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January 23, 2019 Video

Video: She Escaped Brutal Domestic Violence – Now the US Government Wants to Send Her Back

(Washington, January 23, 2019) -- The US government should uphold refugee protections for survivors of domestic violence, the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies (CGRS) and Human Rights Watch said today. In December 2018, a federal judge…

October 3, 2016 Video

Video: Ex-Detainee Describes Unreported CIA Torture

A Tunisian man formerly held in secret United States Central Intelligence Agency custody have described previously unreported methods of torture that shed new light on the earliest days of the CIA program. Lotfi al-Arabi El Gherissi, 52, recounted being…

August 17, 2016 Video

You Have the Right to Remain Silent – California Bill Strengthens Miranda for Kids

Currently in California, children—no matter how young— can waive their Miranda rights. When law enforcement conducts a custodial interrogation, they are required to recite basic constitutional rights to the individual, known as Miranda rights, and secure…

May 1, 2013 News

US: More Harm Than Good

Exempt Youth Sex Offenders From Registration Laws

(Washington, DC) – Harsh public registration laws often punish youth sex offenders for life and do little to protect public safety, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. A web of federal and state laws apply to people under 18 who have…

January 24, 2013 News

US: DC Police Mishandle Sexual Assault Cases

Independent Oversight Needed to Ensure Proper Investigation

(Washington, DC) – Victims of sexual assault in Washington, DC, are not getting the effective response they deserve and should expect from the district’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Sexual…

October 10, 2012 News

US: Teens in Solitary Confinement

Youths Suffer Serious Harm From Weeks, Months in ‘Lock-Down’

(Washington D.C.) – Young people are held in solitary confinement in jails and prisons across the United States, often for weeks or months at a time, Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said in a report released today. …

September 5, 2012 News

US: Torture and Rendition to Gaddafi’s Libya

(Washington) – The United States government during the Bush administration tortured opponents of Muammar Gaddafi, then transferred them to mistreatment in Libya, according to accounts by former detainees and recently uncovered CIA and UK Secret Service…

October 24, 2011 News

US: Rights Groups Urge Rejection of Indefinite Detention Legislation

(New York) – The US Congress should reject provisions in a defense spending bill that would permit long-term indefinite detention without trial of terrorism suspects, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch, along with the American Civil…

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