Gender-Based Violence
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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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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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Young Activist’s Murder Spotlights ‘Femicides’ Epidemic in Mexico
Tags Share Long before the shooting death of women’s rights activist Isabel Cabanillas de la Torre in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, human rights attorneys had noted the rising trend of “femicides” in the border city. The deaths and disappearances of women and girls in Juarez and in other parts of Mexico had once dominated international headlines.…
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IACHR Holds Public Hearing on Juárez Femicide Case
The case, brought by RFK Human Rights and CEDIMAC, could lead to more protections to address the epidemic of femicides in Mexico.
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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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Victims Around the World Speak Out to Eliminate Violence Against Women
Tags Share In honor of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25th, we’ve highlighted the ongoing fight against gender based violence, and recognized the vital role that human rights defenders, including our partners and laureates, play in addressing this violence around the world. Recently, Nadia Murad, a 2018 Nobel peace…
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Alternative Report on Violence Against Women in Mexico
Tags Share In Mexico, violence against women is undeniably widespread and pervasive, normalized by a culture of discrimination and perpetuated by enduring impunity. It’s estimated that at least 66 percent of Mexican women have suffered some type of gender-based violence in their lives. In particular, femicides, or the killing of women due to their gender,…
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In Memory of Vicky Hernandez: A Long Struggle for Justice
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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Two Soldiers Convicted for Sexual Torture of Valentina Rosendo
Tags Share The undersigned organizations that form part of the International Observatory on Human Rights in Mexico welcome the historic ruling that sentenced two members of the Mexican military to prison for violating the human rights of Valentina Rosendo Cantú in 2002. Sixteen years after the crimes took place, and eight since the Inter-American Court…
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El caso Valentina Rosendo Cantú: oportunidad única de frenar la impunidad en casos de abusos militares
Tags Share Próxima sentencia en el caso Valentina Rosendo Cantú, oportunidad única de frenar la impunidad en casos de abusos militares: Observatorio Internacional sobre México Organizaciones internacionales resaltan la importancia del caso de Valentina Rosendo Cantú en la discusión sobre la militarización de la seguridad pública y la Ley de Seguridad Interior en México. En…
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