U.S. Reports
Torture and Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment
We uncover torture and other cruel and degrading treatment—such as solitary confinement—in immigration detention, and expose these abuses in human rights reports, agency complaints, and public hearings.
June 10, 2025
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US brokers secret torture deal with El Salvador: report to UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants
April 15, 2025
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New York’s Ulster County Shouldn’t Condone Torture of Solitary Confinement: RFK Human Rights Memo in Opposition to Resolution No. 165
April 8, 2025
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US violates human rights of non-citizens: coalition report to UN Human Rights Council for the 2025 Universal Periodic Review of the US
March 24, 2025
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Creating on-site legal education programs for detained people: a guide to legal access in immigration detention
February 14, 2025
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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
November 1, 2024
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Torture of Black people in solitary confinement in North Carolina: report to UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
November 1, 2024
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North Carolina brutalizes Black people with solitary confinement: report to UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
October 31, 2024
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Standing with human rights defenders in rural immigration detention: report to UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders
August 26, 2024
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Inside the Black Hole: Systemic Human Rights Abuses Against Immigrants Detained & Disappeared in Louisiana
September 12, 2023
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US violates human rights of Black immigrants: shadow report to UN Human Rights Committee for the fifth periodic review of the US under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
April 17, 2023
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US abuses human rights with solitary confinement: request for thematic hearing at the IACHR
February 24, 2023
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US tortures Black people with solitary confinement: report to UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in the Context of Law Enforcement
February 23, 2023
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New York tortures people with solitary confinement: letter to the NY Department of Corrections and Community Supervision
December 11, 2020
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RFK Human Rights Testimony on Solitary Confinement to the NYC Council Committee on Criminal Justice
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