HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST for HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST

Defense DEF

Closure of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay Preservation and release of the full Senate Intelligence Committee report on the CIAs use of torture Transfer of all cleared detainees from Guantanamo and continuing periodic review board hearings for eligible detainees Release of presidential policy guidance on lethal strikes outside areas of active hostilities Release of presidential report and related policy documents on the legal and policy frameworks for counterterrorism operations

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Closure of the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay Preservation and release of the full Senate Intelligence Committee report on the CIAs use of torture Transfer of all cleared detainees from Guantanamo and continuing periodic review board hearings for eligible detainees Release of presidential policy guidance on lethal strikes outside areas of active hostilities Release of presidential report and related policy documents on the legal and policy frameworks for counterterrorism operations

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Foreign Relations FOR

H.R.5732: To halt the wholesale slaughter of the Syrian people, encourage a negotiated political settlement, and hold Syrian human rights abusers accountable for their crimes Enhanced civilian protection in Syria Advancing human rights protections in U.S. counterterrorism policies and policies to counter violent extremism Adoption of U.N. Security Council Resolution 2331 to condemn human trafficking with purposes of sexual slavery, exploitation and forced labor in conflict zones, specifically condemning such action by Islamic State militants targeting ethnic or religious minorities, including Yazidis Protecting and promoting Egyptian human rights defenders Advancing human rights protections for Christians in Egypt

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 5732 (114th)

Immigration IMM

H.R.5912: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 - Support for increased appropriations for refugee resettlement S.3117: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 - Support for increased appropriations for refugee resettlement S.2943: National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017 - Support for extension and expansion of Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program to include an additional 4,000 visas Reforms to increase efficiency and address due process concerns in the asylum system, including reducing the backlog of pending cases Reforms to the U.S. immigration detention system, including efforts to end detention of families, discontinue use of jails and jail-like facilities, improve custody/release procedures, expand alternatives to detention, and increase access to counsel Increased protections for Central American refugees Reforms to U.S. Refugee Admissions Program resettlement processing to increase efficiency, to meet and expand refugee resettlement numbers, and to address specific problems--with no hold cases as well as Priority 2 and Priority 3 cases Reforms to refugee resettlement processing to ensure protections for LGBT refugees

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: H.R. 5912 (114th), S. 3117 (114th), S. 2943 (114th)