Human Rights Watch (HRW) Content Topic Results

Immigrant Crime Fighters: How the U Visa Program Makes US Communities Safer

berdman — Mon, 08 Feb 2021 20:55:17 +0000

Immigrant Crime Fighters: How the U Visa Program Makes US Communities Safer berdman Mon, 02/08/2021 - 15:55

General Material

Published Date

July, 2018

Publisher(s)

Human Rights Watch (HRW)

Author(s)

Sara Darehshori

This report focuses on the impact of the U visa, which was created by Congress to enhance victim safety and public safety by encouraging immigrant victims to report and assist in the investigation or prosecution of violent crimes. The report is based primarily on 72 in-person and telephone interviews conducted between April 2017 and May 2018 with crime victims, witnesses, attorneys, and law enforcement officials, as well as court documents. It concludes with policy recommendations for the U visa program.

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Immigrant Crime Fighters How the U Visa Program Makes US Communities Safer

Material Categories

Civil Legal Rights & Protections

Criminal Justice

Immigration / Resettlement

Immigrant / Refugee

Do You See How Much I'm Suffering Here? Abuse Against Transgender Women in U.S. Immigration Detention

berdman — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 12:36:20 +0000

Do You See How Much I'm Suffering Here? Abuse Against Transgender Women in U.S. Immigration Detention berdman Tue, 06/13/2017 - 08:36

General Material

Published Date

March, 2016

Publisher(s)

Human Rights Watch (HRW)

This report documents 28 cases of transgender women who were held in US immigration detention between 2011 and 2015. More than half of the transgender women Human Rights Watch interviewed were held in men’s facilities at some point. Half also spent time in solitary confinement, in many cases allegedly for their protection, and many experienced trauma and profound psychological distress.

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Do You See How Much I'm Suffering Here?

Material Categories

LGBTQ Rights

Immigrant / Refugee

Incarceration

Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity

Sexual Violence

Capitol Offense: Police Mishandling of Sexual Assault Cases in the District of Columbia

Anonymous — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 02:54:04 +0000

Capitol Offense: Police Mishandling of Sexual Assault Cases in the District of Columbia Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 10/06/2014 - 22:54

General Material

Publisher(s)

Human Rights Watch (HRW)

This 196-page report concludes that in many sexual assault cases, the police did not file incident reports, which are required to proceed with an investigation, or misclassified serious sexual assaults as lesser or other crimes. Human Rights Watch also found that the police presented cases to prosecutors for warrants that were so inadequately investigated that prosecutors had little choice but to refuse them and that procedural formalities were used to close cases with only minimal investigation. The mayor and City Council should create an independent mechanism to monitor police department response to sexual assault complaints, Human Rights Watch said.

Cultivating Fear: The Vulnerability of Immigrant Farmworkers in the US to Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment

Anonymous — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 15:28:40 +0000

Cultivating Fear: The Vulnerability of Immigrant Farmworkers in the US to Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 09/26/2014 - 11:28

General Material

Published Date

May, 2012

Publisher(s)

Human Rights Watch (HRW)

This report describes rape, stalking, unwanted touching, exhibitionism, or vulgar and obscene language by supervisors, employers, and others in positions of power. Most farmworkers interviewed said they had experienced such treatment or knew others who had. And most said they had not reported these or other workplace abuses, fearing reprisals. Those who had filed sexual harassment claims or reported sexual assault to the police had done so with the encouragement and assistance of survivor advocates or attorneys in the face of difficult challenges.

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Cultivating Fear

Material Categories

Raising Awareness

Civil Legal Rights & Protections

Criminal Justice

Employment Rights

Immigration / Resettlement

Fact Sheet: HIV/AIDS and Disability

Anonymous — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 18:28:15 +0000

Fact Sheet: HIV/AIDS and Disability Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 07/07/2016 - 14:28

General Material

Published Date

June, 2011

Publisher(s)

Human Rights Watch (HRW)

This fact sheet discusses the risks of HIV for people with disabilities, and what agencies can do to respond—through institutional changes at the agency level and in advocating for national policy change.

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Fact Sheet: HIV/AIDS and Disability

Material Categories

Health / Public Health

Sexual Health / Literacy

Tough, Fair, and Practical: A Human Rights Framework for Immigration Reform in the United States

Anonymous — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 02:58:54 +0000

Tough, Fair, and Practical: A Human Rights Framework for Immigration Reform in the United States Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 10/22/2014 - 22:58

General Material

Published Date

January, 2010

Publisher(s)

Human Rights Watch (HRW)

This report proposes a framework for improving U.S. immigration law that would give immigrant crime victims a chance to seek justice, protect workers, respect the private and family life of longtime residents, and provide fair treatment for immigrants who come before the courts.

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Tough, Fair, and Practical

Material Categories

Civil Legal Rights & Protections

Criminal Justice

Immigration / Resettlement

Immigrant / Refugee

Soldiers Who Rape, Commanders Who Condone: Sexual Violence and Military Reform in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 22:16:11 +0000

Soldiers Who Rape, Commanders Who Condone: Sexual Violence and Military Reform in the Democratic Republic of Congo Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 09/09/2014 - 18:16

General Material

Publisher(s)

Human Rights Watch (HRW)

The report looks closely at the conduct of the army's 14th brigade as an example of the wider problem of sexual violence by soldiers. The brigade has been implicated in many acts of sexual violence in North and South Kivu provinces, often in the context of massive looting and other attacks on civilians. Despite ample information about the situation, military, political, and judicial authorities have failed to take decisive action to prevent rape.

No Equal Justice: The Prison Litigation Reform Act in the United States

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 22:22:26 +0000

No Equal Justice: The Prison Litigation Reform Act in the United States Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 09/09/2014 - 18:22

General Material

Publisher(s)

Human Rights Watch (HRW)

The report shows that as a result of the law, many cases brought by prisoners seeking the protection of the courts against dangerous conditions of confinement, or a remedy for sexual assault or other abuse by staff or inmates, have been thrown out of court.

"Bring the Gun or You'll Die:" Torture, Rape, and Other Serious Human Rights Violations by Kenyan Security Forces in the Mandera Triangle

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 21:50:37 +0000

"Bring the Gun or You'll Die:" Torture, Rape, and Other Serious Human Rights Violations by Kenyan Security Forces in the Mandera Triangle Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 09/09/2014 - 17:50

General Material

Published Date

June, 2009

Publisher(s)

Human Rights Watch (HRW)

This report documents rampant abuses during the operation and provides detailed accounts of the events in four of the 10 communities that were targeted. Across all 10 communities the evidence collected by Human Rights Watch indicates that security forces tortured scores of men, wounded at least 1,200 people, including one man who died from his injuries, and raped at least a dozen women over the course of the three-day operation. Human Rights Watch said this is part of a broader pattern of similar abuses by security forces.

Includes recommendations...

To the Government of Kenya
To the Kenyan Parliament
To the Ministry of Health and Nongovernmental Organizations Working on Women's Rights, Health Services, and Sexual Violence in Kenya
To the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights
To the United States, the United Kingdom, and Other International Partners of Kenyan Security Forces
To the United Nations Secretary-General
To the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations

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Detained and Dismissed: Women's Struggles to Obtain Health Care in United States Immigration Detention

Anonymous — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 05:13:24 +0000

Detained and Dismissed: Women's Struggles to Obtain Health Care in United States Immigration Detention Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 09/09/2014 - 01:13

General Material

Publisher(s)

Human Rights Watch (HRW)

This report is based primarily on interviews conducted by Human Rights Watch in the United States in 2008 with individuals possessing direct knowledge of the medical care provided to women in immigration detention. In these interviews and visits to nine detention facilities, Human Rights Watch investigated care for a range of women's health concerns and collected information regarding each type of facility where US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) policies govern health care.