Tags Share Outraged by a long-ignored slaying in Honduras, RFK Human Rights and Cattrachas have urged the Inter-American Court to force governments to better protect transgender people across the region. Read the full article
A discriminatory culture against trans people in Honduras is to blame for trans activist Vicky Hernandez’s murder.
On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, Vicky Hernández’ legacy is one of intersectionality, community, and solidarity.
The landmark case has the potential to set a wider precedent on trans rights, protecting countless people across Latin America who have been targeted and killed for their gender identity.
Tags Share ESTE CASO HISTÓRICO NO SÓLO PODRÍA DAR A LA FAMILIA DE VICKY LA JUSTICIA PENDIENTE POR MUCHO TIEMPO, SINO QUE TIENE EL POTENCIAL DE SENTAR UN PRECEDENTE MÁS AMPLIO SOBRE LOS DERECHOS DE LAS PERSONAS TRANS PARA PROTEGER A INNUMERABLES PERSONAS EN TODA LATINOAMÉRICA QUE HAN SIDO ATACADAS Y ASESINADAS POR SU IDENTIDAD…
Tags Share On November 11, 2020, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights will join the Red Lésbica Cattrachas, our co-counsel, to argue the case of Vicky Hernández vs. Honduras. Here’s what you need to know about this landmark case and what it could mean for trans women as well as the broader LGBTQI (lesbian, gay, bisexual,…
Tags Share Estimado Fiscal General: Las organizaciones abajo firmantes le escribimos para mostrar nuestra preocupación por el mantenimiento de la medida cautelar de prisión preventiva para los Sres. Porfirio Sorto Cedillo, José Abelino Cedillo, Kelvin Alejandro Romero, Arnold Javier Alemán, Ever Alexander Cedillo, Orbin Nahún Hernández y Daniel Márquez y Jeremías Martínez, que pertenecen a…
Tags Share Dear Mr. Attorney General: The signatory organizations are writing to show our concern for the ongoing imposition of the precautionary measure of pretrial detention for Mrs. Porfirio Sorto Cedillo, José Abelino Cedillo, Kelvin Alejandro Romero, Arnold Javier Alemán, Ever Alexander Cedillo, Orbin Nahún Hernández and Daniel Márquez and Jeremías Martínez who belong to…
Vicky’s case will allow the Court to develop jurisprudence on the freedom to develop and represent one’s gender identity as a dimension of the fundamental right of freedom of expression.
Tags Share We joined a group of civil society organizations calling for Honduras to ensure an independent, impartial and transparent process in the trial for those accused of killing Honduran activist Berta Cáceres. Read the full statement below: SPANISH ENGLISH
Tags Share Nine years ago today, June 29, 2009, a 26-year-old Honduran transgender woman was killed for expressing her gender identity. Honduran security forces shot Vicky in the head during the night of June 28 – 29, 2009 during a curfew imposed soon after the coup d’etat. Nine years later, and despite evidence that Vicky…
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