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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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United StatesLos Angeles voters approved a ballot measure in November to address the city’s housing crisis, which has left tens of thousands of people with no place to live, many others priced out of the area, and prompted recently elected mayor, Karen Bass, to declare a state of emergency. The measure, known as United to House LA, or ULA, is designed to provide both immediate protections to vulnerable tenants and to fund longer-term housing solutions.
January 30, 2023
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“We Deserve to Have a Place to Live”
How US Underfunding Public Housing Harms Rights in New York, New Mexico, and Beyond
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Racial Discrimination in the United States
Human Rights Watch / ACLU Joint Submission Regarding the United States’ Record Under the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
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US: LGBT Asylum Seekers in Danger at the Border
Biden Should Immediately Safeguard At-Risk Groups, Restore Asylum Access
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Los Angeles Ballot Measure Raises Hope for a Housing Solution
Voters made the choice to create fairer cities where everyone, regardless of income, can have a place to call home.
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Killing of Tyre Nichols Shows Structural Problems in US Policing
After Fatal Police Beating, A Critical Moment to Advance Community Safety
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Major Victory for Immigrant Workers in the US
DHS Announces New Temporary Protections for Workers Fighting Labor Abuse
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Biden is Right: US Congress Should Protect People from Tech Abuse
US needs stricter privacy laws to protect human rights
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Immigrants' Rights Groups Urge 118th Congress to Vote No on Anti-Immigrant Legislation
Members Should Vote No on the “Border Safety and Security Act” and Anti-immigrant Bills Expected to be Introduced in Coming Months
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US: Boldly Act on Racism, Poverty, Voting
Failure to Dismantle Systemic Racism Impedes Rights Progress