and Gordana Subotić Ph.D.
Regional Systems
T.H. v. The Czech Republic: A Step Forward or Back for LGBTQ+ Rights and Discourse in Europe with the First Openly Non-binary Applicant?
Katherine Olsson
Reparations Delayed, Not Denied: The Inter-American System Confronts Chile’s Dictatorship-Era Violations
Maggie Titus
Columns
Special Symposium Column
Migration in Context and Law: Global Displacement and the U.S. Immigration System
Saya Khandar, Dominic Brunaccioni, Samantha Johnson, Nisa Manzar, Lindsey Nye, Alexis Stephens, and Sherise Tracey