Press Releases
about Human Rights
Aug 28, 2025
Ƶ Comment on Trump Administration Boycott of United Nations Review of US Human Rights Record
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will not participate in the upcoming Universal Periodic Review (UPR), a mechanism of the United Nations Human Rights Council that calls for ...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Jul 01, 2025
President Trump’s Visit to “Alligator Alcatraz” Detention Facility Highlights Florida’s Descent Into State-Sponsored Cruelty
Ƶ of Florida condemns proposed “Alligator Alcatraz” detention site as an attack on humanity, indigenous sovereignty, and constitutional rights
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
Human Rights
Jun 19, 2025
Ƶ Responds to U.S. Absence from Human Rights Council Session on Political Interference in Education
GENEVA – The United States today was absent from a presentation (starting at 2:25:05) at the United Nations Human Rights Council by Special Rapporteur on Education Farida Shaheed...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Apr 10, 2025
Human Rights Advocates Sue Trump Administration Over Sanctions Targeting ICC
According to the lawsuit filed by the Ƶ and Ƶ of Maine, these sanctions violate the First Amendment rights of Americans engaging with the ICC
Issue Areas:
National Security
Human Rights
Court case: Smith v. Trump
Feb 06, 2025
New Report Finds Nevada’s Lithium Mine Permit Violates Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
HRW and Ƶ Outline How Mine Was Permitted Without Free, Prior and Informed Consent
Issue Areas:
Racial Justice
Human Rights
Oct 31, 2024
Universities Should Protect Students’ Right to Protest, End Crackdown on Peaceful Protests
WASHINGTON – College and university presidents across the U.S. need to respect and protect the right to protest in support of Palestinian rights the American Civil Liberties Unio...
Issue Areas:
Human Rights
Free Speech
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