lobbying_activities: 452973
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| 452973 | b3f3dfb5-355a-4880-8c1b-57cff0f972a2 | MM | HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH | 82317 | HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH | 2006 | mid_year | CIV | Legislation/Treaties • Defense Authorization Bill: amendments on detainee status, interrogation and rendition. • Gang legislation. • Streamlined Procedures Act: restrictions on habeas corpus for criminal defendants. • Immigration legislation (H.R. 4437; S.2611; S.2454): mandatory and indefinite detention provisions, access to judicial review, expansion of aggravated felony definition. • Sex offender legislation. • Material witness warrant legislation (S.1739; companion House legislation). • Material support legislation (H.R. 5918; Senate amendment 4711 to S.22454). • Post-Hamdan: military commission legislation; legislation on Common Article 3. Policies/Issues • Detention of and access to courts for enemy combatants held at Guantanamo Bay and other locations. • Torture and ill-treatment and interrogation policies of terrorist suspects. • Detention and treatment of aliens suspected of terrorism. • Use of military commissions, combatant status review tribunals, and applicable fair trial procedures. • Extraordinary renditions and use of diplomatic assurances. • Applicability and definition of fair trial/humane treatment standards in the Geneva Conventions. • Death penalty: advocacy in favor of abolition and against expansion. • Juveniles sentenced to life without parole: advocated for legislation that would preclude children being sentenced to life with parole; sought relief for those subject to this sentence. • Access to courts for vulnerable populations: advocated against restrictions on court access for immigrants, criminal defendants, prisoners and enemy combatant detainees. • Mandatory minimum sentences: advocated against inclusion of such sentences in crime bills. • Material witness warrants: advocated in favor of legislation to ensure that suspects are not detained as material witnesses. • Immigration reform: advocated for reasoned enforcement policies that respect and incorporate due process and human rights protections. • Vulnerable refugees and material support restrictions: protecting victims of terrorism from being defined as “supporters” of terrorism and barred entry into U.S. • Immigration reform: advocated for fair recognition of homosexual couples under new immigration laws. | Defense, Dept of (DOD),Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS),HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,Labor, Dept of (DOL),Natl Security Council (NSC),Office of the Vice President of the United States,SENATE,State, Dept of (DOS) | 80000 | 0 | 0 | 2006-08-14T00:00:00-04:00 |