Reports
“I Just Try to Make It Home Safe”
Violence and the Human Rights of Transgender People in the United States
The 65-page report, “‘I Just Try to Make It Home Safe’ Violence and the Human Rights of Transgender People in the United States,” documents how persistent marginalization puts transgender people, particularly Black transgender women, at heightened risk of violence at the hands of strangers, partners, family members, and law enforcement.
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Embattled
Retaliation against Sexual Assault Survivors in the US MilitaryThis 113-page report finds that both male and female military personnel who report sexual assault are 12 times as likely to experience some form of retaliation as to see their attacker convicted of a sex offense.
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Callous and Cruel
Use of Force against Inmates with Mental Disabilities in US Jails and PrisonsThis 127-page report details incidents in which correctional staff have deluged prisoners with painful chemical sprays, shocked them with powerful electric stun weapons, and strapped them for days in restraining chairs or beds.
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Secret and Unaccountable
The Tribal Council at Lower Brule and its Impact on Human RightsThis 112-page report documents many of the problems with tribal governance at Lower Brule for the first time. It details how the Tribal Council has diverted millions of dollars in federal funds away from key social programs without explaining how those funds were spent.
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"You Don’t Have Rights Here"
US Border Screening and Returns of Central Americans to Risk of Serious HarmThis report details the US border policies and practices that place migrants at risk of serious harm back home, based on the accounts of people sent back to Honduras, people in detention, and an analysis of deportation data obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.
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With Liberty to Monitor All
How Large-Scale US Surveillance is Harming Journalism, Law, and American DemocracyThe 120-page report documents how national security journalists and lawyers are adopting elaborate steps or otherwise modifying their practices to keep communications, sources, and other confidential information secure in light of revelations of unprecedented US government surveillance of electronic communications and t
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Illusion of Justice
Human Rights Abuses in US Terrorism ProsecutionsThe 214-page report examines 27 federal terrorism cases from initiation of the investigations to sentencing and post-conviction conditions of confinement.
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No Time to Waste
Evidence-Based Treatment for Drug Dependence at the United States Veterans Administration Department of Veterans AffairsThe 39-page report states that more than one million US veterans take prescription opioids for pain, and nearly half of them use the drugs “chronically,” or beyond 90 days.
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Tobacco’s Hidden Children
Hazardous Child Labor in United States Tobacco FarmingThe 138-page report documents conditions for children working on tobacco farms in four states where 90 percent of US tobacco is grown: North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia.
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Shaking the Foundations
The Human Rights Implications of Killer RobotsThe 26-page report is the first report to assess in detail the risks posed by these weapons during law enforcement operations, expanding the debate beyond the battlefield. -
Branded for Life
Florida’s Prosecution of Children as Adults under its "Direct File" StatuteThis 110-page report details the harm that results from the state’s practice of giving prosecutors full discretion to decide which children to prosecute in adult courts.
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A Wedding That Became a Funeral
US Drone Attack on Marriage Procession in YemenThis 28-page report calls on the US government to investigate the strike, publish its findings, and act in the event of wrongdoing. The December 12 attack killed 12 men and wounded at least 15 other people, including the bride.
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Profiting from Probation
America’s “Offender-Funded” Probation IndustryThis 72-page report describes how more than 1,000 courts in several US states delegate tremendous coercive power to companies that are often subject to little meaningful oversight or regulation.
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In Harm's Way
State Response to Sex Workers, Drug Users and HIV in New OrleansThis 57-page report documents government violations of the right to health and other abuses of at-risk populations in New Orleans.
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An Offer You Can’t Refuse
How US Federal Prosecutors Force Drug Defendants to Plead GuiltyThe 126-page report details how prosecutors throughout the United States extract guilty pleas from federal drug defendants by charging or threatening to charge them with offenses carrying harsh mandatory sentences and by seeking additional mandatory increases to those sentences.
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"At Least Let Them Work"
The Denial of Work Authorization and Assistance for Asylum Seekers in the United StatesThe 56-page report documents the hardships faced by asylum seekers, many of whom suffered egregious abuses in their home countries, as a consequence of being denied work authorization.