Litigation
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Cenesca v. Feeley: Fighting prolonged solitary confinement in immigration detention
Federal court finds due process violated by prolonged immigration detention with repeated solitary confinement.
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Mike Brown v. United States: Seeking justice for lethal police violence
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights grants first public hearing on extrajudicial killing of Mike Brown.
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Rekia Boyd v. United States: Fighting impunity for police killings
This case seeks accountability through international human rights law for the extrajudicial killing of Rekia Boyd by a Chicago police officer.
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Ascencio Rosario et al. v. Mexico: Indigenous women victims of sexual violence, tortured by Mexican Army
When Mexico’s war on drugs turns on its most vulnerable: sexual violence perpetrated by members of the Mexican army against a 73-year-old Indigenous woman.
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Theary Seng v. Cambodia: Activist’s Detention Declared Arbitrary and Politically Motivated
On June 14, 2022, U.S.-Cambodian lawyer Theary Seng was imprisoned after being convicted of “conspiracy to commit treason” and “incitement to create social disorder” under the Cambodian Criminal Code.
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Payá Sardiñas et al. v. Cuba: Justice Achieved in Cuban Dissident’s Death
Oswaldo Payá’s death in a suspicious car crash highlights the dangers for human rights defenders in Cuba.
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Davis v. Garland: Fighting indefinite civil detention
Federal court holds due process requires consideration of alternatives to detention at an immigration bond hearing.
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Haitian Bridge Alliance v. DHS: Exposing anti-Black discrimination at the border
This case under the Freedom of Information Act seeks documents explaining why the US engaged military-grade force for the mass detention and expulsion of more than 15,000 people at the southern border in Del Rio, Texas in September 2021. The majority of those expelled were Haitian and other Black immigrants.
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Rubens Valente v. Brazil: Renowned investigative journalist persecuted for exposing corruption and collusion in Brazil’s judicial system
Valente’s case exemplifies how a corrupt judiciary protects wrongdoers and perpetuates human rights violations.
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Vicky Hernández et al. v. Honduras: Trans Woman Extrajudicially Executed
A discriminatory culture against trans people in Honduras is to blame for trans activist Vicky Hernandez’s murder.
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RFK Human Rights Sues Trump, Pompeo
A bold effort to check the powers of a secret State Department commission formed to revoke human rights from millions.
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Kumarakapay Massacre v. Venezuela: Venezuelan Massacres Investigated
When Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro attempted to halt humanitarian aid, indigenous villagers in need were murdered.
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