Roxanna Altholz

Killings, deaths at the border

Roxanna Altholz interviewed by USA Today, April 15, 2016

“We are alleging that the United States used excessive force against Anastasio Hernandez Rojas, that agents tortured Anastasio Rojas, and that the investigation was delayed and that it lacked impartiality and independence. That’s the core of our case against the United States.”

Family seeks justice at human rights panel for man who died after border patrol altercation

Roxanna Altholz quoted in HuffPost Politics, March 31, 2016

“Part of this effort is to expose for the first time the very serious problems in the criminal investigation,” Roxanna Altholz of International Human Rights Law Clinic told reporters. “Not just the excessive use of force that ended Anastasio’s life, and not just the allegations of torture, but also the problems with the way these cases are investigated.”

The Dominican Republic must stop expulsions of Haitians

Roxanna Altholz and Laurel E. Fletcher write for The New York Times, July 5, 2015

For decades, Haitians and their progeny have served as a scapegoat for Dominican politicians who blame them for poverty, disease and crime. The Dominican Republic should put a halt to the sporadic roundups and summary expulsions. If it doesn’t, the international community must step in.