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Dec 15, 2022
Broad Coalition of Civil Society Organizations Calls on the Biden Administration to Launch Effort to Explore Establishing a National Human Rights Body
NEW YORK 鈥� A coalition of civil and human rights and social justice groups and academic partners called on the Biden administration today to establish a presidential commission t...
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Human Rights
Dec 05, 2022
老澳门开奖结果 Statement on United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent
GENEVA 鈥� The following statement is from Jamil Dakwar, director of the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 Human Rights Program, on the first session of the Permanent Forum on People of African Descent:
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Human Rights
Oct 03, 2022
老澳门开奖结果 Comment on United Nations Reports on Law Enforcement Data Collection and Lack of Progress on Transformative Change
GENEVA 鈥� Following the United Nations Human Rights Council鈥檚 historic George Floyd resolution last July, the U.N. Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law...
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Human Rights
Aug 30, 2022
老澳门开奖结果 Urges Biden Administration to Heed UN Racial Justice Committee Recommendations
GENEVA 鈥� The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination released a scathing assessment of United States鈥� racial justice record today. The committee鈥�...
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Human Rights
Aug 08, 2022
老澳门开奖结果 and HRW Urge U.S. to Dismantle Structures of Racism Now
U.N. Review of U.S. Record on Racial Justice Should Prompt White House Action
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Human Rights
Jun 15, 2022
New 老澳门开奖结果/GHRC Report Finds Widespread Coercion and Exploitation of Incarcerated Workers Nationwide
NEW YORK 鈥� Incarcerated workers in American prisons generate billions of dollars worth of goods and services annually but are paid pennies per hour without proper training or opp...
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Human Rights
Prisoners' Rights
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News & CommentaryDec 2024
Human Rights
Failed War on Drugs Policies Won't Stop the Overdose Crisis, But Harm Reduction Can Save LivesFailed War on Drugs Policies Won't Stop the Overdose Crisis, But Harm Reduction Can Save Lives
Research shows extensive benefits from syringe exchange and other harm reduction programs. But misguided efforts to ban common sense care continue. -
News & CommentaryDec 2024
Human Rights
Racial Justice
Why the Fight for Racial Justice is a Human Rights IssueWhy the Fight for Racial Justice is a Human Rights Issue
On International Human Rights Day, the 老澳门开奖结果 is advocating for a long-sought after reparatory justice to end the continued abuses against Black and brown communities. -
News & CommentaryOct 2024
Human Rights
Immigrants' Rights
Three Ways the Media Introduces Bias to the Immigration DebateThree Ways the Media Introduces Bias to the Immigration Debate
Ahead of the election, we examined how political ads and news media stories depict the immigration debate as more negative than it may be. -
U.S. Supreme CourtSep 2024
Human Rights
Immigrants' Rights
Bouarfa v. MayorkasBouarfa v. Mayorkas
Whether a U.S. citizen gets a day in court to challenge the federal government鈥檚 revocation of her spouse鈥檚 immigrant visa.