Human Rights and Human Rights Violations

• A 1987 Proposal Could Help Hold ICE to Account for Constitutional Violations - A proposal in a 1987 law review article could address a gap that makes it all but impossible to sue federal officials for violating the Constitution.
• Iran Killed Thousands of Protesters. Here Are Five of Their Stories. - “He went out for freedom,” said the cousin of one of those who was killed when Iranian authorities mounted a deadly crackdown on protests across the country.
• In Venezuela, Families Search for Relatives Who Are Detained and Missing - Even as dozens of political prisoners have been freed, at least 66 people taken by state authorities and never heard from again remain missing, relatives and rights groups say.
• Amid Two-Week Internet Blackout, Some Iranians Are Getting Back Online - Many in Iran are gaining brief and unexplained windows of online connectivity, offering a widening glimpse of the extent of the government crackdown.
• How Iran Crushed a Citizen Uprising With Lethal Force - After scattered protests started last month, Iranians revolted en masse. The security forces cracked down, and the death toll has now reached 5,200.
• Trump Says U.S. ‘Armada’ Is Heading to Iran, Raising Pressure on Regime - President Trump said the United States was “watching Iran” and sending a naval force there, despite also saying that his threats had halted executions.
• As Iran Grieves, Accounts Emerge of Disrespectful Treatment of Protest Victims - Witness testimony and videos from Tehran’s largest cemetery show disrespectful treatment of the dead after a brutal government crackdown.
• Iran’s Protests Have Been Completely Squashed, Government Says - After a crackdown that killed thousands, Iran’s prosecutor general said on Wednesday that “the sedition is over now,” vowing to punish those responsible for the protests.
• Iran Protests Quelled Since Deadly Crackdown, Residents Say - “There is massive disappointment and disillusionment,” one Tehran resident said. A human rights group acknowledged that demonstrations had been subdued since Sunday, with thousands of people detained.
• Many Fiery Remarks, Little Clarity on What’s Next at Security Council Meeting on Iran - Iran’s representative denied the country had killed protesters, as the U.S. ambassador said President Trump had made clear “all options are on the table” to stop the killing.