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  • Thank You! Chicago Hosts Most Successful Voices for Justice Dinner Yet
    On November 8, 2011 more than 575 Chicagoans gathered to honor two human rights defenders who have worked selflessly to protect people from abuse. Anis Hidayah of Indonesia was honored for her work to protect women and children who migrate to other nations seeking employment, but only finding hardship. Farai Maguwu was honored for his work to expose atrocities at the Marange diamond fields in Zimbabwe, where he was imprisoned for his activism. Special thanks to this year's Honorary Chair, Marjorie Benton, and our Dinner Co-Chairs, Carolyn Grisko and Peg Duncan.

In the News

  • Stay on top events in the Middle East and North Africa
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    Human Rights Watch's Chicago Committee has taken a special interest in events unfolding in the Middle East, especially following our trip to Washington DC to discuss issues of US foreign policy in the Middle East with members of Congress and the State Department in April. PHOTO: Mohamed Salim Awad, 45, an anesthetist technician at the Zawiyat el-Mahjoub medical clinic in Misrata, was wounded when a mortar hit the clinic on April 16. © 2011 André Liohn
    April 11, 2011
  • Sabotaged schooling
    WATCH THIS BRIEF SLIDESHOW ON VIOLENCE AGAINST THAI SCHOOLS
    “Targets of Both Sides”
    In Chicago, we know that violence around schools has a serious impact on education - it increases drop out and absentee rates, and hurts student achievement and mental health. In a recent series by HRW's Children's Rights Division, researchers look at the impact of war on education. © 2010 David Hogsholt/Reportage by Getty Images
    November 10, 2010
  • Fair Sentencing for Illinois Youth?
    JOIN THE FAIR SENTENCING COALITION
    US: The Young Are Different, Justices Rule
    The Chicago Committee of Human Rights Watch is a member of the Illinois Coalition for the Fair Sentencing of Children, a project of the Northwestern Children and Family Justice Clinic. Learn more about how you can get involved to address mandatory life sentences for youth. The Supreme Court recently ruled that the young are indeed different, but what needs to be done at the state level to address the issue?
    August 10, 2010
  • Disability and deportation in the US
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    Immigration is one of the hottest topics in the US these days - the source of controversy and politically heated argument. The HRW US Program released a report last week on deportation of people who are unable to represent themselves in the deportation process due to their disability. PHOTO: © 2010 Reuters
    August 10, 2010
  • Keep up to date on developments at Guantanamo
    Guantanamo Monitoring
    In 2010, the Chicago Committee of Human Rights Watch identified the military tribunals at Guantanamo as an area for local advocacy. All year we have hosted gatherings on the issue to build public awareness. HRW has observers in Guantanamo who will report on tribunals as they unfold - please check back at this link for more.
    August 10, 2010
  • Newsweek covers Illinois research on rape kit testing
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    US: Most Rape Kits Never Tested in Illinois
    Illinois is the first state in the nation to pass such a sweeping new law, but will it be enough? 
    July 10, 2010