HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST for HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST
What was lobbied
3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV
In relation to the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. Proposed Authorization for the Use of Military Force--all sections. In relation to the declassification and release of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's study on the post-9/11 rendition, detention, and interrogation program.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ROBYN LIEBERMAN | — |
| MICHAEL JOSEPH QUIGLEY | — |
| RAHA WALA | — |
Foreign Relations FOR
U.S. support for repeal of Uganda anti-homosexuality legislation. U.S. opposition for Kyrgyz anti-LGBT legislation. U.S. opposition for Kazakh anti-LGBT legislation. U.S. support for repeal of Russian anti-LGBT legislation. U.S. support for protection of LGBT Jamaicans. U.S. support for repeal of Jamaican Sexual Offenses Act. U.S. support for repeal of Gambian anti-LGBT law. S.2472: A bill to establish in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the Department of State a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples (International Human Rights Defense Act). H.R.5128: To establish in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the Department of State a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples (International Human Rights Defense Act of 2014). H.R.4907: To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and for other purposes (Global Respect Act). U.S. role in shaping the domestic and external human rights policies of Saudi Arabia. Elevating human rights in U.S. strategy in the Middle East and North Africa region. H.R.83: Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015. Sec. 7041. (a) Egypt Advocated for the continuation of human rights conditionality and against the provision of a national security waiver in the bill.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SHAWN GAYLORD | — |
| NEIL HICKS | — |
| ROBYN LIEBERMAN | — |
Immigration IMM
Strengthening the U.S. asylum and immigration processing systems to ensure fair and efficient processing for persons apprehended or detained at the border. Request for supplemental budget to address the increase in unaccompanied children and families crossing the border. Language in FY 2015 appropriations legislation that would improve the detention system, access to counsel, immigration courts, Legal Orientation Programs (LOPs), and related issues. S.744: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. Title III; Subtitle D--Asylum and Refugee Provisions Title III provisions related to Detention, Alternatives to Detention, Access to Counsel and Immigration Court H.R.15: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. Title III; Subtitle D--Asylum and Refugee Provisions Title III provisions related to Detention, Alternatives to Detention, Access to Counsel and Immigration Court 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, increase access to counsel, and eliminate the detention bed mandate. Reforming the current asylum system related to detention, the one year filing deadline, credible fear process, expedited removal process, terrorism-related grounds of inadmissibility, and general protections for asylum seekers. Increased protections for Syrian refugees.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ELEANOR ACER | — |
| SARA JANE IBRAHIM | — |
| ROBYN LIEBERMAN | — |
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