Ask the Expert: Bringing International Human Rights Home

Bill Schulz talks about why the United States should apply international human rights standards at home and why is hasn't made an effort to before.

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Why should the United States apply international human rights standards at home? Why hasn’t the United States focused on human rights at home? And how can the United States apply international human rights standards to its domestic policies?

Read more about applying international human rights standards here at home:

The Power of Justice: Applying International Human Rights Standards to American Domestic Practices

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Ask the Expert: Bringing International Human Rights Home