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HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST IN THE NEWS

Counter-Terrorism and the Rule of Law

War on the Rocks, 01.22.21

135 Civil Rights Groups Oppose New Domestic Terrorism Statutes, Say Tackle Far-Right Violence With Existing Laws

Common Dreams, 01.21.21

Halting New 'Remain In Mexico' Enrollments Just One Step In Restoring U.S. Asylum Protections

Fronteras, 01.21.21

Blinken Sails Through Queries on Iran, China, Russia, NATO, and More in Secretary of State Confirmation Hearing

Just Security, 01.20.21

Salvaging US Refugee Law in 2021: The Case for Tackling the Problem of Discretionary Asylum

Just Security, 01.20.21

Alejandro Mayorkas, Biden's homeland security pick, faces senators at confirmation hearing

CBS News, 01.19.21

Biden promises dramatic change to Trump's anti-immigrant agenda

Sojourners, 01.19.21

Immigration Activists Prepare to Fight a "Timid" Biden After He Walks Back Key Promise

In These Times, 01.19.21

Will Biden stop the public health order that has turned away migrants nearly 400,000 times?

The Dallas Morning News, 01.19.21

Susan Corke joins SPLC as new Intelligence Project director

Southern Poverty Law Center, 01.19.21

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