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January 9, 2026 News Release

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Shooting a Product of Abusive Enforcement System

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January 7, 2026 News Release

Venezuela: US Risks Rights Disaster

Washington Shouldn’t Seek to Entrench Abusive Status Quo

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Both Parties Should Abide by Laws of War

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Overdoses Need Public Health Action, Not Militarized Law Enforcement

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A federal immigration enforcement agent sprays Rev. David Black, of the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, as he and other protesters demonstrate outside the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois, September 19, 2025.
November 19, 2025 Report

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Credibly Investigate Role of Security Forces, Others in Two Days of Deadly Violence

Riot police fired tear gas during a protest outside parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 8, 2025.
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A federal immigration enforcement agent sprays Rev. David Black, of the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, as he and other protesters demonstrate outside the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois, September 19, 2025.
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Brutal Campaign in Southern Ukraine

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Use as a Weapon Prohibited Under International Law

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September 29, 2025 Letter

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September 23, 2025 Statement

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September 18, 2025 News Release

US: Maritime Strikes Amount to Extrajudicial Killings

Attacks on Alleged Drug-Smuggling Vessels Violate International Human Rights Law

A combination image shows two screen captures from a footage posted on the X account of The White House on September 15, 2025, of what US President Donald Trump said was a military strike on a Venezuelan drug cartel vessel, the second such strike carried out against an alleged drug boat in recent weeks.

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