This case challenges the government’s practice of arbitrarily arresting people without notice at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) check-ins after years of reporting without incident under an order of supervision.
This case seeks accountability under international human rights law for survivors and victims of police brutality. It asks the Inter-American Commission for a declaration that the human rights of Mr. Monroe and his mother were violated by his unlawful arrest and beating by Louisiana police and the subsequent failure of Louisiana and federal authorities to…
This case challenges the government’s practice of arbitrarily arresting people without notice at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) check-ins after years of reporting without incident under an order of supervision.
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
Tags Share Washington, D.C., April 28, 2025 – Last week, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of Louisiana, and the Juror Project submitted a report to a United Nations experts body highlighting legal barriers for victims of police violence who seek civil remedies. The report was submitted ahead…
Tags Share Three advocacy groups are suing the Department of Homeland Security and Secretary Kristi Noem, seeking to restore staff jobs at three gutted offices that oversee civil rights protections across the department’s broad mission. The lawsuit was filed Thursday by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization, the Southern Border Communities Coalition, and the Urban Justice Center. On March…
Tags Share An assortment of advocacy groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday aimed at stopping the Department of Homeland Security from permanently shuttering its internal oversight divisions after the Trump administration fired critical staff members, grinding operations to a halt. The lawsuit was filed in New York and brought by Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights,…
Tags Share ProPublica reports on human rights abuses on U.S. deportation flights, including RFK Human Rights’ lawsuit on behalf of African asylum-seekers restrained for hours in the Wrap, a cross between a straitjacket and a sleeping bag that one federal judge has called torture. “Flight attendants were told they would fly rock bands, sports teams…
Tags Share “President Donald Trump, an avowed fan of stop-and-frisk policing, now aims to take those practices national. His executive order requires federal law enforcement to treat a non-citizen’s failure to register or to carry proof of registration as a civil and criminal enforcement priority, punishable anywhere from one to six months in federal prison.” In…
Tags Share The Trump administration plans to revive a World War II-era law requiring immigrants aged 14 and older, who entered the U.S. without a visa, to register with the federal government within 30 days of arrival, including submitting fingerprints. Noncitizens over 14, or parents of noncitizens under 14, who “willfully” fail to register could…
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