Latin America
We work alongside local organizations and human rights defenders to defend civic space and combat violence, repression, and discrimination in the region. Through strategic litigation and legal advocacy before the Inter-American Human Rights system and the United Nations, we work toward protecting human rights, seeking truth, justice, and redress for victims of human rights violations. From combating gender-based violence in Central America, historic racism against Dominicans of Haitian Descent, and systematic repression against critics in Venezuela and Guatemala to protecting freedom of the press in Colombia and Brazil, our mission is to create a region where justice, dignity, and equality prevail for all.
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Honduras Responsible for Trans Woman’s Murder, Human Rights Court Rules
The ruling sets a legal precedent across Latin American, which has the highest concentration of trans murders in the world.
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Honduras Responsible for Trans Woman’s Murder, International Court Rules
Tags Share “RFK Human Rights and Red Lésbica Cattrachas won a landmark ruling before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on behalf of the family of Vicky Hernández. Vicky, a 26-year-old Honduran trans woman, was targeted and killed by state security forces in 2009 during the country’s coup d’etat. Her death set off a wave…
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Honduras Ordered to Track LGBTQ+ Hate Crimes
Tags Share “After Honduran trans activist Vicky Hernández was targeted and killed for her gender identity in 2009, the country experienced a wave of unprecedented violence against the LGBTQ+ community. More than 300 LGBTQ+ people have been killed in the country in the decade since and few, if any, of these cases have been properly…
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BBC: Court Says Honduras to Blame for Trans Woman’s Murder
Tags Share After RFK Human Rights and Cattachas brought Vicky Hernandez’s case before the Inter-American Court, it delivered a landmark ruling holding Honduras responsible for her murder. Read the full article here. Module type not found: newsArticles
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The Guardian: Honduran State Responsible for Trans Woman’s Murder
While transphobia in Latin America remains pervasive and deadly, RFK Human Rights’ Angelita Baeyens says the Court’s decision brings hope for change.
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New York Times: Court Rules in Favor of Trans Rights in Honduras
What comes next is ensuring that the Court orders are implemented and that the roadmap it lays out is followed by other governments in Latin America and beyond.
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RFK Human Rights and Cattrachas Win Historic Trans Rights Case
Tags Share THE RULING BY THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT NOT ONLY HOLDS HONDURAS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE MURDER OF TRANS ACTIVIST VICKY HERNÁNDEZ, IT ALSO ESTABLISHES SWEEPING NEW PROTECTIONS FOR LGBTQ+ PEOPLE ACROSS LATIN AMERICA. Leer en Español. Washington, D.C. (June 28, 2021)—Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and Red Lésbica Cattrachas have won a historic case before…
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International Court Rules in Favor of Trans Rights in Honduras
Tags Share The landmark decision from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights could have far-reaching implications for LGBTQ+ rights across Latin America. Read the full article
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RFK Human Rights, Red Lésbica Cattrachas Ganan Caso Emblemático Sobre Derechos de Personas Trans
La Sentencia de la Corte Interamericana no solo responsabiliza a Honduras por el asesinato de la activista trans Vicky Hernández, sino que también establece nuevas protecciones para las personas LGBTQ+ en América Latina.
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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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