"Being a human rights attorney, I know the legal system does not work for those who have been historically and presently excluded from it, and knew this growing up as a working class immigrant in the Bronx," Huq said. "But going through the legal system as a client, not the lawyer, gives you a perch from which you see the day to day ways we are asked to negotiate away our rights, and be comfortable with what we get."Human Rights Lawyer Settles NYPD Case After Arrest for Blocking Sidewalk - NBC News
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Monday, August 24, 2015
Human Rights Lawyer Settles NYPD Case After Arrest for Blocking Sidewalk - NBC News
My article for NBC News Asian America re Chaumtoli Huq case
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