HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST for HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Disclosure of guidelines, policy and legal rationale for targeted killing program. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence public release of report on United States use of torture in the past 12 years.S. 2003: To clarify that an authorization to use military force, a declaration of war, or any similar authority shall not authorize the detention without charge or trial of a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States and for other purposes. In relation to the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay.

Contacted: U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2003 (113th)

Foreign Relations FOR

H.R.4310: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. Sec. 803. Prohibition on contracting with persons that have business operations with State sponsors of terrorism. (Specifically in reference to the DOD-Rosoboronexport contract.)S.RES.494: A resolution condemning the Government of the Russian Federation for providing weapons to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria. Designating sanctions for companies providing material support for the commission of atrocities in Syria. Combatting xenophobic and other bias-motivated violence that affects migrants, refugees, stateless and displaced persons around the world. Issuing public guidelines for U.S. embassy interaction with human rights defenders. S. 1039: Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012. Reforming the U.S. immigration detention system, including efforts to discontinue use of jails and jail-like facilities, improve custody/release procedures, expand alternatives to detention, and eliminate the detention bed mandate. U.S. policy on religious freedom and blasphemy. Policy in Egypt focused on enhancing U.S embassy engagement with civil society to help build institutions that promote the rule of law and protect womens rights, religious tolerance, freedom of expression and association, and telecommunications reform. To prioritize the protection of human rights defenders in Bahrain, and to advocate for the release of political prisoners. Nomination for Secretary of State. Nomination for Secretary of Defense. Nomination for Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S.Res. 494 (113th), H.R. 4310 (113th), S. 1039 (113th)

Immigration IMM

Reforming the U.S. immigration detention system, including efforts to discontinue use of jails and jail-like facilities, improve custody/release procedures, expand alternatives to detention, and eliminate the detention bed mandate.Reforming the current asylum system related to detention, the one year filing deadline, and terrorism related grounds of inadmissibility. Refugee and asylum issues included in comprehensive immigration bill. Seeking changes in appropriations language that would lead to improvements in the detention system. Seeking improved mechanisms to expedite resettlement for refugees who face imminent risks. Seeking increased protections for LGBTI refugees.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE)