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Communications to Governments
January 30, 2018     |    Philip Alston

OL AUS 1/2018
Rejoinder by the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights to Australian Government's response to Special Rapporteur allegation letter concerning the Social Services Legislation Amendment Act 2017 and the Social Services Legislation (Welfare Reform) Bill 2017.

Reports and Briefing Papers
May 11, 2011     |    

The U.S. government’s aggressive use of the immigration system in its counterterrorism efforts discriminates against Muslims and violates international human rights law, said the Center for Human Rights and Global Justice (CHRGJ) at NYU School of Law and the Asian American Legal and Education Defense Fund (AALDEF) as they released a Briefing Paper on the issue today. The Briefing Paper, “Under the Radar: Muslims Deported, Detained, and Denied on Unsubstantiated Terrorism Allegations,” exposes the many ways in which U.S. officials take advantage of the lax standards and lack of transparency that mark the immigration system as particularly ripe for abuse.

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