Fact Sheet
Published on September 19, 2022
The following is a list of formal, written submissions received by the U.S. State Department’s Commission on Unalienable Rights from civil society organizations, human rights experts, and members of the academic community since the body’s establishment in May 2019.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has described the Commission’s work as an effort to identify which human rights are “unalienable” and which are “ad hoc,” in apparent contravention of America’s legal obligations and decades of bipartisan policy and practice. The letters below demonstrate broad-based concern within the human rights community over the Commission’s mandate and purported objectives, as well as the potential harm that may arise from the Commission’s work.
The submissions of the listed groups and individuals can be found at the hyperlinks below.
Formal Submissions from NGOs and Law School Human Rights Clinics
Formal Submissions from Individual Scholars, Diplomats, and Advocates
