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Amicus Curiae: Political Discrimination in Venezuela

José Miguel Vivanco, on behalf of Human Rights Watch, located at 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th floor, New York, United States, presents this amicus brief to the Honorable Inter-American Court of Human Rights in case “Rocío San Miguel et al. v. Venezuela.” For…
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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…
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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,…
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Bolivia: Amicus brief on NGO regulations

PRESENTS AMICUS CURIAE José Miguel Vivanco presents this amicus brief to the Constitutional Court in the case with file number 9304-2014-19-AIA on behalf of Human Rights Watch, located at 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor, New York, NY 10118-3299.…
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Amicus Brief on Refugee Rights in Ecuador

I. Introduction The issue presented before the Ecuadorian Constitutional Court in this case[1] is whether Presidential Decree 1182 violates the Ecuadorian Constitution.[2] Specifically, among other issues, the honorable Court is asked to consider whether…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Military Commissions and Classified Information

Amici Curiae Brief submitted in the military commissions case against 9/11 defendents

The American Bar Association, the American Civil Liberties Union, Human Rights First, and Human Rights Watch submitted this brief opposing an overly broad protective order in the military commissions case against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others. …