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

October 21, 2021

UUSC Responds to Biden Administration Climate Migration Report

September 16, 2021

UUSC Applauds Court Order Halting Biden’s Unlawful Title 42 Asylum Blockade

Human rights organization urges the Biden administration to let the ruling stand and to immediately restore full access to U.S. asylum procedures.

September 10, 2021

UUSC Statement on The 20-Year Mark Since the September 2001 Terrorist Attack

September 8, 2021

UUSC Welcomes Two New Board Members

June 17, 2021

Attorney General Garland Vacates Trump-era Rulings Targeting Women and Central American Asylum-Seekers

UUSC Applauds Garland’s Rulings and the Advocates Who Made it Possible

May 24, 2021

New Temporary Protected Status (TPS) Designation for Haiti Protects 150,000 People

UUSC applauds long-overdue decision and calls on the Biden administration to shield others at risk.

May 14, 2021

“Justice and Accountability are Essential to Securing a Democratic Future for Burma”: International Human Rights Organization Endorses Rohingya Demands for Justice

May 6, 2021

Learning Cohort of More than 40 Community-Based Organizations Introduces New, Innovative Framework for Defining, Addressing Disaster

A newly-released report expands the definition of disaster and provides concrete steps for public health officials, philanthropy, and government to adequately serve all communities.

April 29, 2021

Following Power Confirmation Vote, UUSC Urges Biden Administration to Protect Rohingya

April 22, 2021

Chevron Lobbying Efforts Disregard Human Rights in Burma

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