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The U.S. Should Maintain Legal Pathways such as Temporary Protected Status for Migrants
The designation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) is an important legal pathway for migrants of select countries who are unable to safely return to their home countries due to different conditions ...
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El Salvador: Alto a la Criminalización de Personas Defensoras de Derechos Humanos y al Desmantelamiento del Estado de Derecho
Las organizaciones firmantes expresamos nuestra profunda preocupación ante el creciente uso del derecho penal sin las garantías del debido proceso, el acoso, estigmatización y la persecución que ejerc ...
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El Salvador: Stop the Criminalization of Human Rights Defenders and the Dismantling of the Rule of Law
We, the undersigned organizations, express our deep concern over the increasing use of criminal law without due process ...
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Derechos y resistencia LGBTIQ+ en Latinoamérica: seis voces de la región
Este episodio especial del Mes del Orgullo reúne las voces de seis activistas LGBTIQ+ de toda América Latina —México, ...
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LGBTIQ+ Rights and Resistance in Latin America: Six Voices from the Region
This special Pride Month episode brings together the voices of six LGBTIQ+ activists from across Latin America—Mexico, ...
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The State of Trans Rights Across the Americas: Recognition, Contradiction, Violence, and Backsliding - WOLA
In recent years, the state of trans rights across the Americas has been marked by a striking pattern of historic advances and devastating losses. While some countries have made significant progress ...
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Coca Chronicles #5: The UN Coca Leaf Review and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Francisco Cali Tzay ‘International drug control policies such as the 1961 Single Convention have negatively impacted the rights, culture, ...
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$160 Billion to Detain and Deport: Congress’s “Reconciliation” Bill is a Betrayal of Priorities and Will Harm the Most Vulnerable - WOLA
Early on Thursday May 22, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill with a historically massive mix of budget cuts and new spending. The cuts are likely to hurt the poorest Americans. The ...