December 10, 2008, New York – Today the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in a post-9/11 detainee’s challenge to former Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director...
ACLU And Columbia Law School Present: Detention And Human Rights Featuring Sir Nigel Rodley, Member Of The U.N. Human Rights Committee And Author Of The Treatment Of Prisoners Under International Law...
Updated: October 1, 2009
Defending the rights of detainees during COVID-19 As COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise, the pandemic is exposing and exacerbating stark systemic...
Updated: May 5, 2020
Defending the rights of detainees during COVID-19 As COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise, the pandemic is exposing and exacerbating stark systemic...
Updated: May 8, 2020
August 5, 2015, New York – Today, in response to the publication of “ Towards the Closure of Guantanamo ,” a report issued by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), the Center for...
November 10, 2009, Cambridge, MA – The U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Florida ruled yesterday that the claims for crimes against humanity and extrajudicial killings could move...
April 15, 2011, New York and Miami – Today, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security resumed deportations of Haitian nationals...
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Updated: January 23, 2013
In February of 2011, the United States hosted a fact-finding mission by then UN Independent Expert (now the Special Rapporteur) on the human right to safe drinking water. Ms. de Albuquerque carries...
Updated: May 8, 2015
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