Search Results

Sort by
News

Amicus Brief in the GEO Group, Inc. v. Gavin Newsom, et al.

Brief of Immigrant Legal Resource Center, Human Rights Watch & Freedom For Immigrants as Amici Curiae in Support Of Defendants-Appellees

STATEMENT OF INTEREST Immigrant Legal Resource Center (“ILRC”), Human Rights Watch, and Freedom For Immigrants (“FFI,” formerly Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement) (collectively, “Amici”) respectfully submit this brief in…
An ICE detainee rests his hands on the window of his cell in the segregation wing at the Adelanto immigration detention center, which is run by the Geo Group Inc, in Adelanto, California, on April 13, 2017.
News

Amicus Brief in Support Of Petitioner O.G.

S259011 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA O.G. Petitioner, vs. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF VENTURA CO. Respondent; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Real Party Interest. On Review From The Court Of Appeal, Second…
News

US: Misapplication of Glomar Response to a FOIA Request

Amicus Curiae brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia

Human Rights Watch, along with several non-profit organizations and leading human rights experts, urged in an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia that the U.S. failed in its duty under U.S. and international human rights…
News

Amicus Brief in the GEO Group, Inc. v. Gavin Newsom; Xavier Becerra

Brief of Amici Curiae of Immigrant Legal Resource Center, Human Rights Watch and Freedom For Immigrants

STATEMENT OF INTEREST Immigrant Legal Resource Center (“ILRC”), Human Rights Watch, and Freedom For Immigrants (“FFI,” formerly Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement) (collectively, “Amici”) respectfully submit this brief in…
An ICE detainee rests his hands on the window of his cell in the segregation wing at the Adelanto immigration detention center, which is run by the Geo Group Inc, in Adelanto, California, on April 13, 2017.
News

Amicus Brief in the case of J.E.F.M. v. Lynch

Human Rights Watch filed an amicus brief in the case of J.E.F.M. v. Lynch that is before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, represented by the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute and Covington and Burling LLP. International…
News

Amicus brief filed in Al Shimari v. CACI Premier Technology, Inc

Human Rights Watch, along with the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation and Amnesty International, filed this amicus brief in support of plaintiffs in the case Al Shimari, et al v. CACI Premier Technology Inc, et al, on September 28,…
News

Human Rights Watch Amicus Brief on Juvenile Life-Without-Parole Sentences

Submitted before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Human Rights Watch filed an amicus brief in the case of Henry Hill, et al. v. the United States (12.866) that is before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. The amicus submission demonstrates in detail how the United States, including the state…
News

US: End Life Without Parole for Juvenile Offenders

Amicus Curiae brief filed with the Supreme Court

Human Rights Watch joined 25 other institutions in filing an amicus brief before the US Supreme Court in the upcoming cases of Miller v. Alabama andJackson v. Arkansas. Both involve offenders who were sentenced to life without the possibility of parole…
News

US: Misuse of the Material Witness Statute

Amicus Curiae brief filed with the Supreme Court

Human Rights Watch and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers filed an amicus brief in the case of Ashcroft v. Al-Kidd before the Supreme Court. The case challenges the US government's misuse of the material witness statute to investigate…
News

US: California Should Reduce Overcrowding in its Prisons

Amicus Curiae provided to the United States Supreme Court in Schwarzenegger v. Plata

INTRODUCTION This case involves ongoing, undisputed, and lethal constitutional violations in the California state prison system.  As the lower court found, and the State does not dispute, “the medical and mental health care available to inmates in the…
News

Brief of Amici Curiae Submitted to the United States Court of Military Commissions Review

Seeks to Exclude Material Support for Terrorism Charge from Military Commission Jurisdiction

Human Rights Watch joins partners in this brief arguing that the charge of material support for terrorism is not a violation of the laws of war and therefore such a charge falls outside the limited jurisdiction of military commissions. The brief further…
News

US Government’s Diplomatic Assurances Policy

Amicus Brief to the US 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in Khouzam v. Secretary Chertoff, et al.

Despite evidence that he would be tortured on return, the US government seeks to deport Sameh Sami S. Khouzam to Egypt on the basis of diplomatic assurances from the Egyptian government that Khouzam will not be tortured in Egyptian custody.  Human Rights…

Refine Search

Filter by Country
Filter by Topic
Filter by Type
Filter by News Category