Report

Refugee Blockade: The Trump Administration’s Obstruction of Asylum Claims at the Border

December 11, 2018

In the run-up to the mid-term elections, President Trump focused much of his rhetoric on “the caravan” of migrants heading north through Mexico. The caravan,…

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Aiding Repression in Egypt: Why the United States Needs to Keep Human Rights Conditions on Military Aid

September 20, 2018

This report is offered jointly by Human Rights First and the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies.

Civil society leaders in Egypt are urging the…

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Zero-Tolerance Criminal Prosecutions: Punishing Asylum Seekers and Separating Families

July 18, 2018

For the last year, the Trump Administration has launched a barrage of policies to deter and punish those who come to our borders seeking protection.…

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Justice Purged: Poland Politicizes its Judiciary

July 11, 2018

INTRODUCTION

Poland is soon approaching a point of no return concerning the independence of its judiciary. On July 3, more than 40 percent of the…

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Scorecard on Hate Crime Response in the OSCE Region: Gaps in Data Collection and Responses

July 9, 2018

 

Hate crimes undermine social cohesion, basic guarantees of security, and the democratic ideals of equality and non-discrimination. When a Muslim woman is attacked for…

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Ailing Justice: Texas. Soaring Immigration Detention, Shrinking Due Process

June 14, 2018

Key Findings:

Many immigrants in Texas, including asylum seekers, remain in unnecessary, lengthy, and prolonged detention—sometimes for well over one year. Among those in prolonged detention:…

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Hungary’s False Sense of Security

June 9, 2018

Introduction Leaders of Hungarian civil society are appealing to the U.S. government to counter Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s accelerated assault on peaceful dissent, anti-corruption activism,…

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Ailing Justice—New Jersey: Inadequate Healthcare, Indifference, and Indefinite Confinement in Immigration Detention

February 27, 2018

 

Every year, the U.S. government locks up hundreds of thousands of immigrants despite the existence of effective—and cost-effective—alternative-to-detention programs. Detention itself can be traumatizing,…

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