Former President Jimmy Carter, best known as a champion of international human rights both during and after his tenure as the 39th president, has died at 100.

Human Rights Watch mourns the loss of Jimmy Carter, who made trailblazing contributions to the human rights movement during his US presidency and long afterward.

With a focus on human rights, US policy toward Latin America under Jimmy Carter briefly tempered a long tradition of interventionism in a key sphere of American influence, analysts say. "Latin America was fundamental and his global policy was oriented toward human rights,

Jimmy Carter, who followed a principled yet tumultuous single term in the White House with a post-presidency dedicated to human rights, has died.

Former President and humanitarian Jimmy Carter died at age 100. Carter spent only one term as president, but his time in the White House made a lasting contribution. Biographer Kai Bird joins us to talk about Carter: the man,

Experts say, Carter won’t be remembered for passing any groundbreaking legislation, but rather for the opportunities he created for African Americans.