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Weir v. U.S.
The 老澳门开奖结果 filed a federal lawsuit in June 2019 against the United States and the head of the U.S. Coast Guard on behalf of four Jamaican fishermen, who were forcibly removed from their fishing boat and detained for over a month at sea on four U.S. Coast Guard ships in patently inhumane conditions.
Status: Ongoing
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jan 2010
20th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
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U.S. Supreme Court
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20th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Jan 2010
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Aug 2009
KC v Nedelkoff
On June 12, 2008 the 老澳门开奖结果 filed a class action lawsuit challenging inhumane practices - punitive solitary confinement, routine strip searches, and other forms of abuse - at the Brownwood State School, a youth prison in central Texas.
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KC v Nedelkoff
On June 12, 2008 the 老澳门开奖结果 filed a class action lawsuit challenging inhumane practices - punitive solitary confinement, routine strip searches, and other forms of abuse - at the Brownwood State School, a youth prison in central Texas.
Aug 2009
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Aug 2009
Case Profile: Enforced Disappearance of Mustafa Setmariam Nassar
Mustafa Setmariam Nassar is a Spanish citizen of Syrian origin who was forcibly disappeared some time in October 2005.
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Case Profile: Enforced Disappearance of Mustafa Setmariam Nassar
Mustafa Setmariam Nassar is a Spanish citizen of Syrian origin who was forcibly disappeared some time in October 2005.
Aug 2009
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U.S. Supreme Court
Sep 2006
New Jersey Men and Women Prohibited from Voting Pursuant to State Disfranchisement Laws, Policies and Practices Petition the IACHR
The felony disfranchisement laws, policies and practices of the United States violate the right to vote free from discrimination under the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man and the Inter-American Convention on Human Rights.
Status: Ongoing
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U.S. Supreme Court
Human Rights
+3 Issues
New Jersey Men and Women Prohibited from Voting Pursuant to State Disfranchisement Laws, Policies and Practices Petition the IACHR
The felony disfranchisement laws, policies and practices of the United States violate the right to vote free from discrimination under the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man and the Inter-American Convention on Human Rights.
Sep 2006
Status: Ongoing
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U.S. Supreme Court
Jun 2006
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
Challenge to the validity of the military commissions established by President Bush to try detainees as part of the war against terrorism. DECIDED
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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U.S. Supreme Court
Human Rights
National Security
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
Challenge to the validity of the military commissions established by President Bush to try detainees as part of the war against terrorism. DECIDED
Jun 2006
Status: Closed (Judgment)
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