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A bill to amend the material witness statute to strengthen procedural safeguards, and for other purposes.
Client: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH · Firm: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Legislation/Treaties • Defense Authorization Bill: amendments on detainee status, interrogation and rendition. • Gang legislation. • Streamlined Procedures Act: restrictions on habeas corpus for criminal defendants. • Immigration legislation (H.R. 4437; S.2611; S.2454): mandatory and indefinite detention provisions, access to judicial review, expansion of aggravated felony definition. • Sex offender legislation. • Material witness warrant legislation (S.1739; companion House legislation). • Material support legislation (H.R. 5918; Senate amendment 4711 to S.22454). • Post-Hamdan: military commission legislation; legislation on Common Article 3. Policies/Issues • Detention of and access to courts for enemy combatants held at Guantanamo Bay and other locations. • Torture and ill-treatment and interrogation policies of terrorist suspects. • Detention and treatment of aliens suspected of terrorism. • Use of military commissions, combatant status review tribunals, and applicable fair trial procedures. • Extraordinary renditions and use of diplomatic assurances. • Applicability and definition of fair trial/humane treatment standards in the Geneva Conventions. • Death penalty: advocacy in favor of abolition and against expansion. • Juveniles sentenced to life without parole: advocated for legislation that would preclude children being sentenced to life with parole; sought relief for those subject to this sentence. • Access to courts for vulnerable populations: advocated against restrictions on court access for immigrants, criminal defendants, prisoners and enemy combatant detainees. • Mandatory minimum sentences: advocated against inclusion of such sentences in crime bills. • Material witness warrants: advocated in favor of legislation to ensure that suspects are not detained as material witnesses. • Immigration reform: advocated for reasoned enforcement policies that respect and incorporate due process and human rights protections. • Vulnerable refugees and material support restrictions: protecting victims of terrorism from being defined as “supporters” of terrorism and barred entry into U.S. • Immigration reform: advocated for fair recognition of homosexual couples under new immigration laws.
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2006 · mid_year · MM
Legislation/Treaties • Defense Authorization Bill: amendments on detainee status, interrogation and rendition. • Gang legislation. • Streamlined Procedures Act: restrictions on habeas corpus for criminal defendants. • Immigration legislation (H.R. 4437; S.2611; S.2454): mandatory and indefinite detention provisions, access to judicial review, expansion of aggravated felony definition. • Sex offender legislation. • Material witness warrant legislation (S.1739; companion House legislation). • Material support legislation (H.R. 5918; Senate amendment 4711 to S.22454). • Post-Hamdan: military commission legislation; legislation on Common Article 3. Policies/Issues • Detention of and access to courts for enemy combatants held at Guantanamo Bay and other locations. • Torture and ill-treatment and interrogation policies of terrorist suspects. • Detention and treatment of aliens suspected of terrorism. • Use of military commissions, combatant status review tribunals, and applicable fair trial procedures. • Extraordinary renditions and use of diplomatic assurances. • Applicability and definition of fair trial/humane treatment standards in the Geneva Conventions. • Death penalty: advocacy in favor of abolition and against expansion. • Juveniles sentenced to life without parole: advocated for legislation that would preclude children being sentenced to life with parole; sought relief for those subject to this sentence. • Access to courts for vulnerable populations: advocated against restrictions on court access for immigrants, criminal defendants, prisoners and enemy combatant detainees. • Mandatory minimum sentences: advocated against inclusion of such sentences in crime bills. • Material witness warrants: advocated in favor of legislation to ensure that suspects are not detained as material witnesses. • Immigration reform: advocated for reasoned enforcement policies that respect and incorporate due process and human rights protections. • Vulnerable refugees and material support restrictions: protecting victims of terrorism from being defined as “supporters” of terrorism and barred entry into U.S. • Immigration reform: advocated for fair recognition of homosexual couples under new immigration laws.
Source: Senate LDA
Legislation/Treaties  402(b)(3) and 403(a) of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act, 22 U.S.C. sections 7601 et seq. (2003)  S. 1435/H.R. 1765, Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003  S. 1194/H.R. 2387, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2003  S. 2526/H.R. 4591, Civil Liberties Restoration Act  H.R. 4676, S.2923, Second Chance Act Policies/Issues • Detention of enemy combatants held at Guantanamo Bay and other locations. • Torture and ill-treatment and interrogation policies. • Detention and treatment of aliens suspected of terrorism. • Use of military commissions, and combatant status review tribunals. • Detention and treatment of asylum seekers and non-citizens under immigration laws: the Homeland Security Enhancement Act of 2003 and the “CLEAR Act.” • Establishment and functioning of civil rights oversight mechanism in Department of Homeland Security. • Post 9-11 antiterrorism efforts, especially detention and due process issues. • Extraordinary renditions and use of diplomatic assurances. • Prison rape. • Mentally ill offenders in prison: Urged the U.S. to pass new legislation on mentally ill offenders (S. 1194/H.R. 2387, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2003). • Urged the U.S. to repeal sections of the 402(b)(3) and 403(a) of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act, 22 U.S.C. sections 7601 et seq. (2003), requiring the expenditure of 33 % of HIV prevention funds on abstinence-until-marriage programs. • Rights of ex-offenders: Urged U.S. to end disenfranchisement of ex-offenders in their communities regarding the right to housing and the right to vote.
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2003
Client: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH · Firm: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Legislation/Treaties  402(b)(3) and 403(a) of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act, 22 U.S.C. sections 7601 et seq. (2003)  S. 1435/H.R. 1765, Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003  S. 1194/H.R. 2387, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2003  S. 2526/H.R. 4591, Civil Liberties Restoration Act  H.R. 4676, S.2923, Second Chance Act Policies/Issues • Detention of enemy combatants held at Guantanamo Bay and other locations. • Torture and ill-treatment and interrogation policies. • Detention and treatment of aliens suspected of terrorism. • Use of military commissions, and combatant status review tribunals. • Detention and treatment of asylum seekers and non-citizens under immigration laws: the Homeland Security Enhancement Act of 2003 and the “CLEAR Act.” • Establishment and functioning of civil rights oversight mechanism in Department of Homeland Security. • Post 9-11 antiterrorism efforts, especially detention and due process issues. • Extraordinary renditions and use of diplomatic assurances. • Prison rape. • Mentally ill offenders in prison: Urged the U.S. to pass new legislation on mentally ill offenders (S. 1194/H.R. 2387, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2003). • Urged the U.S. to repeal sections of the 402(b)(3) and 403(a) of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act, 22 U.S.C. sections 7601 et seq. (2003), requiring the expenditure of 33 % of HIV prevention funds on abstinence-until-marriage programs. • Rights of ex-offenders: Urged U.S. to end disenfranchisement of ex-offenders in their communities regarding the right to housing and the right to vote.
Civil Liberties Restoration Act of 2004
Client: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH · Firm: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Legislation • S. 2528/ HR. 4591, Civil Liberties Restoration Act of 2004 • H.R. 10, the 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act of 2004 • S. 2536, Homeland Security Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2004 • H.R. 4674, To Prohibit the Return of Persons by the United States, for Purposes of detention, Interrogation, or Trial, to Countries Engaging in Torture or other Inhuman Treatment. Policies/Issues --Detention of enemy combatants held at Guantanamo Bay and other locations. --Torture and ill-treatment and interrogation policies. --Detention and treatment of aliens suspected of terrorism. --Use of military commissions, and combatant status review tribunals. --Detention and treatment of asylum seekers and non-citizens under immigration laws: the Homeland Security Enhancement Act of 2003 and the “CLEAR Act.” --Establishment and functioning of civil rights oversight mechanism in Department of Homeland Security. --Post 9-11 antiterrorism efforts, especially detention and due process issues. --Extraordinary renditions and use of diplomatic assurances.
Civil Liberties Restoration Act of 2004
Client: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH · Firm: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Legislation/Treaties  402(b)(3) and 403(a) of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act, 22 U.S.C. sections 7601 et seq. (2003)  S. 1435/H.R. 1765, Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003  S. 1194/H.R. 2387, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2003  S. 2526/H.R. 4591, Civil Liberties Restoration Act  H.R. 4676, S.2923, Second Chance Act Policies/Issues • Detention of enemy combatants held at Guantanamo Bay and other locations. • Torture and ill-treatment and interrogation policies. • Detention and treatment of aliens suspected of terrorism. • Use of military commissions, and combatant status review tribunals. • Detention and treatment of asylum seekers and non-citizens under immigration laws: the Homeland Security Enhancement Act of 2003 and the “CLEAR Act.” • Establishment and functioning of civil rights oversight mechanism in Department of Homeland Security. • Post 9-11 antiterrorism efforts, especially detention and due process issues. • Extraordinary renditions and use of diplomatic assurances. • Prison rape. • Mentally ill offenders in prison: Urged the U.S. to pass new legislation on mentally ill offenders (S. 1194/H.R. 2387, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2003). • Urged the U.S. to repeal sections of the 402(b)(3) and 403(a) of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act, 22 U.S.C. sections 7601 et seq. (2003), requiring the expenditure of 33 % of HIV prevention funds on abstinence-until-marriage programs. • Rights of ex-offenders: Urged U.S. to end disenfranchisement of ex-offenders in their communities regarding the right to housing and the right to vote.
To prohibit the return of persons by the United States, for purposes of detention, interrogation, or trial, to countries engaging in torture or other inhuman treatment of persons.
Client: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH · Firm: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Legislation • S. 2528/ HR. 4591, Civil Liberties Restoration Act of 2004 • H.R. 10, the 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act of 2004 • S. 2536, Homeland Security Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2004 • H.R. 4674, To Prohibit the Return of Persons by the United States, for Purposes of detention, Interrogation, or Trial, to Countries Engaging in Torture or other Inhuman Treatment. Policies/Issues --Detention of enemy combatants held at Guantanamo Bay and other locations. --Torture and ill-treatment and interrogation policies. --Detention and treatment of aliens suspected of terrorism. --Use of military commissions, and combatant status review tribunals. --Detention and treatment of asylum seekers and non-citizens under immigration laws: the Homeland Security Enhancement Act of 2003 and the “CLEAR Act.” --Establishment and functioning of civil rights oversight mechanism in Department of Homeland Security. --Post 9-11 antiterrorism efforts, especially detention and due process issues. --Extraordinary renditions and use of diplomatic assurances.
Second Chance Act of 2004: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention
Client: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH · Firm: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Legislation/Treaties  402(b)(3) and 403(a) of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act, 22 U.S.C. sections 7601 et seq. (2003)  S. 1435/H.R. 1765, Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003  S. 1194/H.R. 2387, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2003  S. 2526/H.R. 4591, Civil Liberties Restoration Act  H.R. 4676, S.2923, Second Chance Act Policies/Issues • Detention of enemy combatants held at Guantanamo Bay and other locations. • Torture and ill-treatment and interrogation policies. • Detention and treatment of aliens suspected of terrorism. • Use of military commissions, and combatant status review tribunals. • Detention and treatment of asylum seekers and non-citizens under immigration laws: the Homeland Security Enhancement Act of 2003 and the “CLEAR Act.” • Establishment and functioning of civil rights oversight mechanism in Department of Homeland Security. • Post 9-11 antiterrorism efforts, especially detention and due process issues. • Extraordinary renditions and use of diplomatic assurances. • Prison rape. • Mentally ill offenders in prison: Urged the U.S. to pass new legislation on mentally ill offenders (S. 1194/H.R. 2387, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2003). • Urged the U.S. to repeal sections of the 402(b)(3) and 403(a) of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act, 22 U.S.C. sections 7601 et seq. (2003), requiring the expenditure of 33 % of HIV prevention funds on abstinence-until-marriage programs. • Rights of ex-offenders: Urged U.S. to end disenfranchisement of ex-offenders in their communities regarding the right to housing and the right to vote.
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004
Client: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH · Firm: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Legislation/Treaties  402(b)(3) and 403(a) of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act, 22 U.S.C. sections 7601 et seq. (2003)  S. 1435/H.R. 1765, Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003  S. 1194/H.R. 2387, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2003  S. 2526/H.R. 4591, Civil Liberties Restoration Act  H.R. 4676, S.2923, Second Chance Act Policies/Issues • Detention of enemy combatants held at Guantanamo Bay and other locations. • Torture and ill-treatment and interrogation policies. • Detention and treatment of aliens suspected of terrorism. • Use of military commissions, and combatant status review tribunals. • Detention and treatment of asylum seekers and non-citizens under immigration laws: the Homeland Security Enhancement Act of 2003 and the “CLEAR Act.” • Establishment and functioning of civil rights oversight mechanism in Department of Homeland Security. • Post 9-11 antiterrorism efforts, especially detention and due process issues. • Extraordinary renditions and use of diplomatic assurances. • Prison rape. • Mentally ill offenders in prison: Urged the U.S. to pass new legislation on mentally ill offenders (S. 1194/H.R. 2387, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2003). • Urged the U.S. to repeal sections of the 402(b)(3) and 403(a) of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act, 22 U.S.C. sections 7601 et seq. (2003), requiring the expenditure of 33 % of HIV prevention funds on abstinence-until-marriage programs. • Rights of ex-offenders: Urged U.S. to end disenfranchisement of ex-offenders in their communities regarding the right to housing and the right to vote.
Legislation/Treaties  402(b)(3) and 403(a) of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act, 22 U.S.C. sections 7601 et seq. (2003)  S. 1435/H.R. 1765, Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003  S. 1194/H.R. 2387, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2003  S. 2526/H.R. 4591, Civil Liberties Restoration Act  H.R. 4676, S.2923, Second Chance Act Policies/Issues • Detention of enemy combatants held at Guantanamo Bay and other locations. • Torture and ill-treatment and interrogation policies. • Detention and treatment of aliens suspected of terrorism. • Use of military commissions, and combatant status review tribunals. • Detention and treatment of asylum seekers and non-citizens under immigration laws: the Homeland Security Enhancement Act of 2003 and the “CLEAR Act.” • Establishment and functioning of civil rights oversight mechanism in Department of Homeland Security. • Post 9-11 antiterrorism efforts, especially detention and due process issues. • Extraordinary renditions and use of diplomatic assurances. • Prison rape. • Mentally ill offenders in prison: Urged the U.S. to pass new legislation on mentally ill offenders (S. 1194/H.R. 2387, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2003). • Urged the U.S. to repeal sections of the 402(b)(3) and 403(a) of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act, 22 U.S.C. sections 7601 et seq. (2003), requiring the expenditure of 33 % of HIV prevention funds on abstinence-until-marriage programs. • Rights of ex-offenders: Urged U.S. to end disenfranchisement of ex-offenders in their communities regarding the right to housing and the right to vote.
Legislation/Treaties  402(b)(3) and 403(a) of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act, 22 U.S.C. sections 7601 et seq. (2003)  S. 1435/H.R. 1765, Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003  S. 1194/H.R. 2387, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2003  S. 2526/H.R. 4591, Civil Liberties Restoration Act  H.R. 4676, S.2923, Second Chance Act Policies/Issues • Detention of enemy combatants held at Guantanamo Bay and other locations. • Torture and ill-treatment and interrogation policies. • Detention and treatment of aliens suspected of terrorism. • Use of military commissions, and combatant status review tribunals. • Detention and treatment of asylum seekers and non-citizens under immigration laws: the Homeland Security Enhancement Act of 2003 and the “CLEAR Act.” • Establishment and functioning of civil rights oversight mechanism in Department of Homeland Security. • Post 9-11 antiterrorism efforts, especially detention and due process issues. • Extraordinary renditions and use of diplomatic assurances. • Prison rape. • Mentally ill offenders in prison: Urged the U.S. to pass new legislation on mentally ill offenders (S. 1194/H.R. 2387, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2003). • Urged the U.S. to repeal sections of the 402(b)(3) and 403(a) of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act, 22 U.S.C. sections 7601 et seq. (2003), requiring the expenditure of 33 % of HIV prevention funds on abstinence-until-marriage programs. • Rights of ex-offenders: Urged U.S. to end disenfranchisement of ex-offenders in their communities regarding the right to housing and the right to vote.
Legislation • S. 2528/ HR. 4591, Civil Liberties Restoration Act of 2004 • H.R. 10, the 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act of 2004 • S. 2536, Homeland Security Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2004 • H.R. 4674, To Prohibit the Return of Persons by the United States, for Purposes of detention, Interrogation, or Trial, to Countries Engaging in Torture or other Inhuman Treatment. Policies/Issues --Detention of enemy combatants held at Guantanamo Bay and other locations. --Torture and ill-treatment and interrogation policies. --Detention and treatment of aliens suspected of terrorism. --Use of military commissions, and combatant status review tribunals. --Detention and treatment of asylum seekers and non-citizens under immigration laws: the Homeland Security Enhancement Act of 2003 and the “CLEAR Act.” --Establishment and functioning of civil rights oversight mechanism in Department of Homeland Security. --Post 9-11 antiterrorism efforts, especially detention and due process issues. --Extraordinary renditions and use of diplomatic assurances.
Homeland Security Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2004
Client: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH · Firm: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
Legislation • S. 2528/ HR. 4591, Civil Liberties Restoration Act of 2004 • H.R. 10, the 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act of 2004 • S. 2536, Homeland Security Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2004 • H.R. 4674, To Prohibit the Return of Persons by the United States, for Purposes of detention, Interrogation, or Trial, to Countries Engaging in Torture or other Inhuman Treatment. Policies/Issues --Detention of enemy combatants held at Guantanamo Bay and other locations. --Torture and ill-treatment and interrogation policies. --Detention and treatment of aliens suspected of terrorism. --Use of military commissions, and combatant status review tribunals. --Detention and treatment of asylum seekers and non-citizens under immigration laws: the Homeland Security Enhancement Act of 2003 and the “CLEAR Act.” --Establishment and functioning of civil rights oversight mechanism in Department of Homeland Security. --Post 9-11 antiterrorism efforts, especially detention and due process issues. --Extraordinary renditions and use of diplomatic assurances.
Legislation/Treaties  402(b)(3) and 403(a) of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act, 22 U.S.C. sections 7601 et seq. (2003)  S. 1435/H.R. 1765, Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003  S. 1194/H.R. 2387, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2003  S. 2526/H.R. 4591, Civil Liberties Restoration Act  H.R. 4676, S.2923, Second Chance Act Policies/Issues • Detention of enemy combatants held at Guantanamo Bay and other locations. • Torture and ill-treatment and interrogation policies. • Detention and treatment of aliens suspected of terrorism. • Use of military commissions, and combatant status review tribunals. • Detention and treatment of asylum seekers and non-citizens under immigration laws: the Homeland Security Enhancement Act of 2003 and the “CLEAR Act.” • Establishment and functioning of civil rights oversight mechanism in Department of Homeland Security. • Post 9-11 antiterrorism efforts, especially detention and due process issues. • Extraordinary renditions and use of diplomatic assurances. • Prison rape. • Mentally ill offenders in prison: Urged the U.S. to pass new legislation on mentally ill offenders (S. 1194/H.R. 2387, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2003). • Urged the U.S. to repeal sections of the 402(b)(3) and 403(a) of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act, 22 U.S.C. sections 7601 et seq. (2003), requiring the expenditure of 33 % of HIV prevention funds on abstinence-until-marriage programs. • Rights of ex-offenders: Urged U.S. to end disenfranchisement of ex-offenders in their communities regarding the right to housing and the right to vote.
Treaties and Legislation • DOD Authorization Bill: amendments on detainee interrogation and legal status, rendition of detainees to foreign countries. • DOD Appropriations Bill (including detainee amendment). • Darfur Accountability Act. • Advance Democracy Act. • Security Assistance Legislation (HR 3057). • Global Online Freedom Act (H.R. 4780). • International Religious Freedom Act. Policies/Issues: Afghanistan: Advocated for greater support for security in Afghanistan, particularly for women; advocated for U.S. to support vetting of Afghan officials potentially involved in war crimes; advocated for access by the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission to detainees in U.S. custody. Burma: Called for increased U.S. pressure for democratic change and renewed sanctions; advocated for U.S. pressure on other countries to support inclusion of Burma on the agenda of the Security Council. Cambodia: Called on U.S. to press Cambodia not to return Montagnard refugees to Vietnam. China: Urged U.S. to develop a code of conduct for internet companies doing business in China; advocated for President Bush to raise human rights concerns in dialogue with President Hu. Colombia: Urged U.S. to oppose Colombian efforts to pass weak demobilization law for foreign terrorist organizations; urged conditioning funding for paramilitary demobilization process. Egypt: Urged U.S. to raise with Egypt concerns about arbitrary and mass arrests of suspects in counter-terrorism operations and torture in detention; urged the State Department to include human rights provisions in the Free Trade Agreement with Egypt. Global: Urged U.S. government to protect user privacy and to support regulating internet companies so that they do no violate rights of expression and information; urged U.S. government to take a stronger stance on the Voluntary Principles for Security and Human Rights in the extractive industries. India: Advocated for human rights protections for victims of the tsunami; advocated for support by India for placing human rights as a priority in discussions around a constitutional assembly for Nepal. Indonesia: Supported continued prohibition on International Military Education and Training (IMET) and Foreign Military Financing (FMF) to Indonesia given continued abuses by the Indonesian military; urged U.S. to focus on human rights in Aceh following tsunami; urged that relief work in Aceh target displaced populations both from the armed conflict and the tsunami disaster; urged the U.S. Department of Labor and U.S. Trade Representative to raise the issue of abuses against child domestic workers with Indonesia and press for amending the labor law to afford core labor rights to workers in the informal sector, including domestic workers; advocated for human rights language on security assistance to Indonesia under Foreign Operations Bill HR 3057; highlighted human rights abuses by the Indonesian military that are exacerbated by the lack of oversight over legal and illicit business practices. Iran: Urged Under-Secretary of State Nicholas Burns to withdraw funding to Iranian NGOs because such funding has elicited undue scrutiny from the Iranian government. Iraq: Urged U.S. to investigate allegations of torture and ill-treatment of detainees by Iraqi security forces; urged U.S. Congress to ensure that assistance to Iraqi government will not contribute to human rights violations; urged against U.S. involvement in the creation or support of “death squads” in combating insurgency; urged U.S. to ensure adequate funding and resources for effective operation of Iraq Property Claims Commission; urged U.S. military to prevent and prohibit mistreatment of Iraqis in U.S. custody. Israel/Palestinian Authority: Urged U.S. to ensure that political agreements between the two parties be consistent with human rights norms; urged the U.S. to inform Israel that continued U.S. military assistance requires clear and measurable steps to halt serious rights violations and to inform Palestinian Authority that any U.S. security assistance requires clear and measurable steps to halt serious rights violations by its security forces and by Palestinian armed groups; urged U.S. to press Israel to cease all illegal settlement activity and to set up U.S.-led international mechanism to monitor settlement activity. Kyrgyzstan: Urged Kyrgyz government to resist pressure from Uzbekistan to return Uzbek refugees after Andijan massacre. Malaysia: Urged U.S. to raise concerns about human rights abuses in the application of the Internal Security Act. Morocco: Called on U.S. to ensure U.S. counter-terrorism assistance is not used in commission of human rights violations and to press Morocco not to mistreat criminal suspects. Nepal: Urged U.S. to press Nepal to end “disappearances” and torture; advocated for human rights language on security assistance to Nepal under Foreign Operations bill HR 3057; urged U.S. to halt security assistance to Nepal until human rights conditions are met; urged non-certification of Nepal under U.S. legislation conditioning military aid on human rights progress; urged U.S. to prioritize human rights, particularly impunity of the Royal Nepal Army (RNA). Russia: Urged U.S. to pressure Russia to amend their NGO law to conform to international norms. Saudi Arabia: Urged Bush administration to take stronger steps to protest Saudi restrictions on the exercise of freedom of religion. Sudan: Urged U.S. to press for action in Darfur by asking the U.N. Security Council to end human rights abuses and hold violators accountable. Thailand: Urged U.S. to protest Thai restrictions on civil liberties; sought U.S. pressure on Thailand not to return Cambodian refugees to Cambodia and to help find durable solutions for Burmese refugees in Thailand; urged U.S. to condemn violations of humanitarian law by all sides in the conflict in southern Thailand. Tunisia: Urged U.S. to monitor prison conditions, encourage access for independent monitoring procedures, and press Tunisia to bring prisons into compliance with international norms; urged U.S. to speak out on crackdowns on media freedoms in Thailand. Turkmenistan: Urged that Turkmenistan be designated a Country of Particular Concern under the U.S. International Religious Freedom Act (Public Law 105-292). Uganda: Urged U.S. to push for human rights improvements in war-affected northern Uganda and to press for an end to torture. Uzbekistan: Urged U.S. to condition its relationship with Uzbekistan on an independent, international inquiry into the massacre in Andijan, to close its military facility there absent progress, and to impose sanctions targeting President Karimov and government officials responsible for the Andijan massacre and ensuing cover-up; urged U.S. to help ensure protection from forced return and urgent resettlement of Uzbek refugees in Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine; urged Defense Department to support efforts to press Uzbekistan on human rights. Vietnam: Advocated for U.S. to support the rights of Montagnards who have faced violent reprisals by the government in Vietnam; advocated for continuation of Country of Particular Concern status for religious freedom.
Treaties/Legislation: • Defense Authorization Bill: amendments on detainee status, interrogation and rendition. • Material support legislation (H.R. 5918; Senate Amm. 4711 to S.2454). • Comprehensive immigration reform legislation (House and Senate). Policies/Issues • Detention of and access to courts for enemy combatants held at Guantanamo Bay and other locations. • Torture and ill-treatment and interrogation policies of terrorist suspects. • Detention and treatment of aliens suspected of terrorism. • Use of military commissions and combatant status review tribunals. • Extraordinary renditions and use of diplomatic assurances. • Terrorism-related bars on admission jeopardizing resettlement and asylum status of vulnerable refugees. • Immigration policies: indefinite and mandatory detention, criminalization of low-level offenses, access to courts and due process.
Filing targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
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2004 · year_end · YY
Legislation/Treaties  402(b)(3) and 403(a) of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act, 22 U.S.C. sections 7601 et seq. (2003)  S. 1435/H.R. 1765, Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003  S. 1194/H.R. 2387, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2003  S. 2526/H.R. 4591, Civil Liberties Restoration Act  H.R. 4676, S.2923, Second Chance Act Policies/Issues • Detention of enemy combatants held at Guantanamo Bay and other locations. • Torture and ill-treatment and interrogation policies. • Detention and treatment of aliens suspected of terrorism. • Use of military commissions, and combatant status review tribunals. • Detention and treatment of asylum seekers and non-citizens under immigration laws: the Homeland Security Enhancement Act of 2003 and the “CLEAR Act.” • Establishment and functioning of civil rights oversight mechanism in Department of Homeland Security. • Post 9-11 antiterrorism efforts, especially detention and due process issues. • Extraordinary renditions and use of diplomatic assurances. • Prison rape. • Mentally ill offenders in prison: Urged the U.S. to pass new legislation on mentally ill offenders (S. 1194/H.R. 2387, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2003). • Urged the U.S. to repeal sections of the 402(b)(3) and 403(a) of the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act, 22 U.S.C. sections 7601 et seq. (2003), requiring the expenditure of 33 % of HIV prevention funds on abstinence-until-marriage programs. • Rights of ex-offenders: Urged U.S. to end disenfranchisement of ex-offenders in their communities regarding the right to housing and the right to vote.
Foreign Relations Treaties and Legislation • DOD Authorization Bill (H.R. 1588) • Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (S. 2845) • Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 4818) (Sections on Nepal, Burma, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Colombia) Policies/Issues Afghanistan: Advocated for greater support for security in Afghanistan and especially the threat that lack of security poses to women. Angola: Urged U.S. government to press for greater accountability in the handling of oil revenues. Bahrain: Called on U.S. to urge release of local human rights defender and to oppose dissolution of local rights organizations. Burma: Called for increased U.S. pressure for democratic change. Colombia: Urged U.S. to oppose Colombian efforts to pass weak demobilization law for paramilitary forces; urged withholding funding for paramilitary demobilization process, including OAS mission in Colombia; opposed certification of compliance with aid conditionality requirements of FY2003 Foreign Operations Appropriations Act (Public Law 108-7). Egypt: Urged U.S. to raise with Egypt concerns about arbitrary and mass arrests of suspects in counter-terrorism operations and torture in detention. Ethiopia: Urged U.S. government and Congress to pressure Ethiopian government to investigate human rights abuses in Gambella province. Great Lakes: Urged U.S. government to take steps to protect civilians caught in conflicts in Burundi and Democratic Republic of the Congo. India: Advocated for steps against caste discrimination in children's access to education and health, especially those children who are HIV/AIDS affected. Indonesia: Supported continued prohibition on IMET/FMF to Indonesia given continued abuses by the Indonesian military; urged U.S. to focus on human rights in Aceh following tsunami. International Criminal Court: Urged U.S. to stop using bilateral impunity (Article 98) agreements that seek to exempt U.S. citizens from the ICC. Iraq: Urged U.S. to work for end to torture by Iraqi security forces; urged U.S. to establish process for returning to Iraqi government the originals of all documents seized by coalition forces since overthrow of former government, and ensure that officials of the Iraqi Special Tribunal and Iraqi criminal court have access to potential evidence in future criminal proceedings; urged U.S. to ensure adequate funding and resources for effective operation of Iraq Property Claims Commission. Israel/Palestinian Authority: Urged the U.S. to deduct from loan guarantees to Israel sums equivalent to costs of separation barrier unless Israel addresses international law violations; restrict transfer of armored bulldozers and certain U.S.-origin weapons systems used in violations of international law; inform Israel that continued U.S. military assistance requires clear and measurable steps to halt serious rights violations; inform Palestinian Authority that any U.S. security assistance requires clear and measurable steps to halt serious rights violations by its security forces and by Palestinian armed groups; and, ensure that political agreements between the parties are consistent with human rights norms. Malaysia: Advocated for the rights of Acehnese refugees and the rights of Indonesian domestic workers in Malaysia. Middle East: Urged Bush administration to press for specific improvements in human rights in several countries under President’s Middle East democracy initiative. Morocco: Urged President Bush to raise concerns about arbitrary arrests and treatment of detainees during King Mohammed VI's visit to Washington; called on U.S. to ensure U.S. counter-terrorism assistance is not used in commission of human rights violations and to press government not to mistreat criminal suspects. Nepal: Urged U.S. pressure on Nepal to end “disappearances” and torture. Rendition: Urged U.S. to comply with its obligations not to return or transfer persons to countries where they are likely to be tortured and to strengthen those obligations. Russia: Urged President Bush to raise human rights issues in summit with Putin. Rwanda: Urged U.S. government to raise concerns with Rwanda about possible military intervention in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Saudi Arabia: urged that Saudi Arabia be designated "Country of Particular Concern" under International Religious Freedom Act (PL 105-292). Sri Lanka: Advocated for the U.S. to take a strong stance on LTTE recruitment of child soldiers and on the issue of killings of political opponents. Sudan: Urged U.S. to press for action in Darfur by the U.N. Security Council to end human rights abuses and hold violators accountable; urged U.S. support for sanctions related to Darfur crisis, and to support referral of situation in Darfur to the International Criminal Court. Turkmenistan: Urged that Turkmenistan be designated a “Country of Particular Concern” under the U.S. International Religious Freedom Act (Public Law 105-292). Trafficking in Persons: Urged U.S. to provide more detailed information on world-wide trafficking in persons. Uganda: Urged U.S. government to push for specific human rights improvements in the war-affected region of northern Uganda and to pressure for an end to torture. Uzbekistan: Urged Defense Department to support efforts to press Uzbekistan on human rights. Vietnam: Advocated for the U.S. government to support the rights of Montagnards who have faced violent reprisals by the government in Vietnam. Zimbabwe: Urged U.S. government to push for free and fair elections in Zimbabwe.
Legislation • S. 2528/ HR. 4591, Civil Liberties Restoration Act of 2004 • H.R. 10, the 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act of 2004 • S. 2536, Homeland Security Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Protection Act of 2004 • H.R. 4674, To Prohibit the Return of Persons by the United States, for Purposes of detention, Interrogation, or Trial, to Countries Engaging in Torture or other Inhuman Treatment. Policies/Issues --Detention of enemy combatants held at Guantanamo Bay and other locations. --Torture and ill-treatment and interrogation policies. --Detention and treatment of aliens suspected of terrorism. --Use of military commissions, and combatant status review tribunals. --Detention and treatment of asylum seekers and non-citizens under immigration laws: the Homeland Security Enhancement Act of 2003 and the “CLEAR Act.” --Establishment and functioning of civil rights oversight mechanism in Department of Homeland Security. --Post 9-11 antiterrorism efforts, especially detention and due process issues. --Extraordinary renditions and use of diplomatic assurances.
Filing targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Vice President of the U.S.