HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST for HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 4192, Due Process and Military Detention Amendments Act S. 2175: Due Process and Military Detention Amendments Act of 2012 H.R. 4310: National Defense Authorization Act for the 2013 Fiscal Year Supported Amendment 1127: to eliminate indefinite military detention of any person detained under AUMF authority in U.S. territories or possessions by providing immediate transfer to trial and proceedings by a court established under Article III of the Constitution of the United States or by an appropriate State court. Opposed Amendment 1126: to clarify that the FY 2012 National Defense Authorization Act and the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) do not deny the writ of habeas corpus or deny any Constitutional rights for persons detained in the United States under the AUMF who are entitled to such rights. Opposed Amendment 1105: requiring that any detained foreign terrorist be tried in a military tribunal rather than in an Article III court. In relation to the government's position on Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum In relation to the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay S. 2003: The Due Process Guarantee Act S. 3254, National Defense Authorization Act for the 2013 Fiscal Year Section 1031: SEC. 1031. Extension of certain prohibitions and requirements relating to detainees at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Internet freedom Disclosure of guidelines, policy, and legal rationale for targeted killing program Senate Select Committee on Intelligence release of report on CIA interrogation program

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: S. 3254 (112th), H.R. 4192 (112th), S. 2003 (112th), S. 2175 (112th), H.R. 4310 (112th)

Foreign Relations FOR

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. 22 USC Chapter 39- Arms Export Control Designating sanctions for Rosoboronexport and other companies providing material support for the commission of atrocities in Syria Discontinuing contracts with companies arming the Syrian regime, including the Russian-based arms dealer Rosoboronexport 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. Advancing women's rights and protections in Arab countries S. 1039: Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 - to expand and apply sanctions globally, not just to Russia Instituting public guidelines for U.S. embassy interaction with human rights defenders Presidential Memorandum --International Initiatives to Advance Human Rights of LGBT persons H.Con.Res.131: Expressing support for continued international cooperation to combat HIV/AIDS Combatting xenophobic and other bias-motivated violence that affects migrants, refugees, stateless and displaced persons around the world Promoting ban on torture in Tunisia Promoting interest of human rights defenders in Bahrain Protecting human rights defenders in China Policy in Indonesia on religious freedom Addressing Bahrain, Syria, Internet Freedom, and LGBT issues at the U.N. Human Rights Council session in Geneva Policy in Egypt on human rights promotion Pressuring Uganda to end criminalization of homosexuality Advocating for the protection of LGBTI individuals and their rights in Uganda Policy on leverage points in the Gulf and in Saudi Arabia

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 1039 (112th), S.Res. 494 (112th), H.R. 4310 (112th), H.Con.Res. 131 (112th)

Immigration IMM

Seeking an expedited resettlement program for refugees who face imminent risks Seeking increased protections for LGBTI refugees Reforming the U.S. immigration detention system, including efforts to discontinue use of jails and jail-like facilities, improve custody/release procedures and expand alternatives to detention. Reforming the current asylum system related to detention, the one year filing deadline, and terrorism related grounds of inadmissibility.

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS)