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
	
			October 16, 2025
						
							
		
		
		
				Quotes & Media Coverage			
						The Guardian: Queer and trans immigrants allege forced labor and sexual assault in ICE facility: ‘I was treated worse than an animal’
	
			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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