Press Releases
about Human Rights
Apr 03, 2018
Macedonia Issues Apology for Involvement in Torture by CIA
NEW YORK — The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) has formally apologized to a man it unlawfully seized, held incommunicado, and handed over to the U.S. Central Intell...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Dec 05, 2017
Human Rights Body to Hold Hearing Thursday on Police Killings in U.S.
Trump Administration Officials, Shaun King, and Victims’ Relatives to Testify – Hearing Will Be Streamed Online
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Nov 06, 2017
European Court of Human Rights to Hear Challenge to UK Government Mass Surveillance Tuesday
NEW YORK — The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg will hear a landmark case on surveillance Tuesday as part of a challenge to the lawfulness of the U.K.’s surveillanc...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Oct 23, 2017
70 Years After W.E.B. Du Bois Appeal to U.N., Groups Press U.S. on Racial Equality
Trump Administration Report to U.N. on U.S. Racial Discrimination Policy Is Due November 20
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Racial Justice
Jun 02, 2017
Tennessee Groups Take Legal Action Against Efforts to Block Refugee Resettlement
JACKSON, Tenn. — Groups serving Tennessee refugees are taking legal action against the state legislature’s efforts to block refugee resettlement.
State lawmakers who oppose re...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Human Rights
Mar 21, 2017
Human Rights Body to Question U.S. on Muslim Ban and Other Trump Executive Orders
Hearing Will Also Cover Immigration Enforcement and Dakota Access Pipeline — Video of Hearing Will Be Livestreamed
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
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