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Apr 26, 2024

Refugee and Human Rights Advocates Call on Inter-American Court to Meet Challenge of Climate Displacement

On Thursday, refugee and human rights advocates presented testimony before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) in Barbados to inform the Court’s upcoming advisory opinion regarding States’ human rights obligations in the context of the climate emergency.

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Dec 18, 2023

Refugee and Human Rights Advocates File Brief on Climate Displacement to Inter-American Court

On December 15, 2023, refugee and human rights advocates submitted an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) to inform the Court’s upcoming Advisory Opinion regarding States’ human rights obligations in the context of the unfolding climate emergency.

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Dec 13, 2023

Immigrant Rights Groups Demand Accountability for ‘Gross Violations of Human Rights’ at Open-Air Detention Sites at U.S.-Mexico Border

Seven immigrant rights organizations lodged an urgent federal complaint this week against the Department of Homeland Security Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) and its Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for violating their own custody standards for asylum seekers being held in several open-air detention sites along the U.S.-Mexico border in California.

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