James Cavallaro, professor of law and founding director of the Stanford International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Clinic, was elected to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights  in June 2013 and in January 2014 he was appointed rapporteur for six countries and for detention centers throughout the Americas.  The new role involves reporting on prison conditions and pre-trial detention, and addressing human rights issues in the Western hemisphere.  Cavallaro, who is also the director of Stanford’s Human Rights Center, is an internationally renowned expert on human rights.