Violence and Discrimination
We join forces with defenders on the ground to end violence and discriminatory practices against individuals and peoples based on their racial, ethnic, gender, or sexual identities and expression. From combating gender-based violence in Mexico or Guatemala, and transphobic violence in Honduras to historic policies of exclusion against Dominicans of Haitian Descent or indigenous peoples in Brazil, we use international human rights law to hold governments accountable for their obligations and to promote structural changes to address the root causes.

Litigation
September 30, 2025
Litigation
Umu Thoronka v. Sierra Leone: Unlawful Dismissal Exposes Gender Bias in Sierra Leone Media
July 16, 2025
Litigation
Doe v. Rhoden et al: Stopping sexual abuse in immigration detention
July 1, 2023
Litigation
Ascencio Rosario et al. v. Mexico: Indigenous women victims of sexual violence, tortured by Mexican Army
August 1, 2021
Litigation
Transgender Law Center v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Exposing cruel and degrading treatment of trans people in immigration detention
January 31, 2021
Litigation
Vicky Hernández et al. v. Honduras: Trans Woman Extrajudicially Executed
January 31, 2020
Litigation
C.M.T (Dominican Republic): Protections for Detained At-Risk Gay Man
January 31, 2020
Litigation
19 LGBTQ+ Individuals v. Republic of Uganda: Covid Exploited to Target LGBTQ+ Ugandans
January 31, 2020
Litigation
Kumarakapay Massacre v. Venezuela: Venezuelan Massacres Investigated
January 31, 2020
Litigation
Reynoso Pacheco et al. v. Guatemala: When Mining Turns Into Murder
Statements & Commentary
September 19, 2025
Spotlight on Human Rights
This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
September 19, 2025
Quotes & Media Coverage
News 15 (KADN): Civil rights groups blame private contractor after sexual abuse accusations at Basile ICE facility
September 18, 2025
Statement
ECOWAS Court Petition highlights the pervasive challenges faced by women journalists in West Africa
September 17, 2025
Quotes & Media Coverage
Verite News: Complaints allege sexual and physical abuse at Basile ICE facility
September 16, 2025
Quotes & Media Coverage
The Advocate: Civil rights complaint alleges systemic sexual abuse at Louisiana ICE facility
September 16, 2025
Quotes & Media Coverage
KFLY: Allegations of abuse and neglect at Louisiana ICE facility
August 15, 2025
Staff POV
Brazil’s Marco Temporal: Indigenous Land Rights at a Crossroads
July 18, 2025
Quotes & Media Coverage
Miami Herald: Woman in crisis was stripped, strapped to chair at Florida ICE center, suit says
April 3, 2025
Our Voices
Latest Hearing: Leonela Zelaya v. Honduras
Reports & Submissions
May 15, 2025
Report
Gender-based Violence Against Women Journalists in East and West Africa
April 8, 2025
Report
US violates human rights of non-citizens: coalition report to UN Human Rights Council for the 2025 Universal Periodic Review of the US
February 14, 2025
Report
US abuses forcibly displaced LGBTQ+ people in immigration detention: report to UN Independent Expert on Protection against Violence and Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
April 17, 2023
Report
US abuses human rights with solitary confinement: request for thematic hearing at the IACHR
May 15, 2020
Report
UN Petition: LGBTQ+ People Arbitrarily Detained in Uganda
July 11, 2018
Report
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