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The latest updates on our international and domestic human rights response, policy, and research.

March 10, 2022

Nearly 60 Faith-Based Organizations Tell Biden Administration: “Ukraine Isn’t the Only Nation in Need of Our Compassion”

United States has a “moral mandate” to ensure Haiti’s constitutional democracy is protected

February 24, 2022

UUSC Will Respond to War in Ukraine

Putin’s aggression will certainly lead to human rights violations.

February 11, 2022

“An Astounding, If Long-Overdue, Victory for Justice:” UUSC Applauds the Release of Eight Honduran Human Rights Defenders

February 9, 2022

“We Will Not Look Away:” UUSC Condemns the Wrongful Conviction of Six Honduran Human Rights Defenders

Judgements against six defenders is an abuse of Honduras’ judicial system.

January 28, 2022

Wrongfully Evicted Cooperative Landowners in Honduras Regain their Lands

UUSC celebrates their return home

January 19, 2022

Stop the Excuses: Biden Administration Must End Title 42

One year into the Biden administration, UU organizations join forces to demand the White House end misuse of Title 42 and restore full access to asylum

December 17, 2021

UUSC Condemns Forced Evictions in Honduras

UUSC’s President Rev. Mary Katherine Morn calls on Honduran authorities to immediately halt forced evictions in the Bajo Aguán region and ensure protection of human rights.

November 4, 2021

UUSC Statement on Congress’ Budget Negotiations: “Citizenship Through Reconciliation is Winnable, and We Expect Nothing Less”

October 31, 2021

Advocates at COP26 Demand Real Action in Addressing the Global Impacts of Climate Change

October 28, 2021

International NGO Responds to Reports of Burmese Military Torturing, Persecuting Its Own People

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