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Request for precautionary measures to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on behalf of asylum seekers who have been or would be expelled from the United States under Title 42

Human Rights Body Submission
Oct 01, 2021

We and our co-authors filed this request to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on behalf of asylum seekers who have been or would be expelled from the United States under Title 42.

Submission for Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants: Human rights violations at international borders: trends, prevention and accountability

Human Rights Body Submission
Feb 28, 2022

We joined other human and migrant rights organizations and coalitions in submitting a report to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants to contribute to the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants: Human rights violations at international borders: trends

Violencia sexual y basada en género en contra de personas migrantes en el Tapón del Darién

Sign-on Letter
Apr 18, 2022

Nos unimos a una carta a los secretarios Blinken y Mayorkas sobre los casos de violencia sexual y basada en género contra personas migrantes que transitan por el Tapón del Darién.

Sexual and Gender-Based Violence against Migrants in the Darién Gap

Sign-on Letter
Apr 18, 2022

We joined the Haitian Bridge Alliance, and RFK Human Rights in a letter to Secretary Blinken and Secretary Mayorkas about raising the issue of sexual and gender-based violence assault cases targeting migrants as they pass through the Darién Gap.

Guiding principles for a regional framework on migration and protection in the Americas

Policy Memo
Apr 01, 2022

We joined our co-authors in releasing guiding principles for a regional framework on migration and protection in the Americas in anticipation of the Ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, California in June 2022.

U.S., Latin American and Caribbean Organizations Respond to the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection

Commentary
Jun 10, 2022

We joined 25 others organizations on a statement about the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection.

Migrant Rights Groups Urge Presidents Biden and López Obrador to Prioritize Human Rights and Migrant Protections in Bilateral Meeting

Sign-on Letter
Jul 11, 2022

We joined a letter to President Biden and President López Obrador urging them to center their discussion of migration on human rights, protection, and the expansion of legal pathways and respect commitments in the four pillars of the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection.

Writen Statement on Climate Displacement to the International Court of Justice

Human Rights Body Submission
Jan 19, 2024

Refugee and human rights advocates submitted a written statement to the International Court of Justice addressing climate-related displacement as a useful reference for participating parties in the matter of the Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change.

Sobre asuntos relacionados a la respuesta al desplazamiento climático en la solicitud de la opinión consultiva sobre la emergencia climática y derechos humanos

Human Rights Body Submission
Dec 15, 2023

Defensores de derechos humanos presentaron escrito en calidad de amicus curiae (“amigo de la corte”) ante la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos para informar la opinión consultiva que emitirá la corte sobre la emergencia climática y los derechos humanos.