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Precluding Protection: Findings from Interviews with Haitian Asylum Seekers in Central and Southern Mexico
Drawn from over 100 interviews with asylum seekers and local service providers in Tapachula and Mexico City, this report discusses myriad barriers to protection and inhumane conditions facing Haitian asylum seekers in Mexico.
Implementation of the Mexican Legal Reforms that Prohibit Detention of Accompanied and Unaccompanied Migrant Children
We joined our coauthors in releasing a report about the implementation of the Mexical legal reforms that prohibit detention of migrant children.
A Journey of Hope: Haitian Women’s Migration to Tapachula, Mexico
We co-authored a report about Haitian women's migration to Mexico along with the Haitian Bridge Alliance and El Instituto para las Mujeres en la Migración, A.C.
Honduras: Cambio climático, violaciones de derechos humanos, y desplazamiento
Este informe arroja luz sobre los efectos de largo alcance de la emergencia climática en Honduras.
Honduras: Climate Change, Human Rights Violations, and Forced Displacement
This report sheds light on the far-reaching effects of the climate emergency in Honduras. It includes recommendations directed at both the U.S. and Honduran governments, urging decisive action to address these challenges, protect the environment, and safeguard the human rights of those affected.
Matter of A-B- One Year Later: Winning Back Gender-Based Asylum Through Litigation and Legislation
This article surveys Matter of A-B-'s impact in its first year, discusses how it has fared in the federal courts, and argues that Congress must act to ensure that gender-based violence claims are adjudicated in a manner consistent with international law.
Deteriorating Conditions in the Jérémie, Haiti Prison: A Call to Action to Preserve Due Process and Human Life
CGRS, UC Law SF students, and partners at the Catholic Law School of Jeremie investigate conditions in the prison in Jeremie, Haiti, finding grave violations of human rights and offering recommendations for restoring them.
Kondisyon k ap grangennen nan prizon Jeremi, Ayiti:Apèl alaksyon pou prezève garanti pou respè lavi moun, avèk pou yo jwenn yon pwosè jis epi ekitab
CGRS, UC Law SF students, and partners at the Catholic Law School of Jeremie investigate conditions in the prison in Jeremie, Haiti, finding grave violations of human rights and offering recommendations for restoring them.
Détérioration des conditions de détention dans la prison civile de Jérémie, en Haïti: Un appel à l'action pour préserver la vie humaine et le droit à un procès équitable
CGRS, UC Law SF students, and partners at the Catholic Law School of Jeremie investigate conditions in the prison in Jeremie, Haiti, finding grave violations of human rights and offering recommendations for restoring them.
Far from Safety: Dangers and Limits to Protection for Asylum Seekers Transiting through Latin America
This report covers the legal and policy context of the Biden administration’s proposed "asylum ban" and highlights nine transit countries' inability to protect asylum seekers. It also provides recommendations to the U.S. government based on its legal and moral obligations to refugees.
