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US: Reject Proposal to Mark Birth Certificates

On: January 6, 2011

In: Immigration and the Treatment of Non-Citizens, Press release, Racism and Discrimination, Unfair Immigration Policies, United States, US Domestic Policy

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State legislatures in the United States should reject a proposal to mark birth certificates of US citizens on the basis of their parents’ immigration status, which would violate the in…Continue Reading

US: Nobel Laureates Urge Obama to Ban Landmines

On: November 30, 2010

In: Arms, Landmines, Mine Ban Treaty, Press release, United States, US Foreign Policy

Fifteen Nobel Peace Prize recipients have sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to ban antipersonnel landmines.

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On December 3rd, Burma’s recently freed opposition leader Au…Continue Reading

US: Protect Families in Deportation Cases

On: August 5, 2010

In: Immigration and the Treatment of Non-Citizens, Immigration Law, Migrants, Press release, Unfair Immigration Policies, United States, US Domestic Policy

The ruling by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on August 2, 2010, that US deportation hearings violate legal residents’ rights to family unity sends a clear signal that reforms are needed in US immi…Continue Reading

US: Suit Seeks Deportation Safeguards

On: August 3, 2010

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

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

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