U.S. Advocacy and Litigation
The U.S. Advocacy and Litigation program partners with grassroots human rights defenders to reduce the scope and power of mass incarceration in American society.
Together, we fight for changes to the criminal and immigration systems that guarantee respect for everyone’s human rights.
Our Issues
Racial Discrimination
Everyone deserves fair and equal treatment from police, no matter race or color. We defend the human right to freedom from racial discrimination.
Torture
Everyone deserves to be treated by police with respect for their inherent dignity. We defend the human right to freedom from torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment.
Extrajudicial Killings
Everyone deserves to be able to safely interact with police. We defend the human right to freedom from extrajudicial killings.
Our Work
Litigate
We go to court with human rights defenders pursuing systemic change.
Expose
We uncover wrongdoing in reports, complaints, and public hearings.
Educate
We inform the public and policymakers about systemic human rights abuses and how to stop them.
Focus Areas
Close NOLA ICE
Inside Louisiana’s nine immigration detention centers, overseen by the New Orleans, Louisiana ICE field office (NOLA ICE), officials rampantly violate detained peoples’ human rights to coerce them into accepting deportation.
Read the Latest
Associated Press: Civil rights groups sue to restore jobs at Homeland Security oversight offices that were gutted
This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Groups Sue Secretary Noem, DHS, for Shuttering of Civil Rights Offices
RFK Human Rights v. Noem: Fighting for Accountability in Immigration Enforcement
New York Times: Lawsuit Aims to Reverse Firings at Internal Oversight Offices Within D.H.S.
Nersisian v Harper: Fighting Disability Discrimination in Immigration Detention
Help us protect human rights
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