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Violencia sexual y basada en género en contra de personas migrantes en el Tapón del Darién

Sign-on Letter
Apr 18, 2022

Nos unimos a una carta a los secretarios Blinken y Mayorkas sobre los casos de violencia sexual y basada en género contra personas migrantes que transitan por el Tapón del Darién.

Sexual and Gender-Based Violence against Migrants in the Darién Gap

Sign-on Letter
Apr 18, 2022

We joined the Haitian Bridge Alliance, and RFK Human Rights in a letter to Secretary Blinken and Secretary Mayorkas about raising the issue of sexual and gender-based violence assault cases targeting migrants as they pass through the Darién Gap.

Asylum Seekers, Advocates Urge Garland to End Trump's Cruel Policies Towards Survivors

Commentary
May 18, 2021

This op-ed calls on Attorney General Merrick Garland to vacate the Trump-era Matter of A-B- ruling, which undermined access to asylum for survivors of domestic violence and gang brutality.

El Salvador: Root Causes and Just Asylum Policy Responses

Commentary
Apr 30, 2021

The article discusses conditions in El Salvador which lead to forced migration, critiques U.S. asylum policy, details measures that have resulted in the denial of protection, provides modest reform proposals, and ends with recommendations for addressing the root causes of migration.

Limiting Customs and Border Protection’s Detention of People Who Are Pregnant, Postpartum and/or Nursing, and Infants

Sign-on Letter
Oct 20, 2022

We joined a letter to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) demanding they uphold the reproductive rights of migrants.

MC 340/10 – Situation of women and girl victims of sexual violence in Haiti

Human Rights Body Submission
Oct 07, 2022

CGRS and our partners filed a report with the Inter-American Commission on on Human Rights describing the situation of victims of sexual violence in Haiti, and calling on the commission to extend and expand its Precautionary Measures to better protect Haitian women and girls.