LGBTQ+ Rights
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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days When the Supreme Court recently allowed immigration agents in the Los Angeles area to take race into consideration during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned. “If the officers…
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The Guardian: Queer and trans immigrants allege forced labor and sexual assault in ICE facility: ‘I was treated worse than an animal’
Last month, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, the ACLU of Louisiana, and the National Immigration Project filed multiple complaints exposing systemic abuse against immigrants at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center.
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News 15 (KADN): Civil rights groups blame private contractor after sexual abuse accusations at Basile ICE facility
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights recently filed a federal civil rights complaint alleging sexual abuse at an ICE detention center in Basile, Louisiana.
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Verite News: Complaints allege sexual and physical abuse at Basile ICE facility
Current and former detainees at a Louisiana ICE detention center have filed civil rights complaints through Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and its partners, accusing prison officers and ICE employees of repeated sexual harassment, abuse, forced labor, and neglect of urgent medical care.
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The Advocate: Civil rights complaint alleges systemic sexual abuse at Louisiana ICE facility
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights has filed a civil rights complaint with the Department of Homeland Security alleging officials at a Louisiana ICE center perpetrated widespread abuse, including sexual assault, forced labor, and medical neglect.
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KFLY: Allegations of abuse and neglect at Louisiana ICE facility
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, in collaboration with its partners, has filed a civil rights complaint and demanded the closure of a Louisiana ICE facility.
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New complaints expose pattern of systemic sexual abuse, harassment, and forced labor at Louisiana ICE facility
Woman and three transgender people come forward regarding abuse at the South Louisiana ICE Processing Center
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Latest Hearing: Leonela Zelaya v. Honduras
Interested in international advocacy and litigation? Subscribe to the Justice Roundup newsletter to get more of the latest on international human rights, delivered straight to your inbox. Tags Share On March 25, RFK Human Rights’ International advocacy and litigation team joined partners from the Red Lésbica Cattrachas as co-counsel in the latest hearing before the…
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Documented: A Queer Asylum Seeker’s Detention Nightmare
Tags Share After fleeing persecution in Guyana, a queer immigrant named A.B. was subjected to new trauma – detention in New York’s largest ICE facility, where LGBTQ+ identity is treated as a security risk. Speaking with Documented, our VP of U.S. Advocacy & Litigation Anthony Enriquez comments on the long record of abuse at the…
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Transgender Law Center v. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Exposing cruel and degrading treatment of trans people in immigration detention
Federal court orders government to release documents exposing cruel and degrading treatment of transgender people in immigration detention.
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Human rights organizations urge United Nations to denounce abuse of LGBTQ+ people in immigration detention facilities
Tags Share Washington, D.C., February 18, 2025 – Last week, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Black Diaspora Liberty Initiative, Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project, Immigration Equality, Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, Sanctuary New Orleans Abolition Project, and the Transgender Law Center filed a joint submission urging the United Nations to denounce widespread abuse of LGBTQ+ people…
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