By Prof. Connie de la Vega, the Marshall P. Madison Professor And Academic Director Of International Programs and Dean's Circle Scholar at the University of San Francisco School of Law Separating children from their parents violates international law and in particular the Convention on the Rights of the Child which has been ratified by every countryContinue reading "Separating children from their parents violates international law"

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, The Leadership Conference Education Fund, Muslim Advocates, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, and 149 other grassroots, advocacy, labor, legal services, and other organizations today submitted a “friend of the court” brief in the litigation brought by the StateContinue reading "EJS Joins 150+ Groups Urging Federal Court to Strike Census Citizenship Question"

This text is from an email sent today by Vanita Gupta, President & CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights: All of us are outraged by the Trump Administration’s policy of separating children from their parents at the border. There have been many lows in recent days and months, but these actions areContinue reading "Update on activities to end family separation policy"