{"id":2290,"date":"2020-07-21T19:20:06","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T00:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rhizomecenter.org\/?p=2290"},"modified":"2020-10-13T21:17:34","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T02:17:34","slug":"regional-groups-call-on-iachr-to-address-systemic-human-rights-violations-in-the-hemisphere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/es\/2020\/07\/regional-groups-call-on-iachr-to-address-systemic-human-rights-violations-in-the-hemisphere\/","title":{"rendered":"Grupos regionales exigen que la CIDH responda ante las violaciones sist\u00e9micas de los derechos humanos en el hemisferio."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>[Guadalajara, Jal. July 21, 2020] <\/strong>Today The Rhizome Center for Migrants joined a regional coalition of 41 organizations in requesting a multi-country thematic hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. The request calls on the Commission to protect human rights in the American hemisphere by addressing the wide-ranging impacts of recent U.S. migration policies on migrants, refugees, and unaccompanied children throughout the region.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The request focuses on three primary areas of concern.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/u-s-and-mexico-must-urgently-address-impact-of-deportations-and-expulsions-during-covid-19\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">COVID-19 measures<\/span><\/a> put in place by the governments of the United States and Mexico violate, among others, the rights to seek asylum; not to be returned to a country where one\u2019s life or freedom would be threatened; to due process; not to be subjected to arbitrary detention; to family unity; to respect the best interests of the child; and to the preservation of health and well-being.<\/p>\n<p>Asylum Cooperative Agreements (\u201cACA\u201d) violate the principle of non-refoulement; the requirements stipulated by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the U.S. Immigration and Nationality Act (\u201cINA\u201d) for safe third country transfers; and the rights to a fair trial and due process.<\/p>\n<p>Under the Migrant Protection Protocols (\u201cMPP\u201d), the United States, in coordination with Mexico, violates the principle of non-refoulement, and fails to protect the rights to life, liberty and personal security, equality before the law, and due process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To read the full request submitted by the Immigration &amp; Deportation Defense Clinic at the University of San Francisco, click <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/rhizomecenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/dlm_uploads\/2020\/07\/IACHR-Thematic-Hearing-Request.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/span>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Guadalajara, Jal. July 21, 2020] Today The Rhizome Center for Migrants joined a regional coalition of 41 organizations in requesting a multi-country thematic hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. 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