Where we work
Advocating for a US foreign policy consistent with its international human rights obligations — integrating human rights into the wider foreign policy agenda.
Leadership
Member of the Board of Directors
Fosters evidence-based policymaking for governments and platforms to counter threats in the information environment.
Supports a range of groups working on immigration issues, from local and state organizations providing frontline legal advice to individuals seeking asylum or facing deportation.
Acts as a global advocate for justice systems and policing that treat everyone equally, and which reduce unnecessary and punitive use of incarceration.
Addresses human rights issues in Canada — the placement of children in immigration detention, prolonged solitary confinement, and abuses linked to overseas operations of Canadian extractive and apparel companies.
Documents serious and widespread violations by police, prosecutors, the military, and criminal groups — arbitrary detention, torture, extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearances, abuses against migrants, and attacks on journalists and defenders.
Focuses on reforming harsh, outdated, and ineffective detention and deportation policies to account for family unity, flight from persecution, and labor considerations — exposing unsafe working conditions and the impact of inflexible immigration policy on citizens and non-citizens alike.
Omar S. Hussain
Project Coordinator in Canada, Regional Humanitarian Team Leader
Lisa Gomez
Project Manager in North America, Head of the Expert Group on Human Rights
Joe Mahoney
Project Manager in US, Head of the expert group on environmental issues of the region
WASHINGTON, DC— In the span of roughly twelve hours, American and Israeli warplanes and naval vessels carried out nearly 900 strikes across Iran, hitting missile launch sites, drone facilities, air defense batteries, and command centers that Western intelligence officials say were actively being use
Tripoli — The last time an American warship pulled into a Libyan port, Lyndon Johnson was president. When the USS Mount Whitney made a symbolic stop this April, it was more than a photo opportunity: it signaled Washington’s quiet reentry into a country that has spent more than a decade on the margin
New York — When representatives from China, Russia, and Iran gathered in Beijing on March 15, the trilateral meeting was billed as a defiant stand against Western pressure over Tehran’s nuclear program. The resulting joint statement condemned “unlawful unilateral sanctions” and called for a diplomat
The Trump administration’s January 2025 executive order imposing a 90-day freeze on foreign aid and its subsequent efforts to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) have significantly disrupted American diplomatic and humanitarian efforts in the Middle East and North Africa
In a delicate balance of diplomacy and military strategy, the American-led initiative to de-escalate tensions between Israel and Hezbollah seems increasingly precarious. As the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza approaches its ninth month, the conflict's tentacles are reaching the Israel-Lebanon border, where
In a region often overlooked in global strategic calculations, North Africa stands at a pivotal juncture with a slew of elections slated for 2024. As Mauritania, Tunisia, Algeria, and potentially Libya prepare for presidential contests, the United States faces a critical opportunity to reassess and
