International Advocacy and Litigation
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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share Trump Administration Ends Legal Protections for Half-Million Haitians Who Now Face Deportations The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it is terminating legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians, setting them up for potential deportation. DHS said that conditions in Haiti have improved and Haitians no longer meet the conditions for the…
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El Salvador: Alto a la Criminalización de Personas Defensoras de Derechos Humanos y al Desmantelamiento del Estado de Derecho
Tags Share Las organizaciones firmantes expresamos nuestra profunda preocupación ante el creciente uso del derecho penal sin las garantías del debido proceso, el acoso, estigmatización y la persecución que ejercen las autoridades salvadoreñas contra personas defensoras de derechos humanos, líderes comunitarios, activistas ambientales, profesores universitarios abogados, periodistas y otras voces críticas hacia el poder. Destacados…
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El Salvador: Stop the Criminalization of Human Rights Defenders and the Dismantling of the Rule of Law
Tags Share We, the undersigned organizations, express our deep concern over the increasing use of criminal law without due process guarantees, the harassment, the stigmatization, and the persecution by Salvadoran authorities against human rights defenders, community leaders, environmental activists, university professors, lawyers, journalists, and other voices critical of the government. Prominent journalists, activists, and lawyers,…
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Chad: RFK Human Rights Condemns the Continued Detention of Opposition Leader Dr. Succès Masra
Tags Share RFK Human Rights condemns the arbitrary detention and judicial harassment of Chadian opposition political leader Dr. Succès Masra. We strongly urge the government of Chad to respect Dr. Masra’s rights to liberty, fair trial, and freedoms of expression and association, and to desist from attacks on opposition political parties and movements, in line…
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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center Sparks Major Concern as Construction Begins: ‘An Obscene Human Rights Violation’ Florida has begun building a new migrant detention center deep in the Everglades, springing into action after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) approved the development. But activists and locals have already raised major concerns, citing environmental and human…
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Translation of Letter from Reza Khandan to Iranian Judiciary
Tags Share On June 17, 2025, Reza Khandan and other inmates in Evin Prison wrote to the Iranian judiciary calling for their release. Khandan, a prominent human rights advocate, and his wife, the renowned human rights lawyer and women’s rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh, have long been targeted by Iranian authorities. Khandan has faced repeated arrests and…
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Bangladesh: Extend the Mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances to Ensure Truth and Accountability
Tags Share We, the undersigned international human rights organizations, urge the Interim Government of Bangladesh to extend the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances until at least December 31, 2025. While the Commission’s mandate is set to expire on June 30, victims and their families deserve adequate time for the Commission to…
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As Big Tech Grows, So Does Its Responsibility To Protect Workers in the Global South
Tags Share Between billion-dollar investments in AI, year-over-year increases in revenue, and an ever-expanding social media audience, Big Tech’s momentum shows no slowing in 2025. Amid this growth, one foundational element is often ignored: the invisible human labor sustaining Big Tech. Contract workers in the Global South are moderating harmful content on social media platforms…
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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share Masked ICE Agents Detain 9-Month-Pregnant U.S Citizen in L.A. Crackdown A U.S. citizen in her ninth month of pregnancy was hospitalized with sharp stomach pains after being arrested — and later released — by ICE agents who accused her of obstructing the arrest of her undocumented husband. ICE has been conducting large-scale raids and arrests…
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El Salvador: New Foreign Agents Law Threatens Rights and Freedoms of Civil Society Organizations and the Media
Tags Share In the context of serious human rights setbacks, the weakening of the rule of law, and the dismantling of institutional controls in El Salvador, the Legislative Assembly, controlled largely by President Bukele’s New Ideas party, passed a Foreign Agents Law without public debate. The Law purports to promote “transparency” on the influence of…
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El Salvador: La nueva Ley de Agentes Extranjeros amenaza los derechos y libertades de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil y los medios de comunicación
Tags Share En el contexto del grave retroceso en materia de derechos humanos, del debilitamiento del Estado de derecho y del desmantelamiento de los controles institucionales en El Salvador, la Asamblea Legislativa, controlada en gran medida por el partido Nuevas Ideas del presidente Bukele, aprobó una Ley de Agentes Extranjeros sin debate público. La ley…
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Devdiscourse: Coalition Challenges US-El Salvador Detainee Deal in Court
Tags Share A coalition of immigrant rights groups including Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights has filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s agreement to house detainees in an El Salvadorian prison. The suit argues that the deal violates the U.S. Constitution by preventing detainees from accessing U.S. courts and due process. Concerns are raised over…
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