Human Rights Clinic

Altholz said the commission’s decision “is more than a condemnation,” but rather “a blueprint for structural reform and a call for the U.S. government to align its laws and policies with basic principles of human rights and dignity.”

Rodney Scott, nominee for CBP Commissioner, was questioned about Anastasio Hernández-Rojas case during the confirmation hearing.

Nearly 15 years after Anastasio Hernández Rojas’ wife began pushing for justice in her husband’s killing, an international human rights commission found that U.S. border officials were responsible for his death — and that they tortured him before he died.

President Trump’s nominee to lead U.S. Customs and Border Protection is facing scrutiny for his role in an investigation into the death of a migrant who was brutally beaten by Border Patrol agents in 2010.

CNN, 2/14/25

Proceso Digital, 2/14/25

Reportar sin miedo, 2/16/25

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) launched an Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts for the case of murdered human rights defender Berta Cáceres (GIEI Honduras).

San Francisco Chronicle, 1/22/25