Bringing Human Rights Home

Alan Jenkins and Larry Cox

June 9, 2005 | This article appeared in the June 27, 2005 edition of The Nation.

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The United States should respect international human rights
standards within its own borders.

About the Author

Larry Cox

Larry Cox is senior program officer for international human rights at the Ford Foundation.

Alan Jenkins

Alan Jenkins is executive director of The Opportunity Agenda, a communications, research and advocacy organization with...

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