Amanda Klasing

Former Director, US Democracy Initiative

Articles Authored

December 20, 2021

US: Failure to Pass Build Back Better Act Imperils Rights

Can Advance Economic Justice, Fix Broken Safety Net, But More Needed
October 23, 2019

The Human Right to Water

A Guide for First Nations Communities and Advocates
July 12, 2017

Neglected and Unprotected

The Impact of the Zika Outbreak on Women and Girls in Northeastern Brazil
April 19, 2017

“Going to the Toilet When You Want”

Sanitation as a Human Right
June 7, 2016

Make it Safe

Canada’s Obligation to End the First Nations Water Crisis
August 23, 2013

Rape Victims as Criminals

Illegal Abortion after Rape in Ecuador
November 14, 2012

Rights Out of Reach

Obstacles to Health, Justice, and Protection for Displaced Victims of Gender-Based Violence in Colombia
August 19, 2011

“Nobody Remembers Us”

Failure to Protect Women’s and Girls’ Right to Health and Security in Post-Earthquake Haiti
April 14, 2011

Haiti’s Rendezvous with History

The Case of Jean-Claude Duvalier