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US: House Passes Drastic Detention Measures in Defense Bill

May 26th, 2011 | Author: Human Rights Watch

The US House of Representatives passed a defense spending bill on May 26, 2011, that includes counterproductive measures to force more military trials at Guantanamo and permanently expand the president’s power to militarily target and detain without trial people with no connection to 9/11.

(Washington, DC) – The US House of Representatives passed a defense spending bill on May 26, 2011, that includes counterproductive measures to force more military trials at Guantanamo and permanently expand the president’s power to militarily target and detain without trial people with no connection to 9/11, Human Rights Watch said today.

Posted in Press release, Prison and Detention Conditions, Terrorism, United States, US Foreign Policy | Comments Closed

US: Improve Weak Standards to End Prison Rape

April 4th, 2011 | Author: Human Rights Watch

Proposed Justice Department standards to reduce rape in prison are unduly weak and should be significantly improved to protect victims and ensure accountability. The Justice Department released its proposed standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) on February 3, 2011, and established a sixty day comment period, ending April 4.

Posted in Discrimination and Abuse of Discretion, Immigration and the Treatment of Non-Citizens, Press release, Prison and Detention Conditions, The Failure to Protect, United States, US Domestic Policy | Comments Closed

US: Comments Submitted to Department of Justice on Proposed Standards to End Prison Rape

April 4th, 2011 | Author: Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch submits these comments to the Department of Justice in response to its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking of February 3, 2011 regarding its Proposed Rule for National Standards To Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape ("PREA standards").

Posted in Commentary, Criminal Justice, Immigration and the Treatment of Non-Citizens, Juvenile Justice, Prison and Detention Conditions, Prison and Jail Conditions, The Failure to Protect, Unfair Immigration Policies, United States, US Domestic Policy, Women in State Custody | Comments Closed

US: The Failure to Provide Fair Removal Hearings to Persons with Mental Disabilities

September 3rd, 2010 | Author: Human Rights Watch

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Posted in Disability Rights, Excessive Punishment and Restrictions, Health, Immigration and the Treatment of Non-Citizens, Mental Health, Press release, Prison and Detention Conditions, Unfair Immigration Policies, US Domestic Policy | Comments Closed

US: Suit Seeks Deportation Safeguards

August 3rd, 2010 | Author: Human Rights Watch

A lawsuit filed on August 2, 2010, underscores the need for the federal government to provide lawyers and additional safeguards to people with mental disabilities in immigration courts

Posted in Disability Rights, Domestic Policy, Health, Immigration and the Treatment of Non-Citizens, Mental Health, Press release, Prison and Detention Conditions, Unfair Immigration Policies, United States, US Domestic Policy | Comments Closed