Torture and Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment
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Letter to the U.N. Secretary-General in Advance of His Visit to Bangladesh
Tags Share His Excellency António Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations Dear Secretary-General: As human rights organizations, we write to respectfully urge you to do everything in your power to provide U.N. support to Bangladesh during this critical period in the country’s political transition. Bangladesh is now undergoing unprecedented changes following widespread protests that led to…
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The Tennessean: As U.S Justice Advocates, We Hold CoreCivic Responsible for TN Understaffing Woes
Tags Share In The Tennessean, a letter to the editor written by Anthony Enriquez, VP of U.S. Advocacy at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, exposes how private prison industry executives have exploited small-town workers while enabling the inhumane treatment of detainees- all for their profit. Enriquez highlights the empty promises made by private prison corporations…
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Investigative Post: ICE abuse of Detainees in Batavia Facility
Tags Share Recently released federal audits of ICE detention facilities in Batavia have exposed the inhumane and abusive treatment of detainees by facility guards. The 2023 audit detailed excessive force and deplorable living conditions within the center. In addition, former detainees have spoken out, leading 40 individuals to file a civil rights complaint with the…
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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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Ending Abuse of Forcibly Displaced LGBTQ+ People in Immigration Detention
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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RFK Human Rights exige la liberación inmediata del activista venezolano Jesús Armas
Tags Share Washington D.C.: El 10 de diciembre de 2024, Jesús Armas fue secuestrado por las fuerzas de seguridad venezolanas en un contexto de represión política generalizada. Testigos informan que Armas—quien había estado abogando por elecciones libres y justas en el país—fue secuestrado en el “Café Canel” en el vecindario Las Mercedes de Caracas. Aproximadamente…
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RFK Human Rights calls for the immediate release of Venezuelan activist Jesús Armas
Tags Share Washington D.C.: On December 10, 2024, Jesús Armas was abducted by the Venezuelan security forces amid a context of widespread political repression. Witnesses report that Armas—who had been advocating for free and fair elections in the country—was abducted at the “Café Canel” in Caracas’s Las Mercedes neighborhood. At approximately 9:20 PM, six masked…
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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share Will Trump’s Executive Order Require Americans to Carry ID or Face Arrest? Among President Donald Trump’s slew of immigration-related executive orders signed in his first week is mention of an 80-year law that went largely unnoticed. In seeking to tighten border security, Trump invoked a rule requiring immigrants to carry identification proving their status — something civil-rights groups…
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La Jornada Veracruz: Today, historic hearing at the IACHR for the murder of Ernestina Ascencio
Tags Share La Jornada Veracruz has reported that on January 30, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) will hold a critical public hearing against the Mexican State in the case of Ernestina Ascencio Rosario, a Nahua woman who suffered sexual violence and torture at the hands of the Mexican Army before her death in…
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This Week’s Spotlight on Human Rights
Tags Share Forced prison labor in the “Land of the Free” From fighting wildfires to toiling in the kitchens of some of the country’s most popular food franchises, incarcerated workers perform vital functions across the United States and produce billions of dollars in value for the public and private sectors. Yet they are paid very little (between…
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Guatemala: Organizaciones Internacionales Piden A La Corte Suprema De Justicia (CSJ) Responda La Solicitud De Amparo De José Rubén Zamora Para Mantener Su Libertad
Tags Share Las organizaciones firmantes vemos con preocupación la falta de respuesta por parte de la Cámara de Amparo y Antejuicio de la Corte Suprema de Justicia, al amparo presentado por la defensa del destacado periodista José Rubén Zamora del 15 de noviembre de 2024, para evitar su regreso a la prisión. En una audiencia…
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Complaint exposes torture and cruel and degrading treatment at Louisiana immigration detention center
Tags Share Lawyers representing a human rights activist detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement filed a complaint in December 2024 that exposes the use of torture and other cruel and degrading treatment, including sexual abuse and prolonged solitary confinement, at the Central Louisiana ICE Processing Center in Jena, Louisiana, a private prison that operates as a federal…
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