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Fifth Circuit Rejects Qualified Immunity Defense, Allows Pigott v. Gintz to Continue
Tags Share NEW ORLEANS —The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of Mr. Wesley Pigott and his two children, who were followed by an unmarked police car and held at gunpoint by Rapides Parish Sheriff Office deputy Paul Gintz four years ago. Mr. Wesley Pigott and his children are represented by the ACLU of…
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Nuevo informe señala tendencias regionales de afectaciones al derecho a la libertad de expresión por medidas estatales de censura indirecta
Tags Share Un grupo formado por 25 organizaciones de la sociedad civil de siete países latinoamericanos (Argentina, Brasil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, México y Nicaragua) presentó ante la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) un informe sobre las tendencias de la censura indirecta a la libertad de expresión en la región. En la audiencia “Afectaciones…
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New report highlights regional trends in violations of freedom of expression rights due to indirect state censorship measures
Tags Share A group of 25 civil society organizations from seven Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico and Nicaragua) presented a report to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on trends in indirect censorship of freedom of expression in the region. At the hearing “Affectations to the right to freedom…
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Southern Border Communities Coalition Files Supreme Court Amicus in Barnes v. Felix to Urge End to Excessive Use of Force by Law Enforcement
Tags Share November 20, 2024 – Today, the Southern Border Communities Coalition took its fight for dignity and human rights to the U.S. Supreme Court by filing an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in a major police shooting case, Barnes v. Felix, to hold law enforcement including Customs and Border Protection (CBP), accountable…
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CERJ y RFK Human Rights Celebran Victoria Histórica en Caso sobre Desapariciones Forzadas en Guatemala
Tags Share Celebramos la reciente sentencia de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos en el caso Pérez Lucas y otros vs. Guatemala, que fue litigado por el Consejo de Comunidades Étnicas Runujel Junam (CERJ) y RFK Human Rights. Esta decisión clave aborda la desaparición forzada de cuatro defensores de los derechos humanos, Agapito Pérez Lucas,…
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CERJ and RFK Human Rights Celebrate Historical Victory in the Case of Enforced Disappearances in Guatemala
Tags Share We celebrate the recent ruling of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the Perez Lucas et al. v. Guatemala case, which was litigated by Consejo de Comunidades Étnicas Runujel Junam (CERJ) and RFK Human Rights. This key decision addresses the enforced disappearance of four human rights defenders Agapito Pérez Lucas, Nicolás Mateo,…
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New Whistleblower Disclosure and Civil Rights Complaint Reveal Abuse, Sexual Harassment, and Medical Neglect at Florida ICE Facility
Tags Share The whistleblower, a former medical practitioner at the Baker County Detention Center, confirms reports of sexual and racial abuse at the facility. MEDIA CONTACTS: ACLU of Florida Media Office, media@aclufl.org; Government Accountability Project, press@whistleblower.org; RFK Human Rights, communications@rfkhumanrights.org WASHINGTON — Lawyers representing a medical practitioner and a young woman filed a whistleblower disclosure…
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Federal Oversight Body Opens New Investigation Into Notoriously Abusive Louisiana ICE Detention Center
Tags Share Winnfield, LA, October 30, 2024 – After years of advocacy by immigrant rights groups, the Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) has opened a new investigation into systemic abuse and inhumane conditions at Winn Correctional Center, a notorious immigration detention facility in Winnfield, Louisiana. The investigation will…
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Human Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit Revealing Disability Discrimination at Louisiana ICE Detention Center
Tags Share Basile, LA, October 23, 2024 – Yesterday, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and the ACLU of Louisiana filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Ermine Nersisian, a 51-year-old disabled woman who is currently detained at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center. An asylum seeker from Russia, Ermine suffers from severe, debilitating osteoarthritis and…
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Names Susan Livingston as 2024 Ripple of Hope Award Laureate
Tags Share NEW YORK, September 25, 2024 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced Susan Clark Livingston, partner at Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH), as the latest recipient of its 2024 Ripple of Hope Award. Livingston and the four previously announced laureates will be honored at the organization’s annual Ripple of Hope Gala on December…
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Venezuela: La ONU debe renovar el mandato de expertos independientes
Tags Share Urge una rendición de cuentas internacional en medio de la intensificación de la represión postelectoral El Consejo de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas debe renovar el mandato de la Misión Internacional Independiente de Determinación de los Hechos sobre Venezuela, afirmaron hoy 30 organizaciones nacionales e internacionales que defienden los derechos humanos en…
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Venezuela: UN Rights Council should renew experts’mandate
Tags Share International Accountability Urgently Needed Amid Intensifying Post-Election Repression The United Nations Human Rights Council should renew the mandate of its Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela, 30 national and international organizations defending human rights in Venezuela said today. The Mission can play a key role in pushing for accountability and maintaining international scrutiny…
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