The U.S. government should immediately and publicly commit to ending the use of solitary confinement in U.S. immigration detention, demanded a coalition of 194 medical, academic, faith, human rights,...
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The U.S. government should immediately and publicly commit to ending the use of solitary confinement in U.S. immigration detention, demanded a coalition of 194 medical, academic, faith, human rights,...
Las organizaciones internacionales abajo firmantes condenan fuertemente la anunciada expulsión del personal de la Oficina del Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos...
The undersigned international organizations strongly condemn the announced expulsion of the members of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Venezuela, as...
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The Honorable Alejandro N. Mayorkas Secretary US Department of Homeland Security Washington, D.C., 20528 Dear Secretary Mayorkas, Since November 2022, when the United Nations High Commissioner for...
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Por Adam Isacson y Zoe Martens Resumen ejecutivo Una frontera entre Estados Unidos y México bien gobernada y que trate con humanidad a las personas migrantes y solicitantes de asilo es posible y no...
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By Adam Isacson and Zoe Martens Executive Summary A U.S.-Mexico border that is well governed and that also treats migrants and asylum seekers humanely can go hand in hand and should not be seen as an...
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August 2, 2023 The Honorable Joseph R. Biden President of the United States 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Biden, The undersigned 203 civil, human rights, and...
“5 años de cambios políticos significativos”: Organizaciones internacionales presentan un informe sobre los derechos humanos en Colombia La Oficina Internacional de Derechos Humanos-Acción Colombia...
‘5 Years of Significant Political Change’: International Organizations Present Shadow Report on Human Rights in Colombia The International Office for Human Rights Office-Action Colombia (Oidhaco)...
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Por Adam Isacson, Ana Lucía Verduzco y Maureen Meyer Empleados actuales y anteriores de WOLA—Adam Isacson, Maureen Meyer, Ana Lucia Verduzco y Joy Olson—visitaron Honduras del 26 de abril al 5 de...
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By Adam Isacson, Ana Lucia Verduzco, and Maureen Meyer Overview: Four current and former WOLA staff members—Adam Isacson, Maureen Meyer, Ana Lucia Verduzco, and Joy Olson—visited Honduras from April...
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by Adam Isacson The Trump administration severely curtailed the legal right to seek asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. Despite promising to restore and strengthen the U.S. asylum system, the Biden...
As Colombia’s government continues to advance dialogues with the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas and seek a “Total Peace” with other illegal armed groups that everyday unleash violence and...
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by Adam Isacson and Ana Lucía Verduzco Non-profit migrant shelters in the city of Tijuana, Mexico, just south of San Diego, are experiencing an alarming wave of attacks. The frequency of threats and...
[Ginebra y Washington D.C. **enero 26 de 2023]. Las organizaciones abajo firmantes expresamos nuestra profunda preocupación por la aprobación en primera vuelta de un proyecto de ley que busca...
[Geneva and Washington D.C. 26 January, 2023]. The undersigned organizations express our deep concern over the approval in the first round of a bill that seeks to criminalize and further hinder the...
Se necesita de escrutinio internacional para proteger los derechos de los votantes (Washington, DC) - El escrutinio internacional es esencial para asegurar los derechos de los guatemaltecos a...
International Scrutiny Needed to Protect Voters’ Rights (Washington, DC) - International scrutiny is essential to ensure Guatemalans’ rights to free and fair elections, Human Rights Watch and the...
Joint Statement during the Interactive Dialogue with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Nicaragua, on 15 December 2022. Speaker: Juan Carlos Arce I deliver this statement on behalf of 34...
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By Josefina Salomón and Kate Keelan 2022 has been a tumultuous year in Latin America, with many highs and lows. Historic elections presented new opportunities. Authoritarianism spread like a virus...