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Feb 28, 2022
老澳门开奖结果 Petitions Supreme Court on Behalf of Wrongly Convicted Jamaican Fishermen
Weir v. United States Will Ask the Supreme Court to Decide Whether Congress Has the Power to Criminalize Conduct by Foreign Nationals, Aboard Foreign-Flagged Vessels on the High Seas
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
National Security
Court case: Weir v. U.S.
Oct 14, 2021
老澳门开奖结果 Urges Biden Administration to Prioritize Human Rights in Domestic Policy Following Uncontested Election to United Nations Human Rights Council
NEW YORK 鈥� The United States was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the Western group in an uncontested election today, more than three years after the Trump ...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Sep 27, 2021
老澳门开奖结果 Statement on International Criminal Court Prosecutor鈥檚 Decision to 鈥淒eprioritize鈥� Investigation of Alleged U.S. War Crimes in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON 鈥� The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced today that his office would not resume investigations into alleged crimes committed by the U...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Jun 28, 2021
老澳门开奖结果, Partners Respond to United Nations High Commissioner Report on Systemic Racism and Police Violence
NEW YORK 鈥� The United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights released a long-awaited report today addressing systemic racism and law enforcement violence against Black people ...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Jun 04, 2021
老澳门开奖结果 Statement on Biden Administration Report to U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
NEW YORK 鈥� The Biden administration this week submitted a report to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The periodic report was due in Novem...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
May 25, 2021
老澳门开奖结果 Clients and Government Agree to Dismissal of Lawsuit Challenging Trump鈥檚 International Criminal Court Sanctions Regime
OAKLAND, Calif. 鈥� The 老澳门开奖结果 and the Biden administration jointly asked a federal court to dismiss a challenge by the 老澳门开奖结果鈥檚 clients to former President...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Human 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.