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April 21, 2022 News

Leaders of Human Rights Groups Urge Biden to Safeguard Asylum Access in the US

The Honorable Joseph R. Biden President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Biden: As leaders of immigrant, civil rights, humanitarian, human rights, and labor…

People hold a protest sign that reads "Save asylum"

March 15, 2022 News

Letter on the General Act to Ensure Women a Life Free of Violence

Letter to Mexico's House of Representatives

Dip. Julieta Kristal Vences Valencia Chair of the gender equality commission of Mexico's House of Representatives Dip. Erasmo González Robledo Chair of the Budget Commission of Mexico’s House of Representatives We would like to…

February 9, 2022 News

Open letter to the Chair of the Justice Commission of the Mexican Senate

Senator Julio Menchaca, Chair of the Justice Commission of the Mexican Senate We would like to express our deep concern over the chapter on legal capacity of people with disabilities in the current bill to create a Unified Civil…

November 23, 2021 News

Joint Letter to Secretary Blinken Following the US-Egypt Strategic Dialogue

November 23, 2021 Secretary of State Antony Blinken 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 RE: Human Rights Concerns Following the US-Egypt Strategic Dialogue Dear Secretary Blinken, Our organizations write to you in response to the…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the State Department in Washington, standing in front of a world map and a US flag.

November 17, 2021 News

Letter from Human Rights Watch to President Biden, President López Obrador, and Prime Minister Trudeau

New York City, November 17, 2021 Joseph Biden President of the United States Andrés Manuel López Obrador President of Mexico Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada Dear North American leaders, I write on behalf of Human Rights Watch in…

November 9, 2021 News

Letter to President Biden on US Policy Toward the Middle East

November 3, 2021 President Joseph R. Biden 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 RE: US Policy Toward the Middle East Dear President Biden, When you were elected last year, we urged your incoming administration to strive to be a…

September 15, 2021 News

Groups Urge Biden Administration to Plan for Extreme Heat in US Border Policies, Abandon Deterrence Model

Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr. President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 1st Floor, West Wing Washington, DC 20500 Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas US Department of Homeland Security 3801 Nebraska Avenue…

Alyssa Quintanilla, part of the Tucson Samaritans volunteer group, carries a cross, May 18, 2021, to be installed near Three Points, Arizona. The cross will be installed in the desert to commemorate the death of a migrant there.

July 8, 2021 News

Joint Letter to Biden Administration on Immediate Protection of Haitians Inside the US and at the Southern Border After Assassination of President Moïse

The Honorable Joseph Biden Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas President of the United States Department of Homeland Security Amb. Susan Rice …

In this February 7, 2020, file photo, Haitian President Jovenel Moïse arrives for an interview at his home in Petion-Ville, a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Moïse was killed and first lady Martine Moïse was wounded in an attack on his private residence early Wednesday, July 7, 2021.

April 15, 2021 News

Joint Letter to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on Egypt

Dear President Renaud-Basso, Egyptian government-aligned media reported that you will be visiting Egypt in the coming weeks. During any such visit, we 26 civil society organizations urge you to convey to the Egyptian authorities that the country’s…

February 23, 2021 News

Joint Letter to UN Experts and EU States Re: Police Violence Targeting LGBT Activists in Tunisia

February 23, 2021 Clement Nyaletsossi Voule Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association Irene Khan Special Rapporteur for freedom of opinion and expression Joseph Cannataci Special Rapporteur on…

Protesters gather in Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis, Tunisia on February 6, 2021.

January 21, 2021 News

Open letter to the European Union and its Member States on Egypt

Dear High Representative, Dear Foreign Ministers, We are writing ahead of the January 25th Foreign Affairs Council discussion on Egypt to raise our serious concerns, once again, about the human rights crisis unfolding in the country, and to urge the…

November 30, 2020 News

Letter to IMF Executive Board Re: Transparency for Egypt's Military Firms

Dear IMF Executive Board, We are writing regarding the first review of Egypt’s Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) concluded by IMF staff on November 19, 2020.[1] Under the terms of the program, the Egyptian government is required to “build on” a report on…

September 4, 2020 News

Letter to the Governor of Nuevo León regarding abuses in state prisons

Washington, DC, September 2, 2020 Jaime Rodríguez Governor of Nuevo León Monterrey, N.L. – MEXICO Dear Governor Rodríguez, We are writing on behalf of Human Rights Watch and Citizens in Support of Human Rights (CADHAC) to express our profound…

August 11, 2020 News

Letter to Mexican Senators on the Open Parliament Process

Members of the Salud Mental con Derechos make recommendations for a truly participatory and inclusive Open Parliament process

Senators: The people and organizations who are members of the Salud Mental con Derechos coalition have the pleasure of writing you to express some concerns regarding the process for beginning the Open Parliament which will soon be convened to discuss…

June 23, 2020 News

June 25, 2019 News

The Working Group on Egypt’s Letter to Secretary of State Pompeo

June 20, 2019 The Honorable Michael R. Pompeo Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Secretary Pompeo, We write to ask you to express…

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