CGRS submitted input to the Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants, addressing the phenomenon of missing migrants. This submission highlights how U.S. border policies place asylum seekers at risk, including exposure to kidnapping and disappearances.
CGRS provided input to the UN Working Group on Disappearances, addressing Enforced Disappearances in the Context of the Defense of Land, Environment, and Natural Resources. The submission emphasizes the particular vulnerability of land defenders in Honduras.
CGRS submitted input to The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to inform its forthcoming principles on gender persecution.
CGRS submitted input to the UN Independent Expert on Human Rights and International Solidarity to inform its report on Indigenous peoples and international solidarity. The submission highlights the deplorable Indigenous rights conditions in Honduras and offers recommendations.
CGRS submitted input to the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders to inform its report on defenders working in remote and rural areas. The submission highlights conditions of violence and harm in Honduras and offers recommendations to address these challenges.
CGRS submitted input to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights' Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent on the the sexual and gender-based violence that Haitian and other Afro-descendant asylum seekers face on their journey to safety through the Darién region.
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.
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.
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.
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.