United States
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Torture of Black people in solitary confinement in North Carolina: report to UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
Receiving Body United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent Report Type Submission on Principles, Provisions and Pathways to Reparatory Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Tags Partners
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North Carolina brutalizes Black people with solitary confinement: report to UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
The United States weaponizes solitary confinement against Afro-descendent people in a wide range of detention settings, from municipal jails to state and federal prisons to immigration detention centers, and even within care settings for foster youth. Afro-descendant people, who are disproportionately harmed by U.S. carceral systems, face devastating mental, physical, and emotional harm from solitary…
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Standing with human rights defenders in rural immigration detention: report to UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders
The majority of immigration detention centers are located in remote and rural areas and 67% of detained people have been held in a rural and isolated location at some point during their custody.
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Coalition of Immokalee Workers: “A true force of nature”: CIW pays tribute to Ethel Kennedy at extraordinary memorial ceremony in Washington, DC
Tags Share The Coalition of Immokalee Workers published a touching tribute to our founder, Ethel Skakel Kennedy. Mrs. Kennedy joined the CIW in the fight against the exploitation and abuse of farm workers. In 2003 the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award went to three CIW leaders — Lucas Benitez, Julia Gabriel, and Romeo Ramirez
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Federal Oversight Body Opens New Investigation Into Notoriously Abusive Louisiana ICE Detention Center
Tags Share Winnfield, LA, October 30, 2024 – After years of advocacy by immigrant rights groups, the Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) has opened a new investigation into systemic abuse and inhumane conditions at Winn Correctional Center, a notorious immigration detention facility in Winnfield, Louisiana. The investigation will
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Bloomberg: Thousands of detainees have been jammed into jails Biden vowed to close
Tags Share This new report from Bloomberg details the abuse of asylum seekers within U.S immigration detention facilities. Despite legislation intending to scale down incarceration, some previously closed facilities have reopened to serve as immigration detention centers, often run by for profit companies. Individuals in these facilities face punitive conditions and lack access to translation,
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Charting the Course: Q&A with Saru Jayaraman, One Fair Wage President
Tags Share In this edition of Charting the Course, Saru Jayaraman reflects on the importance of centering workers and their dignity, her excitement about today’s campaigns—including critical ballot initiatives this November, and what investors can do today to support workers across the supply chain. “The opportunity of delivering wages increases for people is that people
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Human Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit Revealing Disability Discrimination at Louisiana ICE Detention Center
Tags Share Basile, LA, October 23, 2024 – Yesterday, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and the ACLU of Louisiana filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Ermine Nersisian, a 51-year-old disabled woman who is currently detained at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center. An asylum seeker from Russia, Ermine suffers from severe, debilitating osteoarthritis and
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Nersisian v Harper: Fighting disability discrimination in immigration detention
ICE releases 51-year-old woman with severe disabilities after lawsuit.
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Behind the Headlines: The Urgency of Decarceration in the Fight for Climate Justice
Tags Share In October, Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida, just weeks after Hurricane Helene, which killed over 200 people across six states. Scientists believe that the intensity and frequency of severe hurricanes in recent years is in large part due to climate change. In one of the largest and most urgent evacuation efforts in
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Verite News: Lack of translation services pervasive in Louisiana immigration detention, advocates say
Tags Share A recent RFKHR report showed a “systematic denial of language access” that prevented asylum seekers from receiving protections and violated detainee’s rights and blocked their access to medical and legal services at Winn Correctional Center. Now, advocates say that language access issues stretch beyond that one facility and across the state of Louisiana
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Energy Shift: An Interview with John Lewis Young Leaders Alumni Miguel Johnson
Tags Share Miguel Johnson is a JLYL alumni who is shifting career fields as he discovers more about the intersection between political science and community organizing. Originally from Poughkeepsie, New York, Miguel is a recent graduate of the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership where he majored in political science and minored in
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