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Submission to UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on Access to U.S. Asylum

Human Rights Body Submission
Aug 22, 2024

CGRS submitted input to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on barriers to asylum for children seeking safety in the United States, the importance of adopting a child-sensitive approach, and recommendations to ensure the protection of refugee children.

Submission to the UN Human Rights Commissioner on Racism Against Haitians and Other Black Migrants

Human Rights Body Submission
Jun 21, 2024

CGRS submitted input to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on xenophobia and racism Haitian and other Black asylum seekers face across several countries. The input contributes to the follow-up on implementing the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action.

Aligning United States Law with International Norms Would Remove Major Barriers to Protection in Gender Claims

Commentary
Jun 01, 2024

This article examines how the evolution of the US interpretation of particular social group and nexus has diverged from UNHCR recommendations, resulting in the denial of protection in gender cases involving egregious harms.

Submission to The Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on the Public Consultation Questionnaire on Freedom of Expression and Unprotected Speech

Human Rights Body Submission
Jun 14, 2024

CGRS submitted input to the IACHR Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression in response for a call for input on Freedom of Expression and Unprotected Speech. This submission focuses on the best practices to prevent stigmatizing and hate speech against migrants.

Submission to the Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to a Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment

Human Rights Body Submission
Jun 14, 2024

CGRS submitted input to the Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to a Healthy Environment on the access to information, participation and access to justice for Indigenous peoples and women in Honduras.

Recommendations to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights for the Cartagena +40 Process: The Need to Address Climate-Related Displacement

Human Rights Body Submission
Jul 15, 2024

CGRS and our partners provided policy recommendations to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights as part of the Cartagena +40 process, focusing on the response to displacement caused or exacerbated by climate change and disasters.

Recommendations on the Inclusion of Civil Society in the Implementation of the LA Declaration

Policy Memo
Jun 01, 2024

We joined 158 other civil society organizations from across the Americas to endorse a comprehensive set of recommendations for the signatories of the Los Angeles Declaration on Migration and Protection, urging them to include civil society in its implementation.