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The legislation, the “Legal Workforce Act,” would not, though, offer a true amnesty, under which unauthorized workers would be granted legal immigration status.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013835/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/07/01/us-crack-cocaine-ruling-victory-rights">US: Crack Cocaine Ruling a Victory for Rights</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jul 1, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>The US Sentencing Commission’s unanimous vote on June 30, 2011, to make new federal crack cocaine sentencing guidelines retroactive, is consistent with internationally recognized human rights principles. However, further reforms are required to bring the United States into full compliance with its international human rights obligations.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013835/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/07/01/us-detainee-death-investigations-welcome-should-go-further">US: Detainee Death Investigations Welcome But Should Go Further</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jul 1, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>The US Attorney General’s decision to conduct a full criminal investigation into the deaths of two detainees in US custody is a necessary but insufficient step towards justice. The Obama administration should pursue the full scope of detainee torture and ill-treatment.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013835/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/29/workplace-flexibility-breeds-contentment-all-sides">Workplace Flexibility Breeds Contentment on all Sides </a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jun 29, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>Kimberley N., a senior manager of a non-profit organization, gave birth to a baby with a life-threatening illness. After years of stellar performance reviews, she received a scathing one immediately after returning from a short maternity leave. Her organization refused to let her reduce her schedule even slightly or to telecommute to make it easier to care for her infant. Her workplace turned so hostile that she felt she had to leave.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013835/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/26/gay-marriage-issue-respect">Gay Marriage: The Issue Is Respect </a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jun 26, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>Earlier this year, a student in a human rights seminar I was teaching declared her conviction that gay parents damage their children by virtue of being gay. I explained as gently as I could why this is a discriminatory notion, incompatible with human rights standards, and moved on. My student sat as if stunned for two minutes, then gathered her books and left the class.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013835/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/24/us-reject-defense-bill-s-drastic-detention-measures">US: Reject Defense Bill’s Drastic Detention Measures</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jun 24, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>Provisions in the US Senate Armed Services Committee’s defense spending bill threaten to eliminate the essential role of civilian law enforcement in countering terrorism.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013835/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/24/us-protect-against-rape-immigration-detention">US: Protect Against Rape in Immigration Detention</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jun 24, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>The indictment of a prison guard in a sexual abuse case of a detained immigrant underscores the need for the US government to provide immigration detainees the same protections from rape that it plans for other prisoners.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class=""><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013835/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/23/us-decent-decisions">US: Decent Decisions</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jun 23, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>Victories for prisoners seeking relief from abusive prison conditions are all too rare. US courts are often as loathe to condemn the mistreatment of inmates and wretched prisons as the public is willing to condone – if not encourage – them.</p> </div> <div class="view-field field-related-audio"></div> <div class="view-field field-related-videos"></div> </div></li><li class="last"><div class="view-item clear-block"> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-cover"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-title"><a href="/web/20110706013835/http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/18/us-dads-deserve-be-envious-father-s-day">U.S. dads deserve to be envious on Father’s Day</a></div> <div class="view-field field-reportsynopsis-subtitle"></div> <div class="view-field field-node-created">Jun 18, 2011</div> <div class="view-field field-news-teaser"><p>This weekend, dad might peek over the hedge at the neighbors' Father's Day gifts. He'll probably see some nice stuff: a National Retail Federation survey found that Americans will spend on average $106 for Father's Day this year, with sporting goods, automotive accessories and electronics making popular gifts. 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