United States
The United States Program of Human Rights Watch protects and promotes the fundamental rights and dignity of every person subject to the authority of the US government. We investigate and expose systemic human rights violations committed by the US federal, state and local governments, with the aim of ensuring racial equity across issue areas but with a particular focus on immigration, the criminal legal system, and achieving racial justice in the United States. We prioritize issues affecting people who are most likely to have difficulty vindicating their rights through the political process or in the courts. Our investigations become the basis for strategic advocacy to press those in power to effect changes in laws and policies to respect fundamental rights.
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Refugees and Migrants
Civil Rights Leaders Urge Biden to Halt Expulsions of HaitiansSeptember 22, 2021
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US: Failed Justice 100 Years After Tulsa Race Massacre
Commission Alienates Survivors; State, City Should Urgently Ensure Reparations
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US: Concerns of Neglect in Nursing Homes
Pandemic Exposes Need for Improvements in Staffing, Oversight, Accountability
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“The Only People It Really Affects Are the People It Hurts”
The Human Rights Consequences of Parental Notice of Abortion in Illinois
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United States: Pandemic Impact on People in Poverty
Current System Leaves Needs Unmet; Lasting Reforms Needed
News
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Biden’s Best Chance to Tackle US Inequality
Spending Package Would be Groundbreaking Expansion of Social Safety Net
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Civil Rights Leaders Urge Biden to Halt Expulsions of Haitians
Expulsions Violate Asylum Rights and Refugee Laws; Inflict Cruelty on Black, Brown, and Indigenous Immigrant Communities
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United States Announces Plan to Address Extreme Heat
High Temperatures Top Weather-Related Killer in US
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US: Treatment of Haitian Migrants Discriminatory
Chased by Border Agents on Horseback; Returned to Danger in Haiti
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US: Extreme Heat Should Prompt New Border Approach
Abandon Deterrence Model for Immigrants, Asylum Seekers, Groups Urge
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Biden Administration Targets Out-of-Control US Drug Prices
Proposed Plan Could Improve Medicine Access for Millions
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Texas and US Supreme Court Deal Blow to Reproductive Rights
New Law Prohibits Nearly All Abortion Essentially After Six Weeks of Pregnancy
