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LCHR condemns Zimbabwean Public Order and Security Bill
Lawyers Committee Condemns Stobie Murder
Moussaoui Indictment Suggests No Military Commissions To Be Used
Justice For 9/11 And Its Aftermath Is Not One Size Fits All
Bush Administration Must Answer Key Questions On Military Commissions
From John Walker to bin Laden: Range of Judicial Options Would Best Serve U.S. Interests
LCHR Makes Three Recommendations on the Detention of Non-Citizens
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights Statement on Military Commissions
Lawyers Committee Condemns threats and attacks against David Coltart and other opposition leaders in Zimbabwe
Statement of LCHR on Bush Order Creating Military Tribunals to Try Non-citizens Suspected of Terrorism
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights Applauds Release of Jailed Mexican Environmentalists
The Refugee Convention at 50: A Panel to Assess U.S. Accomplishments and the Challenges Ahead
Lawyers Committee Urges IMF to Focus on Workers Rights, the Rule of Law and NGO Participation
Counter-Terror Bill Passes: Safeguards, Dangers, The Road Ahead
LCHR Calls on Senate to Stop Anti-ICC Legislation
October 24, 2001Murder of Digna Ochoa Prominent Mexican Human Rights Lawyer
LCHR Concerned That Anti-Terrorism Bill Disregards Civil Liberties
Lawyers Committee Welcomes Bush Package for Afghanistan Relief
LCHR Statement on Immigration Issues in Counter-Terrorism Legislation
New Counter-Terrorism Bill Could Give Attorney General Unprecedented Powers to Detain Non-Citizens
LCHR Calls U.S. Role in Racism Conference "Abdication of Leadership"
LCHR Policing Program on NYC "Stop and frisk" Bill
Introduction of Refugee Protection Act: National Press Briefing
LCHR Calls on Turkish Government to Support Parliament Member
LCHR Statement on China getting 2008 Olympics
LCHR Statement on Extradition of Milosevic
LCHR Calls for Fair Trial Procedures and Protection of Lawyers, Activists in Cambodia
LCHR on Labor Abuses in El Salvador
Senate Hearing to Review U.S. Asylum Policy: LCHR Charges U.S. Denying Fair Review of Asylum Claims
Ecumenical Leaders Visit Detention Center, Speak Out for Imprisoned Refugees
LCHR Echoes UN Special Rapporteur's Call for
Independence
of U.K. Judges
and Lawyers
High Commissioner Robinson Agrees to One-Year Extension of Term
LCHR Testifies on Human Rights, Policing in Northern Ireland
LCHR Releases in the National Interest 2001
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LCHR Announces Final 2000 Session of ICC PrepComm
LCHR mourns Charles Ruff
LCHR Statement on "Not
Liable"
Verdict for EL
Salvadoran Generals.
LCHR Addresses Fate of Kosovar Albanian Prisoners.
Lawyers Committee Investigation Finds Expedited Removal Process Causes Serious and Recurring Abuses of Genuine Asylum Seekers
2000 Human Rights Award Dinner
Washington Lawyers Take On Human Rights Case from Guatemala's Civil War
Panel Discussion and Film Series Examine Asylum and Refugees in U.S.
Lawyers Committee Calls for Rigorous Conditions On Military Aid to Colombia
Lawyers Committee Dismayed Over Termination of Russian Judge’s Powers
"WITNESS Rights Alert" Focuses on Sweatshops in New York City: Susan Sarandon Narrates Online Video
Rights Group Condemns Threats Against Judiciary in Russia
LCHR Governments to Reject U.S. Bid for Exemption from Jurisdiction of International Criminal Court
LCHR Urges Cambodia Donors to Focus on Rule of Law and Labor Rights in World Bank Meeting
"WITNESS Rights Alert" Features Guatemalan Massacre: REM Musician Michael Stipe Narrates Online Video
Lawyers Committee Urges UN Secretary-General to Ensure Legitimate Cambodia Tribunal
Lawyers Committee Releases Report on the World Bank and Judicial Independence in Peru
Peter Gabriel and Tim Robbins Kick off WITNESS Rights Alert
Guatemalan Government Admits Responsibility for 1990 Murder of Myrna Mack, Other Cases from Past Decade
Pinochet Case Highlights the Need for a Permanent International Criminal Court
Rights Group Urges Protection for Kosovar Albanians Detained in Serbia
Fair Labor Association Welcomes Release of Dept. of Labor's Wage Study
Rights Group Condemns Dismissal of Pakistani Judges
William Zabel Named Chairman of Board of Directors for Lawyers Committee for Human Rights
January 27, 2025
Fair Labor Association Names Sam Brown Executive Director
Surrender of Rwandan to War Crimes Tribunal Sets Precedent
Trials of Turkish Activists Cast Doubt on Government's Commitment to Human Rights Reform
Rights Group Condemns Arrest of Anwar Ibrahim’s Lawyer
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El Salvador's Amnesty Legislation Violates International Law
Northern Ireland: Human Rights Day Call on Britsh Government
Mexican Authorities Ordered to Ensure Safety of Human Rights Lawyers
LCHR Calls on Mexican Authorities to Ensure Safety of Mexican Human Rights Lawyer
Malaysian Government Flouts UN Mechanisms
LCHR Honors Five Human Rights Defenders at 1999 Human Rights Award Dinner
LCHR Welcomes Pinochet Extradition Decision
Lawyers Committee Calls on Turkish Government Seize Moment of Opportunity
Turkish Prime Minister Visit: Opportunity to Advance Human Rights Reform in Turkey
LCHR Urges Establishment of Independent Cambodian Tribunal
Northern Ireland's Patten Report On Policing: LCHR's Critique
Charles Ruff Named First Fair Labor Association Chair, Board of Directors
LCHR Condemns Malaysian Failure to Comply With World Court Decision
Israeli Supreme Court Decision Outlawing Physical Pressure in Interrogation
Lawyers Committee Releases Report Criticizing U.S. Detention Practices for Asylum Seekers
Lawyers Committee Releases Report on Kosovo Refugee Protection and Peace-building
Belarus Lawyer Presented with Rights Award from American Bar Association
Malaysian Lawyer Honored with Rights Award from American Bar Association
Lawyers Committee Applauds Surrender of Rwandan to War Crimes Tribunal
Lawyers Committee Praises Dismissal of Case Against Cambodian Rights Workers
Trial of Rights Workers to Resume July 21
LCHR Regrets Peru's Defiance of Inter-American Court Decisions
Trial of Cambodian Rights Workers Set for July 8
Lawyers Committee Urges Speedy Appointment of Tribunals' Prosecutor
Trial of Cambodian Rights Workers Set for June 21
Second Anwar Trial in Malaysia: Attacks On Lawyers, Repressive Gag Order Show Unfairness
Persecution of Lawyers and Procedural Violations Endanger Abdullah Ocalan’s Right to a Legal Defense
Lawyers Committee Applauds Milosevic Indictment
New Law on Associations Threatens the Existence of Human Rights Groups in Egypt
Former Salvadoran Officials Face U.S. Law Suit For Role In American Churchwomen Murders
Lawyers Committee Applauds International Court Decision Upholding UN Immunity
Threats Intensify Against Guatemalan Human Rights Activists
Lawyers Committee Welcomes Jack Straw Decision
Lawyers Committee Urges Jack Straw to Allow Pinochet Extradition
Lawyers Committee Urges Clinton to Admit Kosovar Refugees with U.S. Family Ties
Anwar Conviction Deepens Crisis for Rule of Law in Malaysia
Lawyers Committee Denounces Closure of Belgrade Radio Station
Lawyers Committee Urges Extradition Proceedings Against Pinochet
Lawyers Committee Condemns Violence in Kosovo, Demands Protection of Civilians By All Parties
Rights Groups Applaud University Support for Fair Labor Association -
Groups Address Student Concerns About School Affiliation With FLA
Lawyers Committee Expresses Outrage over Murder of Kosovo Human Rights Attorney
Lawyers Committee Urges Establishment of Cambodia Tribunal
Lawyers Committee Calls for Independent Investigation into Murder of Northern Ireland Human Rights Lawyer
Kosovo Agreement Must Deal with War Crimes
Lawyers Committee Calls for Full Investigation of Attack on Haitian Human Rights Leader
Lawyers Committee Urges Surrender of Rwandan to War Crimes Tribunal.
Lawyers Committee Praises Overall Quality of State Department Human Rights Reports, but Criticizes Continued Politicization of Country Reports on China, Turkey and Serbia.
Lawyers Committee Delegation to meet with Persecuted Cambodian Rights Activists
New Evidence to be Released on Finucane's Murder
Turkish Police Aquitted in Torture of Students
Guatemalan Officers to Stand Trial for Mack Murders
U.S. Releases Information on Official Guatemalan role in Myrna Mack Murder
Lawyers Committee Demands Immediate Access to Kosovo for Tribunal
Investigators
Pinochet Immunity would be a Travesty of Justice: House of Lords Hearings to Re-open on Monday
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U.S. Execution Coincides with 50th Anniversary of Human Rights Declaration : Lawyers Committee to Speak on Death Penalty at UN on Monday, Dec. 21
Lawyers Committee Urges China to Ensure Fair Trials for Local Political Activists :China Reminded of its Legal Obligations to Political Rights Covenant
WITNESS Marks 50th Anniversary of Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Governments Agree to Protect Human Rights Defenders: UN Declaration Adopted after 13 Years of Negotiations
Lawyers Committee to Introduce Torchlight Campaign at International Asylum Conference: Tibetan Monk to Discuss Plight of Asylum Seekers
Lawyers Committee hails Jack Straw's Decision to Extradite Pinochet.
Lawyers Committee Warns U.K. will Breach Legal Duty if Pinochet is Returned. Jack Straw Asked to Consider Convention Against Torture
Lawyers Committee Troubled by U.S. Position on Pinochet Case.
Truths emerge about U.S. Churchwomen Murders in El Salvador.
The Lawyers Committee for Human Rights applauded the House of Lords' decision to deny Chilean General Augusto Pinochet immunity and to allow his extradition to Spain.
The Lawyers Committee urges the Committee Against Torture to comment on the U.K.'s domestic laws, which are being invoked in General Pinochet's case, as a violation of the Convention Against Torture.
Lawyers Committee Disputes Immunity for Pinochet : Case Decision to be Appealed in British House of Lords Tomorrow
Lawyers Committee Honorees Li Lu, Fauziya Kassindja, Gerda Weissmann Klein Aaddress U.S. Asylum Issues at Annual Dinner : Danny Glover, Sam Waterston, Natasha Richardson, Jack Ford Pay Tribute to Honorees, Voice Concern Over Harsh Asylum Provisions
Lawyers Committee Applauds Move to Investigate Pinochet by Spanish Courts : U.S. Urged to Investigate Rights Violators Who Arrive on American Soil
Lawyers Committee Calls on Turkish Government to End Prosecution of 25 Attorneys in Diyarbakir
McGwire's Historic 62nd: A Home Run for Human Rights
Lawyers Committee May Receive Major Donation Due to 62nd Home Run Baseball: Anonymous donor plans to buy baseball for $1 million
Lawyers Committee Applauds Surrender of Rwandan to War Crimes Tribunal
Lawyers Committee holds a briefing on the search for full disclosure of the circumstances which led to the death of four US churchwomen in El Salvador in 1980.
Lawyers Committee Responds to Congressional Critique of ICC: International Criminal Court Serves US Interests, Will Save American Lives
Lawyers Committee Urges US Government to Support International Criminal Court : US Threatens To Aggressively Lobby ICC Proponents
1998 Roger Baldwin Medal of Liberty Awarded to Two Cambodian Human Rights Organizatons
International Criminal Court Treaty Adopted at Rome Conference
Lawyers Committee Denounces Jurisdiction Provisions of ICC Proposal
Lawyers Committee Expresses Dismay at US Statement
Lawyers Committee Condemns US Tactics
Rome Conference Enters Final Week : Lawyers Committee Scores U.S. for Intransigence on Key ICC Issues
Automatic Jurisdiction, Independent Prosecutor Emerge As Most Contentious Issues In Rome
Lawyers Committee Labels US Statement on ICC "A Major Disappointment"
Families of Murdered Churchwomen in El Salvador Push for Open Files: Lawyers Committee Denounces Possible Parole for Guards
Lawyers Committee Calls on Clinton to Prioritize Human Rights in Beijing Speech
Lawyers Committee Obtains Embassy Evidence on US Nuns Murdered in El Salvador
Lawyers Committee Urges Clinton to Take a Stand on Human Rights at China Summit
Lawyers Committee Presses Human Rights Focus at China Summit: Clinton urged to adopt tactic beyond "Linkage," "Engagement"
Lawyers Committee Outlines Withheld Info on El Salvador Murders: Secretary Albright Asked to Disclose Documents
Lawyers Committee Calls for Formal Process in El Salvador Following Statement on Possible Release of Five Convicted Guardsmen.
National Council of Prominent Lawyers Calls on the US To Take Lead in the Establishment of an Independent International Criminal Court- (Letter to President Clinton).
Chairman of human rights group shot in Turkey: Lawyers Committee calls on Turkish authorities to stop prosecuting human rights activists and to fully and publicly investigate the attack.
Lawyers in China: Obstacles to Independence and the Defense of Rights, a Lawyers Committee report, recommends ways to support internal efforts to reform the Chinese legal system and to bring greater conformity with international human rights standards.
Lawyers Committee Calls for Investigation of how Salvadoran General implicated in Murder
Leading Groups Welcome U.N. Report On Intimidation Of Defense Lawyers In Northern Ireland
Lawyers Committee Releases Report Criticizing US Asylum Provisions
Acquittal of Police Officers in Teenage Torture Case Casts Doubt on Prospects for Human Rights Reform in Turkey
Strict Asylum Deadline on April 1: Refugees who have been in the US for one year must apply
Lawyers Committee Issues Report on Human Rights Violations in Turkey
US Justice Stephen Breyer and Prominent International Judges Meet To Discuss International Criminal Court
Turkey's Leading Human Rights Activists Acquitted:
Ankara Court Rejects Charges against Human Rights Association
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Lawyers Committee for Human Rights Calls on Turkey's Government to Allow Lawyers and Human Rights Monitors to Operate Freely in the Country:
Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz to Visit the United States from Dec. 17-19
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights Welcomes Beijing's Release of Dissident Wei Jingsheng (Issues letter to Attorney General Janet Reno on Visit by Chinese Justice Minister)
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights requests an independent investigation on attacks against defense lawyers in Northern Ireland: UN Special Rapporteur Cumaraswamy visits the region to investigate claims
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights urges President Clinton to commit to Human Rights and the rule of law in China at Presidential Summit: Calls for an end to mixed signals from the administration.
List of Questions for Chief Executive Tung.
Lawyers Committee for Human Rights Honors Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and new United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Lawyers Committee calls on the Clinton Administration to press C.H. Tung on disturbing developments since the July 1 handover that threaten democratic progress and the rule of law in Hong Kong.
The Lawyers Committee and the Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor report on Hong Kong NGOs, their need for freedom of association, and their first skirmish with the new government: "Tightening the Leash."
Two weeks prior to the July 1 Hong Kong reversion, the Lawyers Committee calls for a coherent U.S. policy toward China and Hong Kong.
Mary Robinson's approved appointment underscores paltry funding for human rights at the United Nations
The Lawyers Committee joins the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform's call for "immediate correction" of provisions in the new immigration law.
In letter to C.H. Tung, released today, the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights calls for reconsideration of amendments to civil liberties laws.
The Lawyers Committee calls on the future leaders of Hong Kong to conduct an open and transparent consultation on civil liberties.
Response to the agreement reached by the White House Apparel Industry Partnership.
The Lawyers Committee expresses concern about legislation that will increase the use of detention and penalties against asylum seekers who arrive in the U.S.
Response to the release of the annual State Department's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices.
Military officials in Guatemala present first petition under new amnesty law.
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After sustained international pressure, Tunisian lawyer Nejib Hosni was released from prison by presidential order.
The Lawyers Committee releases Opening to Reform, a critique of China's criminal justice reform, and urges Secretary Christopher to press Beijing on rule of law issues.
Turkish human rights advocates prosecuted again; the Lawyers Committee calls on the Turkish government to respect the right of freedom of expression.
Halfway to Reform calls for the Venezuelan government to involve legal community and civil society in a World Bank-financed judicial reform project.