Reports
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US brokers secret torture deal with El Salvador: report to UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants
On February 3, 2025, President Nayib Bukele publicly announced that El Salvador had offered to detain “criminals” sent from the US, including both migrant deportees and US citizens, in exchange for a fee.
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US police use lethal, military-grade force against Black people and civic space activists: report to UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary, or Arbitrary Executions
Police use of lethal force in the United States is on the rise, with more police killings reported in 2024 than any other year on record. This gruesome milestone was reached due to increased access to military-grade weaponry, aggressive suppression of civic space, and the continuation of a historical pattern of violence against Black people.
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Quarterly Investor Risk Briefs for Private Prison Companies Geo Group and CoreCivic
Our quarterly investor risk briefs highlight timely risks for shareholders in GEO Group and CoreCivic.
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Guide on Engaging the United States Government on Arbitrary or Wrongful Detention Cases
Tags Share Addressing arbitrary and wrongful detention through advocacy and litigation is an area of extensive expertise and experience for RFK Human Rights. In the last decade, we have worked with families of arbitrarily and wrongfully detained individuals, including US persons, to facilitate their release and return home. A central reflection from our engagements with…
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Investing in Human Rights: Six Areas for Impact and a Database for Change
For more on responsible investing, subscribe to our monthly newsletter. Get the latest issues of Charting the Course from our Business & Human Rights department delivered straight to your inbox. Tags Share When we think about human rights, we often picture activists with protest signs or diplomats at negotiation tables. But what about investors? The…
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US used lethal force to suppress climate change activism: report to UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders
Receiving Body United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders Report Type Submission for the report of the Special Rapporteur, to be presented to the 80th session of the UN General Assembly Tags Partners
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US imposes barriers to accountability for police brutality: report to UN International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement
Receiving Body United Nations International Independent Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in the Context of Law Enforcement (EMLER) Report Type Submission for the Fourth Annual Report to the Human Rights Council Tags Partners
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Case management as a humane, effective, and evidence-backed alternative to ICE detention: FOIA request
On March 31, 2025, RFK Human Rights submitted a Freedom of Information Act Request to the Department of Homeland Security and the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties to seek information about the CMPP’s effectiveness, scope, and participant demographics.
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US abuses forcibly displaced LGBTQ+ people in immigration detention: report to UN Independent Expert on Protection against Violence and Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Inside for-profit immigration detention centers, the U.S. government wields solitary confinement, sexual abuse and harassment, and denial of medical care against forcibly displaced LGBTQ+ people—sometimes with deadly consequences.
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The family’s right to truth and transparency in investigations of U.S. police killings: report to UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary, or Arbitrary Executions
Receiving Body United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial,Summary or Arbitrary Executions Report Type Submission for the report of the Special Rapporteur at the 59th session of the Human Rights Council Tags Partners
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