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October 27, 2020 News

Human Rights Watch: 2021 Domestic Transition Priorities for the Next US Administration

10 Key Issues that Demand the Administration's Immediate Attention

Whoever wins the November 3 presidential election has an opportunity – and a responsibility – to help the United States move forward by making human rights a priority in the next administration. This includes ending policies that undermine the…

September 25, 2020 News

Key Rights at Stake in US Supreme Court Pick

The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 18, 2020 leaves a vacancy on the United States Supreme Court and enormous uncertainty over the court’s future role in the protection of fundamental human rights. A nominee for Justice Ginsburg’s…

September 23, 2019 News

Human Rights Watch Comment on Designating Aliens for Expedited Removal

September 23, 2019 Via Federal e-Rulemaking Portal Acting Secretary Kevin K. McAleenan Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC 20229 RE: Request for Comment on Designating Aliens for Expedited Removal,…

August 15, 2019 News

Human Rights Watch Submits Comment in Opposition to the Asylum Eligibility and Procedural Modifications Interim Final Rule

Lauren Alder Reid Assistant Director Office of Policy Executive Office for Immigration Review 5107 Leesburg Pike, Suite 2616 Falls Church, VA 22041 August 15, 2019 RE: EOIR Docket No. 19-0504 …

Immigrants attempt to enter the US between Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and El Paso

October 30, 2018 News

US: Order Restricting Birthright Citizenship Will Stoke Fear, Uncertainty

(Washington, DC) - United States President Donald Trump said he was preparing an executive order restricting US birthright citizenship. In response, Human Rights Watch US Program Executive Director Nicole Austin-Hillery released the following…

Immigrants and community leaders rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court to mark the one-year anniversary of President Barack Obama's executive orders on immigration in Washington, November 20, 2015.

May 23, 2017 News

Statement to US Congress on Trump administration's border policies

Written Statement of Human Rights Watch to The United States Senate, Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration “Building America’s Trust Through Border Security: Progress on the…

March 1, 2017 News

Fact Sheet: Impact of Warrantless Section 702 Surveillance on People in the United States

What is Section 702? Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (50 U.S.C. § 1881a) grew out of a secret George W. Bush-era warrantless surveillance program that monitored the international communications of people in the US. It currently…

May 19, 2015 News

Strengthen the USA Freedom Act

As the Senate considers the USA Freedom Act this week, policymakers should strengthen it by limiting large-scale collection of records and reinforcing transparency and carrying court reforms further. The Senate should also take care not to weaken the bill…

October 20, 2014 News

Submission to the United Nations Committee against Torture

During its Consideration of the Third to Fifth Periodic Reports of the United States of America CAT 53rd Session

I. Summary Human Rights Watch would like to express its appreciation to the United Nations Committee against Torture (the “Committee”) for this opportunity to provide information on the compliance of the…

March 19, 2014 News

Comments of Human Rights Watch to Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Hearing

“The Surveillance Program Operated Pursuant to Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act”

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to participate in the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) evaluation of US surveillance practices under Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act (FAA). Human Rights Watch is an independent global…

February 14, 2014 News

Human Rights Watch and the Electronic Frontier Foundation Supplemental Submission to the Human Rights Committee During its Consideration of the Fourth Periodic Report of the United States

Introduction Human Rights Watch and the Electronic Frontier Foundation submit this addendum in advance of the Human Rights Committee’s (“the Committee”) upcoming review of the United States. This statement supplements Human Rights Watch’s December…

January 17, 2014 News

Statement on US President Obama’s surveillance speech

On January 17, 2014, US President Barack Obama delivered a speech at the US Department of Justice about US electronic surveillance practices. Below is the reaction from Human Rights Watch: President Obama today announced a number…

November 12, 2013 News

Why Congress Should Approve Guantanamo Provisions in the Current Draft of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)

The US Congress is now considering a new bill that could facilitate the closure of Guantanamo—something crucially important to US national security interests. The key provisions are in Section 1031-1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)…

October 11, 2013 News

Human Rights Watch Comments for the Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies

Human Rights Watch submits the following comments to the Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies (Review Group) in response to its request regarding surveillance programs operated by the United States government. Human Rights Watch is…

August 1, 2013 News

Comments of Human Rights Watch to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB)

Human Rights Watch submits the following comments to the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) in response to its request regarding surveillance programs operated by the United States government pursuant to Section 215 of the Patriot Act and…

June 5, 2013 News

UN Human Rights Council: US Should Stop Detaining Individuals Without Charge or Trial at Guantanamo and Bagram

HRC 23 - Statement Delivered Under Item 4, on Behalf of 9 NGOs, with Support of 26 NGOs

The United States continues to detain individuals for indefinite periods without charge or trial at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and at Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan in violation of its obligations under international human rights law. Of the 779…

May 16, 2013 News

US: Statement to the Senate Armed Services Committee on the AUMF, Targeted Killing, & Guantanamo

Testimony of Executive Director Kenneth Roth

On May 16, 2013, the US Senate Armed Services Committee held a hearing entitled “The Law of Armed Conflict, the Use of Military Force, and the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force”. Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, gave the…

February 13, 2013 News

US: Statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee for Hearing on "Comprehensive Immigration Reform"

On February 13, 2013, the US Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing entitled "Comprehensive Immigration Reform." Human Rights Watch submitted the following written statement for the record. It stresses that the US immigration system should…

February 5, 2013 News

US: Statement to the House Judiciary Committee on "America's Immigration System"

On February 5, 2013, the US House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, held a hearing entitled “America’s Immigration System: Opportunities for Legal Immigration and Enforcement of Laws against…

January 4, 2013 News

US: Human Rights Watch Submission to the UN Human Rights Committee

During its Consideration of the Fourth Periodic Report of the United States

Human Rights Watch submitted this statement in advance of the United Nations Human Rights Committee’s upcoming pre-sessional review of the United States. We hope that the points raised in this submission will inform the Committee’s understanding of the US…

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