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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US: Failure to Pass Build Back Better Act Imperils Rights
Can Advance Economic Justice, Fix Broken Safety Net, But More Needed
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“I Just Try to Make It Home Safe”
Violence and the Human Rights of Transgender People in the United States
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US: Cervical Cancer Disproportionally Kills Black Women
Rural Women in Georgia Need Better Access to Care, Information to Reduce Risks
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The Symbol of US Abuse in the Global War on Terror
Why President Biden should fulfill his pledge to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay
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US: Slow Progress on Human Rights
High-Level Pronouncements Marred by Systemic Racism, Abuse of Asylum Seekers
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Racism’s Prominent Role in January 6 US Capitol Attack
National Leaders Should Confront the Truth About the Nation’s Divisions
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US: Failure to Pass Build Back Better Act Imperils Rights
Can Advance Economic Justice, Fix Broken Safety Net, But More Needed
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US Congress Misses Key Opportunity to Promote Rights
Annual Defense Spending Bill Leaves Out Human Rights Priorities
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Experts Identify 100 Plus Firms to Make Covid-19 mRNA Vaccines
US, German Governments Should Press Vaccine Makers to Transfer Technology Widely
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Human Rights are the Key to Democracy
Hosting a Summit for Democracy and funding new initiatives won’t close the gap between Biden’s rhetoric about prioritizing human rights and the reality of policies that embolden human rights abusers.
