International Advocacy and Litigation
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Inter-American Court of Human Rights Holds the State of Honduras Internationally Responsible for Arbitrary Detention and Lack of Due Diligence in the Investigation of the Murder of Leonela Zelaya
Tags Share [Tegucigalpa/Washington, D.C., January 19, 2026]. The Red Lésbica Cattrachas and the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center, representatives of the victims in the Leonela Zelaya et al. v. Honduras case, welcome the Judgment of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, notified today, in which the Court declared the international responsibility of the
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La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos condena al Estado de Honduras por la detención arbitraria y la falta de debida diligencia en la investigación del asesinato de Leonela Zelaya
Tags Share [Tegucigalpa/Washington D.C., 19 de enero de 2026] La Red Lésbica Cattrachas y el Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center, representantes de las víctimas en el caso Leonela Zelaya y otra vs. Honduras, celebramos la Sentencia de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, notificada el día de hoy, en la que declaró la
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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share ICE Inspections Plummeted as Detentions Soared in 2025 Amid a massive expansion in immigration detention in 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) dramatically reduced the number of facility inspection reports by the agency’s Office of Detention Oversight (ODO), one of its key tools for tracking detention conditions. There was a 36.25% decline in ICE
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New Report Highlights Freedom of Assembly Litigation Gaps and Opportunities
Tags Share WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 15, 2025 –The Robert and Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center (Kennedy Human Rights Center) and the Centre for Law and Democracy (CLD) announced today the public launch of a new report titled Freedom of Peaceful Assembly: Litigation Gaps and Opportunities at the International and Regional Levels. The report provides an
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Freedom of Peaceful Assembly: Litigation Gaps and Opportunities at the International and Regional Levels
Tags Share The Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center and the Centre for Law and Democracy have published a new joint report identifying key gaps in human rights jurisprudence on the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and outlining strategic litigation opportunities to address them. Titled Freedom of Peaceful Assembly: Litigation Gaps and Opportunities
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Uganda: The Kennedy Human Rights Center Condemns the Suspension of Chapter Four Uganda Amidst Escalating Restrictions on Civic Space Ahead of January 15 Elections
Tags Share The Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center strongly condemns the decision by Uganda’s National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO Bureau) to suspend the operations of Chapter Four Uganda, a leading human rights organization, in a move that further undermines civic space and democratic participation ahead of Uganda’s elections scheduled for January 15.
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Kennedy Human Rights Center Submits Input to the UN Human Rights Committee to Inform General Comment No. 38 on Freedom of Association
Tags Share The Kennedy Human Rights Center’s General Comment 38 submission provides a comparative analysis of freedom of association, offering an overview of the issues facing the right to freedom of association around the globe and the state of international human rights law on the right. It focuses in particular on country experiences and human
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Latin America: The Most Dangerous Region to Defend the Planet
Tags Share For over a decade, Latin America has remained the most dangerous region to fight against extractive projects and defend the environment and land. The highest proportion of cases involving violence against environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs) documented in 2024 (82%) has taken place in Latin America, according to the latest report of Global
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La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos condena al Estado mexicano por la violación sexual de parte de militares, tortura y muerte de doña Ernestina Ascencio Rosario
Tags Share La Familia de doña Ernestina Ascencio Rosario y sus representantes, celebramos la decisión de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (Corte IDH) en la que, tras casi diecinueve años de impunidad y denegación de justicia por parte del Estado mexicano, declaró la responsabilidad internacional de este por la violación sexual, tortura y muerte
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Inter-American Court of Human Rights Condemns the State of Mexico for Sexual Violence by Members of the Mexican Army, Torture, and the Death of Ernestina Ascencio Rosario
Tags Share The family of Ernestina Ascencio Rosario and their representatives welcome the decision of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR), which, after nearly nineteen years of impunity and denial of justice by the State of Mexico, declared the State internationally responsible for the sexual violence, torture, and death of Ernestina Ascencio Rosario. Ernestina
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As Reza Khandan Marks One Year in Prison, Human Rights Organizations and Lawyers Join Call for his Release in Iran
Tags Share On the anniversary of activist Reza Khandan’s arrest, the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center, PEN America, and the NYC Bar Association jointly call for his immediate release. Khandan, the husband of internationally renowned human rights activist, lawyer, and 2011 PEN America Freedom to Write Awardee Nasrin Sotoudeh, has long campaigned for
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