A report revealed that the U.S. has increased the use of solitary confinement for migrants, with some being isolated for periods that the UN considers as potential torture. ICE has locked thousands of people in solitary confinement in 2023, violating international human rights standards. Additionally, there are calls to pass legislation such as the Gender Identity Respect, Dignity, and Safety Act and the End Solitary Confinement Act to address these issues.
This is abhorrent & cruel. No one, regardless of legal status, should be subject to solitary confinement. We must pass my Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act to abolish the use of private, for-profit detention facilities & end this inhumane treatment. https://t.co/Rph3hWnZwx
With new data from @P4HR, @harvardmed, & @HLS_Immigration, we learned that @ICEgov has put people in solitary confinement more than 14,000 times since 2018. This is unjust and inhumane. We must treat this practice like the torture it is and pass the End Solitary Confinement Act. https://t.co/g94czdmVbC
Good news from Japan. Japanese authorities must now ensure legal gender recognition is not contingent on psychiatric diagnosis, medical treatment such as gender-affirming surgery or other abusive or discriminatory requirements. https://t.co/fUtiO1LaQB
Incarcerated people are still humans who deserve basic dignity and respect. We must pass @nily and @SalazarSenate's Gender Identity Respect, Dignity, and Safety Act to ensure that prisons and jails recognize, respect, and provide services in line with everyone’s gender identity.
ICE locked thousands of people in solitary confinement in 2023 as the United States continues to flout international human rights standards in its sprawling network of immigration detention facilities. https://t.co/v86xPNFiiq
U.S. solitary confinement of migrants has risen, with people often isolated for durations the UN says can constitute torture, a report said. https://t.co/M2GofIigwK https://t.co/2rZPNwUuFm