Human Rights Watch joins with other organizations to argue that the Supreme Court should limit the use of supermaximum security confinement and guarantee the highest level of procedural protections to those confined in supermaximum settings.

Bar Associations and Human Rights Organizations argue that the Supreme Court should reverse the judgement of the Fifth Circuit and remand this action for review and reconsideration of the violation of Mr. Medellin's Vienna Convention rights in a manner…

On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Brief Amici Curiae of International Human Rights Organizations and International Law Professors in Support of the Petitioner "When a country lacks a functioning central…

On Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Brief of Amici Curiae International Human Rights Organizations and Religious Organizations In Support of Respondent "The nations of the world have reached a consensus…

Brief for the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, and Amnesty International USA as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner "This case asks the Court to decide whether Congress has authorized the Executive Branch to subject inadmissible…

On Writ Of Certiorari To The United States Court Of Appeals For The District Of Columbia Circuit, Brief of Amici Curiae Bipartisan Coalition of National and International Non-Governmental Organizations in Support of Petitioners "The Petitioners in this…

This brief is submitted in response to this Court's announcement of December 15, 2003, inviting “interested individuals and organizations to submit briefs addressing the request for an advisory opinion that was transmitted by the Senate to the Justices on…

Brief Amici Curiae of Harvard Law Student Advocates for Human Rights and Human Rights Watch in Support of Petitioners "In 1995, in two writ petitions filed before the Supreme Court of India, Committee for Information and Initiative on Punjab vs. State of…

On Writ of Certiorari To the Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District, Brief Amici Curiae of Mary Robinson, Amnesty International U.S.A., Human Rights Watch, Interights, The Lawyers Committee for Human Rights and Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights…

On Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Brief of Amici Curiae, International Human Rights Organizations in Support of Respondent "International law places strict limits on the power of states to…

Brief of Amici Curiae International Human Rights Organizations and Law Scholars in Support of Plaintiffs-Appellants "This Brief of Amici Curiae is respectfully submitted in support of Appellants’ argument that they may not be detained indefinitely…