Martha F. Davis
Cognoscenti contributor
Martha F. Davis, a professor at Northeastern University School of Law, is the faculty director of the law school's program on human rights and the global economy. She is an expert affiliate of WaterLex, an international NGO dedicated to protecting the human right to water.
Recently published
Access to water is a human right. When will the U.S. government agree?
Water policy should be a central concern for nations as they gather at COP26, writes Martha F. Davis. Currently, the U.S. is failing to anticipate and prevent the health threats...
Most democracies are expanding abortion access. The U.S. is retracting it
There is no mystery to the worldwide trend toward liberalization, write Martha F. Davis and Fiona de Londras. Abortion is part of healthcare, and women have abortions whether they are...
Water Is More Expensive Than Ever. Massachusetts Should Do More To Help Residents
You're not imagining it -- water and sewer rates are rising, writes Martha F. Davis. By 2022, more than a third of Americans won't be able to afford these basic...
From A World Of Need, The U.N. Comes To America To Study Extreme Poverty
Philip Alston, the U.N. special rapporteur on extreme poverty, charged last week that poverty is undermining U.S. democracy. Deep inequality in the U.S. isn't news to human rights activists like...