Amy Lehr

Director of Human Rights Initiative, Center for Strategic and International Studies, business and human rights lawyer, former UN and law firm. Views are my own

[Amy Lehr @AmyLehr7]

Super proud of 18by vote on the Daily Show for their work in Georgia. Founded by one of my best friends to get youth excited about voting before they even hit 18 (in full transparency, I’m on their board).

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A must-read from Caroline Rees: Transforming How Business Impacts People: Unlocking the Collective Power of Five Distinct Narratives - Shift https://t.co/szYmDGhbCP

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This is outrageous. Arsenal should be ashamed — and shamed. https://t.co/FAHL3CFmbj

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Interested in narrative change and in the New York area next Thursday? Get along to @humanrightsnyu to hear my brilliant colleagues @KriznaGomez @CesaRodriGaravi @team_justlabs talk about our learning to date in the ‘Narrative Hub’ partnership between JustLabs & @FundHumanRights https://t.co/FST9wmMqum

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My former law firm, pursuing justice. Hopefully, a legal finding will lead to a better situation on the ground. https://t.co/gG3MiGxN48

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The wrong side of history. We should be defending the protesters in Hong Kong, who are fighting for basic freedoms. https://t.co/Zeli1L5rJp

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Ethical frameworks to govern AI may conflict depending on the ethics system applied. Human rights are universal and provide a better starting place for a framework. And China help write the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, even if it forgets that. https://t.co/qu6yAX4mFm

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The ABA is apparently STILL opposing this law requiring disclosure of beneficial ownership. Which makes it look like lawyers are fans of deceit and money laundering. How embarrassing for all the honest lawyers doing good work every day.

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The fact that the ABA continues to fight against beneficial ownership laws -- where ownership would only be shared with the government, not the public -- is embarrassing for the legal profession. Even the Chamber has dropped its opposition. Why help money-launderers?

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SunTrust Is Latest Bank to Halt Financing of Private Prisons - Bloomberg https://t.co/TyxuvCCeU5

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Also, this article about federal searches of DMV databases using facial recognition, sometimes for matches for persons accused of no crime, and with no court sign-off for the search. https://t.co/upkR4YiArY

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Good video from WaPo on airlines using facial recognition and why this might not be such a good trade-off. https://t.co/m8o9MlWnOl

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https://t.co/jiDNrby1lW. #EqualPay

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US women’s soccer: fighting for the World Cup, fighting for equal pay. They delivered on goal 1. Now onward to goal 2. #EqualPayNow. https://t.co/SZQWqhwe3O

[Amy Lehr @AmyLehr7]

The fact that the ABA continues to fight against beneficial ownership laws -- where ownership would only be shared with the government, not the public -- is embarrassing for the legal profession. Even the Chamber has dropped its opposition. Why help money-launderers?

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Climate change and rising seas could cause nuclear waste to be released into the Pacific. https://t.co/J3rU7A5HEG

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My commentary on why President Trump’s plan to pardon alleged war criminals is not only morally appalling, but also bad policy. https://t.co/n9c5Y6tTxE

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Family separations continued as of March despite changes to official policy. With Ken Cucinelli picking up the immigration coordinator role, this area needs close watching. https://t.co/yoQRb3E6Ca

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https://t.co/lSx4Lg326R allows individual investors to link their mutual fund holdings with others to create stakeholder pressure on corporations to meet environmenmental and human rights standards. Fascinating! https://t.co/RKQPmmMMIQ

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Good article highlighting privacy concerns due to the Internet of Things: Hey, Alexa: Stop recording me - The Washington Post https://t.co/6pzPxI7Qzc

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Part of the global attack on civil society comes from Western-developed spyware deployed against journalists and civil society. Why are these companies helping the authoritarian trend? ⁦@citizenlab⁩ https://t.co/Jydtrd4RlF