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The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is meeting in Washington, D.C., for a regular session covering human rights issues in North and South America. This session, the Commission will be holding, at its own initiative, a hearing on the human rights implications of President Trump’s executive orders on the Muslim and refugee ban, immigration enforcement and detention, and the approval of the Dakota Access Pipeline. 6 groups were invited to present testimony including the ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û.

WHAT:The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights will hold a hearing in Washington on Tuesday morning about the effects of President Trump’s Muslim ban and other policies, including the construction of a border wall, expanding immigration enforcement and detention, and the approval of the Dakota Access Pipeline. U.S. government representatives will speak for 20 minutes, followed by 20 minutes for advocacy organizations and 20 minutes for questions from commission members. The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û’s written testimony is available here:/IACHR-Muslim-Ban-Testimony WHO:U.S. government officials, likely from Departments of Homeland Security, Justice, and StateÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û Human Rights ProgramAmerican-Arab Anti-Discrimination CommitteeHarvard Immigration and Refugee Clinical ProgramHope Border InstitutionInternational Indian Treaty CouncilInternational Justice Resource CenterUniversity of Washington International Human Rights Clinic WHEN:Tuesday, March 21, 10:15–11:15 a.m. ET WHERE:Organization of American StatesPadilha Vidal Room – Room A1889 F St., NWWashington, D.C. WEBCAST:http://www.oas.org/en/media_center/webcast_schedule.asp A second hearing from 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. will focus on policies that hamper access to asylum for migrants arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, particularly from Central America. The ÀÏ°ÄÃÅ¿ª½±½á¹û’s written testimony is here:/hearing-statement/written-statement-submitted-inter-american-commission-human-rights