If your e-mail program does not display this e-mail properly, click here June 23, 2024 Europe Must Fight Antisemitism Last week, representatives from 55 countries met in Vienna to address the rising tide of antisemitism in Europe, where attacks against Jews have risen dramatically since 2001. LCHR Program Director Michael McClintock wrote this Letter from Vienna from the meeting. Last year, LCHR released a report, Fire and Broken Glass, that criticized world leaders and European leaders in particular, for not responding adequately to this growing problem. Read an op-ed by former UN High Commissioner Mary Robinson about antisemitism
		Secret Arrests Authorized by Federal Court The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals granted the government broad authority to withhold the names of hundreds of immigrants detained in post-Sept. 11 sweeps in a decision issued last week. “Case by case, week by week, a complaisant U.S. judiciary is gradually abdicating its responsibility to uphold basic freedoms guaranteed by the constitution and the law,” the Financial Times said in commenting on the decision. Read LCHR's statement on the Court's Decision
		Zimbabwe: Public Protests Spark Further Clampdown The Zimbabwean government has responded to a recent public strike to protest political and economic conditions in the country with further arrests and the detention of opposition and civil society activists. Read about the situation in Zimbabwe
		Guatemala: Mack Case Goes to Supreme Court Thirteen years ago, anthropologist Myrna Mack was stabbed to death in front of her office by a Guatemalan Army Sergeant who allegedly acted as a part of death squad directed by senior members of the military. Last week, Mack's case wound its way to Guatemala’s Supreme Court. The Court could choose to send three senior military officers to jail for the role they allegedly played in orchestrating the murder. The Supreme Court has three weeks from the day of the hearing to rule. A lower court convicted one of the officers last year, only to have the conviction overturned on appeal in March. More»
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