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May 4, 2022 Letter

Why We Can't Wait Coalition Urges Biden to Create Federal Reparations Commission by Juneteenth

A sculpture of African slaves by Ghanaian artist, Kwame Akoto-Bamfo, at the beginning of the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama. 
April 15, 2022 Commentary

HRW Submission to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Updated April 15, 2022

slavery monument
February 4, 2022 Letter

At Start of Black History Month, Over 350 Groups Urge US House Leadership To Back H.R. 40

Bill Would Create Commission to Study Legacy of Enslavement, Develop Reparations Proposals

A sculpture of African slaves by Ghanaian artist, Kwame Akoto-Bamfo, at the beginning of the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama. 
January 13, 2022 News Release

US: Slow Progress on Human Rights

High-Level Pronouncements Marred by Systemic Racism, Abuse of Asylum Seekers

Hughes Van Ellis (left), a Tulsa Race Massacre survivor and World War II veteran, and Viola Fletcher (second right), oldest living survivor of the massacre, testify about the massacre’s ongoing impact before the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC, on May 19, 2021.
August 13, 2021 Letter

Victims, Leaders, Call on Department of Justice to Intervene in the Tulsa Mass Graves Investigation

Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa race massacre, testifies at a hearing before the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC, on May 19, 2021.
May 21, 2021 Report

US: Failed Justice 100 Years After Tulsa Race Massacre

Commission Alienates Survivors; State, City Should Urgently Ensure Reparations

Viola Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa race massacre, testifies at a hearing before the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC, on May 19, 2021.
May 19, 2021 Witness

Continuing Injustice: The Centennial of the Tulsa Race Massacre

Written Testimony of Dreisen Heath Submitted to the US House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties

A view of the Capitol Building in Washington October 15, 2013.
April 15, 2021 Statement

Historic Progress on US Slavery Reparations Bill

House Should Promptly Vote on Bill Approved by Judiciary Committee

A sculpture of African slaves by Ghanaian artist, Kwame Akoto-Bamfo, at the beginning of the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama. 
April 9, 2021 News Release

US: Congress Advances Slavery Reparations Bill

Measure Is Historic Step Toward Repair

A sculpture of African slaves by Ghanaian artist, Kwame Akoto-Bamfo, at the beginning of the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama. 
March 9, 2021 Background Briefing

Submission to the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights: Resolution 43/1

Delegates sit at the opening of the 41th session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 24, 2019.
February 17, 2021 Commentary

H.R. 40: Exploring the Path to Reparative Justice in America

Written Testimony of Dreisen Heath Submitted to the US House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties

A young boy raises his fist during a demonstration in Atlanta, Georgia, May 31, 2020.
November 19, 2020 Dispatches

Lame Duck US Congress Should Pass Bill to Study Reparations for Slavery

Campaign Calls on Congress to Pass H.R. 40 Immediately

A young boy raises his fist during a demonstration in Atlanta, Georgia, May 31, 2020.
October 27, 2020 News Release

The Next President Should Protect Human Rights in the US and End Abuses

10 Key Issues that Demand the Administration's Immediate Attention

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October 27, 2020 Statement

Human Rights Watch: 2021 Domestic Transition Priorities for the Next US Administration

10 Key Issues that Demand the Administration's Immediate Attention

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October 9, 2020 UPR

Universal Periodic Review Update October 2020: United States

36th Session of the UPR, November 2020

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