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ACLU Urgent Appeal Cover Letter To UN Special Rapporteur on Torture (10/23/2008)

Jessica Gonzales v. U.S.A - Domestic Violence As a Form of Torture (10/20/2008)

Jessica Gonzales v. U.S.A - Children's Rights (10/17/2008)

Jessica Gonzales v. U.S.A - Benefits and Limitations of VAWA (10/17/2008)

Jessica Gonzales v. U.S.A - Comparative Assessment of Domestic Violence Laws and Policies (10/15/2008)

David, et al. v. Signal International, LLC, et al. - First Amended Complaint (04/29/2008)
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, over 500 Indian men were trafficked into the U.S. through the federal government's H-2B guestworker program to provide labor and services to Signal International, LLC. Recruited to perform marine fabrication work, the men were subjected to forced labor and other serious abuses.

Khouzam v Hogan Indefinite Stay (06/15/2007)
Khouzam v Hogan Indefinite Stay

Summary of Jessica Gonzales' Argument Before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (03/02/2007)
Outline of the major factual and legal arguments from Jessica Gonzales' December 23, 2005, petition and her December 11, 2006, observations to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.

Gonzalez Paredes v. Vila - Amicus Brief in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Quash Service of Process and Dismiss Complaint (01/26/2007)

Jessica Gonzales v. U.S.A. - Exhibits in Support of Observations Concerning the Response of the United States Government (12/11/2006)

Jessica Gonzales v. U.S.A. - Observations Concerning the Response of the United States Government (12/11/2006)

Amicus Brief in Support of Plaintiff-Appellee in DKT International, Inc. v. United States Agency for International Development (11/14/2006)
The ACLU and other groups filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia emphasizing the damaging impact the global AIDS gag policy would have on public health worldwide. The groups also argue that the policy violates the free speech rights of U.S. organizations by restricting use of their private funds.

Petition Before the Inter-American Commission Alleging Violations of the Human Rights of Undocumented Workers (11/01/2006)
Petition Before the Inter-American Commission Alleging Violations of the Human Rights of Undocumented Workers

Jessica Gonzales v. USA - Government Response (09/25/2006)
U.S. Government Response to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Regarding Jessica Gonzales' Petition.

Petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (09/13/2006)
Petition alleging violations of the human rights of the New Jersey State Conference NAACP, the Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey, Councilwoman Patricia Perkins-Auguste, Councilman Carlose J. Alma, Stacey Kindt, Michael Mackason, Charles Thomas, and Dana Thompson, By the USA and the State of New Jersey, with request for an investigation and hearing on the merits.