Human Rights

New video from ABA president calls for lawyers to help separated immigrant families

ABA President Hilarie Bass has posted a short video asking America’s lawyers to help reunite immigrant families at the border.

Jul 19, 2018 3:25 PM CDT

Former AG Eric Holder to receive Thurgood Marshall Award at ABA meeting: Will he run for president?

Former Attorney General Eric Holder will receive the Thurgood Marshall Award from the ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice on Aug. 4 during the ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago.

Jun 29, 2018 1:35 PM CDT

Immigrant children begin appearing in court without lawyers or parents

Most immigrants facing deportation wouldn’t climb onto a table during their court hearings. But then again, most 3-year-olds don’t go to court without parents or lawyers.

Jun 29, 2018 7:10 AM CDT

ABA president describes weeping mothers and due process concerns at the border

It’s not just the crying that concerned ABA President Hilarie Bass when she met with mothers detained at South Texas’ Port Isabel Detention Center. But there was crying.

Jun 27, 2018 7:15 AM CDT

Lawyers for Good Government launches project to reunite immigrant families

The Lawyers for Good Government Foundation is organizing an effort to reunite immigrant families separated by the federal government after they were caught crossing the U.S. border.

Jun 22, 2018 4:30 PM CDT

ABA president will visit Texas-Mexico border to assess how America’s lawyers can help

Updated: ABA President Hilarie Bass will visit the Rio Grande Valley of Texas on June 25-26 in response to widespread concern about the federal policy of separating families at the U.S.-Mexican border.

Jun 21, 2018 2:15 PM CDT

ABA asylum project attorney describes representing separated families at the border

Attorneys representing asylum-seekers from Central America frequently have worked with traumatized clients. But since the federal government began separating families after arresting parents for illegal entry, Kimi Jackson of the ABA’s South Texas Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project says the trauma has gotten far worse.

Jun 20, 2018 3:06 PM CDT

Separating asylum-seeking immigrant families violates due process rights, federal judge says

Separating asylum-seeking mothers from their children is brutal, offensive and a violation of the due process clause, according to a federal judge in San Diego.

Jun 7, 2018 3:32 PM CDT

UN human rights office calls on Trump administration to stop separating immigrant families

The office of the United Nations high commissioner for human rights has called on the United States to immediately stop its practice of separating families at the border, calling it “a serious violation of the rights of the child.”

Jun 5, 2018 3:58 PM CDT

Profile in Courage Award-winner to lead ABA Center for Global Programs

A former general counsel to the U.S. Navy who has been honored for his human rights advocacy was named on Monday to be the new director of the ABA Rule of Law Initiative, and will oversee the association's international human rights programs.

May 14, 2018 1:10 PM CDT

Lawsuit alleges government unlawfully drugs unaccompanied minor immigrants

Advocates for immigrant minors have recently alleged in federal court that the government is giving powerful psychiatric medications to immigrant minors without the permission of parents, guardians or a court.

May 9, 2018 7:30 AM CDT

2 Center for Constitutional Rights officials are denied entry into Israel

Two officials with the Center for Constitutional Rights say that on Sunday they were interrogated and denied entry into Israel for a fact-finding tour with U.S. human rights leaders. Israel denied entry to executive director Vincent Warren and board chair Katherine Franke, a Columbia University law professor on the executive…

May 2, 2018 11:07 AM CDT

San Diego clinic founder helps human trafficking victims rebuild their lives

As founder and president of the Free to Thrive legal clinic in San Diego, Jamie Quient uses her networking skills to get her clients access to safe housing, drug treatment programs and job training.

May 1, 2018 12:55 AM CDT

Supreme Court rules foreign corporations can’t be sued for alleged abuses under alien tort law

Foreign corporations can’t be defendants in suits for alleged human rights abuses under the Alien Tort Statute, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. The high court ruled in a suit that accused Arab Bank and its New York branch of clearing transactions that aided terrorism and laundering money for…

Apr 24, 2018 10:23 AM CDT

Ex-Dolphins cheerleader files complaint claiming religious and gender discrimination

Former Miami Dolphins cheerleader Kristan Ann Ware filed a complaint against the team and the NFL earlier this month claiming she was discriminated against because of her religion and gender.

Apr 20, 2018 3:00 PM CDT