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Nov 19, 2015
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on House Refugee Resettlement Vote
WASHINGTON — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ denounces the U.S. House passage of the "American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act of 2015." The vote was 289-137.
Karin Joha...
Issue Areas:
Immigrants' Rights
National Security
Nov 17, 2015
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, Coalition Urge Congress to Continue Support for US Refugee Resettlement Program
WASHINGTON — The ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, along with 80 other groups, sent a letter to Congress voicing support for the U.S. refugee resettlement program and opposing effo...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Oct 15, 2015
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on Leaked Targeted Killing Documents
NEW YORK — The Intercept released documents today showing that the government’s targeted killing operations are rife with intelligence shortcomings and frequent civilian casual...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Jul 28, 2015
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Comment on NSA Request to Keep Phone-Records Program Alive
The government yesterday evening filed its response to the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ's request for a halt of the NSA's phone-records program, which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit has alr...
Issue Areas:
National Security
Jun 23, 2015
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch Urge DOJ to Appoint Special Prosecutor for CIA Torture
More Than 6 Months After Release of Senate Torture Report, the Groups Delivered Petition With More Than 110,000 Signatures
Issue Areas:
National Security
Jun 22, 2015
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ in Appeals Court TUESDAY Challenging Drone Program Secrecy
WHAT:The Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan will hear oral arguments in lawsuits brought by the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and The New York Times seeking Justice Dep...
Issue Areas:
National Security
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News & CommentaryApr 2025
National Security
Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us All. Explore News & Commentary.Trump's Expanded Domestic Military Use Should Worry Us All
President Donald Trump's use of the military domestically is dangerous and deeply misguided. -
MaineApr 2025
National Security
Free Speech
Smith V. Trump. Explore Case.Smith v. Trump
On April 11, 2025, the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ and ºìÐÓÊÓƵ of Maine filed a lawsuit on behalf of two human rights advocates who, because of an executive order signed by President Trump, have been forced to stop humanitarian work with the International Criminal Court. -
Washington, D.C.Apr 2025
National Security
Immigrants' Rights
Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center V. Noem. Explore Case.Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center v. Noem
Immigrants’ rights advocates sued the Trump administration on Feb. 12, 2025, for access to immigrants transferred from the United States to detention at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba under President Trump’s recent order. -
News & CommentaryJan 2025
National Security
Why Sanctioning The Icc Would Be Terrible For Civil Liberties. Explore News & Commentary.Why Sanctioning the ICC Would Be Terrible for Civil Liberties
Sanctions would endanger the investigation of war crimes across the globe and prove a grave blow to human rights.