Lawyer (Fall 2018)

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F E AT FAC UU LT RY E S H OWCA S E

CRITICAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS MUST SURVIVE Across the Americas, authoritarian leaders are brutally repressing protests, firing key investigators, and displacing indigenous communities in efforts to consolidate power. Our own president has separated thousands of migrant children from their parents and denied domestic violence survivors opportunities for asylum. The political turmoil has led to critical challenges for the 35-nation Organization of American States (OAS), the world’s oldest regional governmental alliance. 24

LAWYER MAGAZINE Fall 2018


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