Honduras
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Case of Murdered Honduran Trans Woman Could Set Legal Precedent
Tags Share The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is examining whether the Honduran government was complicit in the killing of Vicky Hernández, a 26-year-old trans woman fatally shot on the night of the country’s 2009 coup d’état. The case, led by RFK Human Rights and Red Lésbica Cattrachas, is the first to ask the Inter-American…
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Amicus Brief in Support of Guapinol Defenders
Tags Share Amid a context of criminalization and attacks against environmental human rights defenders in Honduras, defenders of the Guapinol and San Pedro Rivers continue fighting to protect environmental resources from contamination by mining projects. Last year, 33 defenders were charged with arson and placed in pretrial detention, 8 of whom have been detained for…
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International Court May Force Honduras to Better Protect Trans People
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
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Vicky Hernández et al. v. Honduras: Trans Woman Extrajudicially Executed
A discriminatory culture against trans people in Honduras is to blame for trans activist Vicky Hernandez’s murder.
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Honoring Vicky Hernández
On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, Vicky Hernández’ legacy is one of intersectionality, community, and solidarity.
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We’re Taking Honduras to Court for the Murder of Trans Activist Vicky Hernández
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.
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El Caso Histórico de la Activista Trans Vicky Hernández
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…
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5 Facts You Need to Know About Vicky Hernández v. Honduras
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,…
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Alto a la prisión preventiva de los defensores del agua de Guapinol y San Pedro
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…
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Stop the Pretrial Detention of Guapinol and San Pedro Water Defenders
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…
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Vicky Hernández Case Will Be Heard by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
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.
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