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.

Former President Jimmy Carter will lie in repose at the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia, until Tuesday morning. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook and CBS News contributor and presidential historian Douglas Brinkley reflect on the 39th president's work with human rights and health equity.

After his defeat for reelection, Jimmy Carter built the Carter Presidential Library and nonprofit Carter Center.

The state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter begins Saturday in his home state. Follow for updates on the motorcade from Plains to Atlanta

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,

The body of former President James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr. has begun a weeklong funeral procession to Carter's final resting place in Plains, Ga.

The nation will pay final homage to the 39th President on Tuesday. A Commander in Chief who drew enormous praise for the leadership and the service he consistently delivered long after his White House years.