Alison Leal Parker
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Deputy Director, US Program, Human Rights Watch
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http://www.hrw.org/united-states 29-04-2011 23:28:55
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Global migration will continue to increase due to ongoing conflicts, economic conditions, changing demographics, climate and environmental factors, and the need for family reunification. The US cannot enforce its way out of this reality. #StartWithDignity tucson.com/opinion/column…
Protecting democracy in this year of 60+ elections around the world is about more than who wins. We need to focus on systems, calling out repression, investigating corruption, bolstering independent institutions and more. My global take Foreign Policy In Focus (fpif.org) Human Rights Watch. fpif.org/protecting-dem…
Candidates running for POTUS, Congress, and state and local offices must uphold + protect our human rights in their policy agendas. We should insist on it before and after the election.
TODAY Human Rights Watch released a guide with our key recommendations.
US lawmakers want harsh new border rules that would violate human rights put vulnerable people in danger.
But they can’t be implemented without Mexico.
President Andrés Manuel should tell the US he won’t be complicit in undermining the right to asylum.
hrw.org/news/2024/01/1…