Etiqueta: Standing up for Civil and Human Rights

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Merkley, Sullivan, Curtis, Kaine, Scott, Coons, and Young: U.S. Must Do All It Can to Secure Release of Hong Kong Democracy Advocate Jimmy Lai

September 17, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK)—respectively the past and current Chairs of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)—joined forces with John Curtis (R-UT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rick Scott (R-FL), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Todd Young (R-IN) to urge U.S. Secretary of State Marco

187 miembros del Congreso presentan un escrito para apoyar la prohibición de las terapias de conversión en la Corte Suprema

26 de agosto de 2025

WASHINGTON, DC — Hoy, el presidente del Caucus de Igualdad del Congreso, el representante Mark Takano (CA-39), el vicepresidente del Caucus de Igualdad del Congreso y vicepresidente del Caucus Demócrata de la Cámara de Representantes, el representante Ted Lieu (CA-36), y el senador Jeff Merkley (OR) presentaron un escrito amicus curiae para instar a la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos a que confirme la constitucionalidad de la prohibición de Colorado.

Dexter, Wyden, Merkley Secure Emergency Court Order to Halt Deportation of Portland Family, Grant Access to Legal Counsel

July 15, 2025

PORTLAND, OR —Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), along with U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, announced that a federal judge granted an emergency temporary restraining order preventing U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from removing the Merlos family from the court’s jurisdiction. Dexter, Wyden, and Merkley released the following joint statement: “Our

Merkley: Netanyahu Government Withholding Food in Gaza “Violates Human Rights and International Law”

10 de junio de 2025

Senator Merkley spoke out against the Netanyahu government withholding food from Gaza on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Merkley draw attention to the impacts of widespread starvation in Gaza and demanded that the U.S. government to use every lever of influence it has to

Merkley Presses Kash Patel on Due Process: “You Haven’t Read the Constitution?”

May 8, 2025

Senator Merkley pressed FBI Director Kash Patel on upholding the Constitutional right to due process during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on May 8, 2025. Senator Merkley raised concerns that Director Patel seemed unaware that due process applies to “all persons” under the Constitution.

Conversation with National Center for Youth Law – Major Flaws in Laken Riley Act

January 17, 2025

Senator Merkley had a conversation with Melissa Adamson of the National Center for Youth Law (NYCL) about serious flaws in the Laken Riley Act as written that will cause major harm to children.

Merkley takes to Senate Floor to Advocate for Immigration Policy that Protects Kids

January 16, 2025

Senator Merkley spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate on January 16, 2025 to point out flaws in the Laken Riley Act that puts particularly vulnerable children in particularly dangerous situations. Merkley offered three amendments to the Laken Riley Act to protect children, which Republicans objected to.

RUBIO, MERKLEY INTRODUCE BILL TO REAUTHORIZE UYGHUR HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY ACT

June 6, 2024

The People’s Republic of China continues to brutally suppress Uyghurs and other ethnic groups. The United States must continue to hold officials accountable for these abuses. The Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act, which U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) led, was signed into law in 2020 and its sanctions are set

My Visit to the Rafah Crossing and the Urgent Need to get Humanitarian Aid into Gaza

January 16, 2024

This weekend marked 100 days in the Israel-Hamas war. I recently visited the Rafah Crossing and saw first-hand the badly broken system preventing life-saving aid from reaching Palestinians in Gaza. I’ve called for a ceasefire, which is critical to stopping this humanitarian catastrophe. Read my op-ed in the Oregonian: https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2024/01/merkley-gaza-needs-a-massive-increase-in-humanitarian-aid-immediately-opinion.html

Merkley, Baldwin y Booker presionan para mantener las disposiciones anti-LGBTQ+ y anti-aborto fuera de los proyectos de ley críticos de financiación gubernamental

19 de diciembre de 2023

Washington, DC – Hoy, el senador estadounidense de Oregón, Jeff Merkley, junto con los senadores estadounidenses Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) y Cory Booker (D-NJ), encabezaron una carta de 45 senadores dirigida a la presidenta del Comité de Asignaciones del Senado, Patty Murray (D-WA). y la vicepresidenta Susan Collins (R-ME) instándolos a rechazar cualquier nueva cláusula adicional sobre la política de píldoras venenosas en el