Meghan Rhoad

Meghan Rhoad
Organization / Company: Human Rights Watch

Meghan Rhoad is a researcher in the Women's Rights Division at Human Rights Watch, currently specializing in violence against women and the US immigration system. Rhoad was formerly a women's law & public policy fellow at the National Women's Law Center in Washington, DC, where she researched federal judicial nominations and analyzed policy developments affecting the economic security of low-income women and their families. Her previous work includes international advocacy projects using the human rights framework to address issues such as reproductive health and gender discrimination in inheritance law. Rhoad is a graduate of Harvard University and Georgetown University Law Center.

Meghan Rhoad's articles

Immigration Detention Reform: A Matter of Life and Death

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by Meghan Rhoad, Human Rights Watch

May 11, 2011 - 8:00pm (Print)

Women detained by ICE, roughly 10 percent of the detention population, have special medical concerns and face unique challenges in detention.

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Seeking A New Ally to Curb Domestic Violence

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by Meghan Rhoad, Human Rights Watch

October 23, 2008 - 7:00am (Print)

The Supreme Court ruled that Jessica Gonzales did not have a constitutional right to enforcement of a restraining order against her abusive husband. What will the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights say?
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