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December 1, 2021 Letter

Joint Letter from Civil and Human Rights Organizations Regarding United States Compliance with the Convention against Torture

Groups Urge Urge the Biden Administration to Re-commit the US to Full Compliance with its Treaty Obligations

President Joe Biden speaks about foreign policy, at the State Department in Washington, February 4, 2021. 
November 23, 2021 Letter

Joint Letter to Secretary Blinken Following the US-Egypt Strategic Dialogue

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the State Department in Washington, standing in front of a world map and a US flag.
November 15, 2021 Dispatches

Biden Needs to do More Than Raise Rights Issues at Xi Summit

Administration Should Lay Out Plan to Hold Chinese Officials Accountable

This combination image shows US President Joe Biden and China's President Xi Jinping 
November 9, 2021 Letter

Letter to President Biden on US Policy Toward the Middle East

November 8, 2021 News Release

Vietnam: US Should Urge Release of Dissidents

Bilateral Human Rights Dialogue Key, But Not Only Opportunity on Rights

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November 5, 2021 Letter

Joint Letter to Secretary Blinken: Biden Administration Should Meet with Palestinian NGOs Targeted by Israeli Authorities

Human Rights Groups Urge Israel To Reverse Abusive Designation of Palestinian NGOs

November 2, 2021 Dispatches

Guantanamo Military Jury Condemns US Treatment of Detainee

Majid Khan Publicly Describes Torture at Sentencing Hearing

Photo of a man with black hair and a bear
October 21, 2021 Dispatches

A Step Toward Justice for Guantanamo Detainee

Despite US Federal Court Ruling, Continued Detention Likely

Afghan refugee Roman Khan at a refugee camp near Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar in September 2020, displays a photograph of his brother Asadullah Haroon, who is detained at the Guantanamo Bay detention center.
September 30, 2021 Commentary

When Targeted Killings Become ‘Tragic Mistakes’

Since the 9/11 attacks, U.S. forces fighting in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and elsewhere have carried out targeted killings that frequently kill and injure civilians.

The Pentagon, Washington, DC, United States.
September 16, 2021 Dispatches

US Should Use Refugee Resettlement Slots Now

Recognize Status for Afghans Waiting on US Bases

A man walks with a child through Doña Ana Village in Fort Bliss, where Afghan refugees are being housed, in New Mexico on September 10, 2021.
September 11, 2021 Commentary

End the 'War on Terror'

Detainees apprehended after September 11, 2001 in a holding area under surveillance of the US military at Camp X-Ray at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba on January 11, 2002. 
September 9, 2021 Commentary

Twenty Years On: The Legacy of 9/11

Bellevue Hospital memorial to victims of the World Trade Center attacks in New York, September 19, 2001. 
September 9, 2021 Commentary

9/11 Unleashed a Global Storm of Human Rights Abuses

Victims of Attacks Still Await Justice

A man stands in the rubble after the collapse of the first World Trade Center Tower in New York City on September 11, 2001.
August 24, 2021 Dispatches

Evacuate At-Risk Afghans

August 31 Departure Leaves Many Fearing Persecution Behind

People inside an aircraft line up to disembark
August 22, 2021 Commentary

How to Safely Evacuate Afghans at Risk Before It's Too Late

Afghan families get off the Spanish military plane at the Torrejón de Ardoz military base in Madrid. The flight that left Kabul was carrying five Spaniards and 48 Afghan refugees, including 10 minors. 

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