Democracy, Civil Society, Human Rights and Women's Issues
-01/28/09
Islam: Sunnis and Shiites
-11/20/08
The 2009 U.N. Durban Review Conference: Follow-Up to the 2001 U.N. World Conference Against Racism
-10/22/08
Congress and U.S. Policy on North Korean Human Rights and Refugees: Recent Legislation and Implementation
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-10/28/08
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW): Congressional Issues
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-09/09/08
Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment
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-10/31/08
Human Rights in China: Trends and Policy Implications
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-01/26/09
International Population Assistance and Family Planning Programs: Issues for Congress
-03/31/08
International Violence Against Women: U.S. Response and Policy Issues
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-12/11/06
Islam: Sunnis and Shiites -- Updated
-01/23/08
Islamic Religious Schools, Madrasas: Background
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-01/24/08
The Islamic Traditions of Wahhabism and Salafiyya
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-07/29/08
Journalists' Privilege: Overview of the Law and Legislation in the 109th and 110th Congresses
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-10/03/06
Journalists' Privilege: Overview of the Law and 109th Congress Legislation -- Updated
-05/16/05
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board: 109th Congress Proposed Refinements -- Updated
-01/22/02
Refugee Admissions and Resettlement Policy
-08/14/08
Trafficking in Persons: U.S. Policy and Issues for Congress
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-01/10/08
Trafficking in Persons: U.S. Policy and Issues for Congress
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-03/26/04
Trafficking in Women and Children: The U.S. and International Response -- Updated
-01/26/09
U.N. Convention Against Torture (CAT): Overview and Application to Interrogation Techniques
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U.N. Convention Against Torture (CAT): Overview and Application to Interrogation Techniques
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-01/21/09
The U.N. Convention Against Torture: Overview of U.S. Implementation Policy Concerning the Removal of Aliens
-01/07/09
The UNESCO World Heritage Convention: Congressional Issues
-07/24/08
The U.N. Population Fund: Background and the U.S. Funding Debate
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-01/11/08
The U.N. Population Fund: Background and the U.S. Funding Debate
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-08/12/08
United Nations System Efforts to Address Violence Against Women
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-06/03/08
United Nations System Efforts to Address Violence Against Women
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