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HRF has written a series of reports on the erosion of civil liberties in the U.S. since 9/11. The three reports, and the dates they cover, are:

Assessing the New Normal
3/03 to 9/03

Imbalance of Powers
 9/02 to 3/03

A Year of Loss
9/01 to 9/02

US-Canada “Safe Third Country” Agreement Will Hurt Asylum Seekers (12/4/02)

Refugees Fleeing Religious Persecution Treated Unfairly (11/26/02)

INS Announces Expedited Removal for Migrants Arriving by Sea (11/12/02)

Post 9-11 regulation intended to target terrorists is invoked against Haitian asylum seekers (11/7/02)

Justice Department Rules Place Speed above Justice for Refugees Seeking Asylum in the United States (8/28/02)

U.S. Asserts “Enemy Combatants” - Including U.S. Citizens - Have no Due Process Rights (6/21/02)

Human Rights First: al Mujahir case Abandons Presumption of Innocence, Judicial Review (6/12/02)

Human Rights First on Military Commissions: No Basis for Appeal is Glaring Omission (3/21/02)

Human Rights First on Bush Administration’s Geneva Convention Announcement (2/7/02)

Lawyers Committee Letter to Secretary Rumsfeld: Guantanamo Questions (1/17/02)

Human Rights First on Defense Department Rules for Military Commissions (1/9/02)

Moussaoui Indictment Suggests No Military Commissions To Be Used (12/11/01)

Justice For 9/11 and its Aftermath is Not One Size Fits All (12/5/01)

Bush Administration Must Answer Key Questions on Military Commissions (12/4/01)

From John Walk to Bin Laden: Range of Judicial Options Would Best Serve U.S. Interests (11/30/01)

Human Rights First Makes Three Recommendations on the Detention of Non-Citizens (11/29/01)

Human Rights First Statement on Military Commissions (11/28/01)

Statement of Human Rights First on Bush Order Creating Military Tribunals to Try Non-citizens Suspected of Terrorism (11/14/01)

Counter-Terror Bill Passes: Safeguards, Dangers, the Road Ahead (10/26/01)

Human Rights First Concerned that Anti-Terrorism Bill Disregards Civil Liberties (10/15/01)

Human Rights First Statement on Immigration Issues in Counter-Terrorism Legislation (10/2/01)

New Counter-Terrorism Bill Could Give Attorney General Unprecedented Powers to Detain Non-Citizens (10/2/01)


US Law & Security

 

 

 

 



After September 11th, 2001

Archive of Human Rights First statements, official letters and
media alerts regarding US law & security from
September 2001 to December 2002.

Timeline: a chronology by date of changes to U.S. law and policy
(9/01 - 11/02)
pdf version

List of Court Cases dealing with Issues Related to 9/11 (9/01 - 11/02)

Out of a Cruel Blue Sky: Human Rights First Commentary on events since 9/11 (9/11/02)

Sept. 11 Attacks: Impact on Civil Rights in the U.S. - Paper Delivered at Cairo International Conference on Terrorism and Human Rights (1/26-28/02)

Senate reaching end of debate on Department of Homeland Security

Human Rights First on John Walker Charges (1/15/02)

Major Human Rights Organizations Join in Denouncing Bush Order (12/03/01)

U.S. Should Consider Alternatives to Military Commissions (11/28/01)

Human Rights First Condemns Attack on Attorney-Client Privilege (11/14/01)

Background on Confidentiality Between Lawyers and Clients (11/14/01)

Human Rights First Calls for Revocation of Bush Order to Create Military Commissions (11/05/01)

Large Coalition Releases Recommendations Responding to September 11 Attacks (11/01)
En Espanol

Afghan Refugee Crisis (11/01)

Statement Regarding the September 11th Attacks on the United States (11/01)

Statements on USA-Patriot Act (10/01)

Human Rights First Letter to Congressional Leaders About the FBI broad new powers (5/4/02)

Human Rights First Letter to President Bush on Guantanamo, International Human Rights (1/30/02)

Human Rights First Letter to INS Re. Automatic Bond Stay (12/21/01)

Human Rights First Letter to INS Re. New Custody Procedures (11/19/01)

 

 

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