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Torture Casts a Long Shadow over 9/11 Military Commission
October 9, 2019
The latest session of pretrial hearings in United States v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, et al threw into sharp relief the central tension facing the Guantanamo Bay military…
Report
Orders from Above
October 1, 2019
Massive Human Rights Abuses Under Trump Administration Return to Mexico Policy In September 2019, the Trump Administration’s policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico, which…
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Guantanamo Periodic Review Board Hearings Fail to Meaningfully Review Detention
September 20, 2019
By Julia McKay This Tuesday the Periodic Review Board (PRB) held a hearing for Guantanamo detainee Mohammed Ahmad Rabbani. Rabbani is a 49-year-old Pakistani citizen who was born…
Letter
Coalition Letter Opposing Nomination of Marshall Billingslea to Department of State’s Senior Human Rights Position
September 17, 2019
September 17, 2019 Dear Senators: We are a group of non-governmental organizations that advocate for human rights, civil rights, and government accountability. We are writing…
Letter
2002 Iraq AUMF Repeal Provision in National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
September 10, 2019
Dear Chairmen and Ranking Members: We, the undersigned, are a diverse group of organizations with a range of missions and perspectives from across the ideological…
Press
Human Rights First Honors The Report with Lumet Award
August 29, 2019
New York City—Human Rights First today announced that it will honor the film The Report with the organization’s 2019 Sidney Lumet Award for Integrity in Entertainment. The…
Fact Sheet
CAIR Coalition v. Trump: A Case Summary
August 28, 2019
The Trump administration has launched an unprecedented assault against asylum seekers. In its latest move, it issued a sweeping asylum ban, barring from asylum eligibility…
Letter
Complaint to the Office of the Inspector General Concerning Rape, Kidnapping, Assault, and Other Attacks on Asylum Seekers and Migrants Returned to Mexico
August 26, 2019
August 26, 2019 VIA ELECTRONIC AND CERTIFIED MAIL TO: Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cameron Quinn, Officer for Civil Rights and…
Blog
A Resolution in 9/11 Trial Still Elusive Despite Best Efforts for Justice
August 5, 2019
By Julia McKay Last month, I traveled as an NGO observer to the US Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to watch the 37th pretrial hearing…
Letter
Coalition Letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the Commission on Unalienable Rights
July 22, 2019
The Honorable Michael Pompeo Secretary of State U.S. Department of State Washington, D.C. 20520 Dear Secretary Pompeo: We, the undersigned U.S. foreign policy, human…
Letter
Letter to Congress on AUMF Repeal
July 3, 2019
Dear Chairman Engel and Ranking Member McCaul: We, the undersigned, are a diverse group of organizations with a range of missions and perspectives from across…
Letter
Coalition Letter in Support of Saudi Arabia Human Rights and Accountability Act of 2019
July 2, 2019
Dear Chairman McGovern and Ranking Member Cole, We, the undersigned organizations dedicated to the promotion and protection of universal human rights, write to voice our…