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Celso Perez

Celso Perez

Gruber Fellow Follow @cjperezcarballo

Celso Perez, Peter and Patricia Gruber Fellow in Global Justice, works on issues related to LGBT rights and migration in Latin America. Prior to joining Human Rights Watch, Celso worked as a law student intern at the Yale Law School Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic, where he co-argued a case at the Connecticut Supreme Court and represented clients applying for immigration relief. He was also a law student intern at the Transnational Development Clinic, where he co-authored a report on the 2010 Haitian cholera epidemic and United Nations responsibility for the outbreak. In a previous role as a summer fellow at Human Rights Watch, he assisted with advocacy efforts at the Holy See, and wrote an extensive background memo on violence and discrimination faced by LGBT people in the Americas. Celso holds a J.D. degree from Yale Law School and a B.Sc. from Boston College. He is fluent in English and Spanish, and is proficient in Portuguese.

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Articles Authored

  • July 8, 2015 Interview

    Interview: Lives on Hold for the Dominican Republic’s Haitian Minority

  • June 19, 2015 Commentary

    The Dominican Republic’s Tortured Relationship With Its Haitian Minority

  • June 17, 2015 Dispatches

    Dispatches: Dominican Citizens at Risk of Expulsion to Haiti

  • June 2, 2015 Dispatches

    Dispatches: UN Outlines Steps To Stop LGBT Discrimination

  • April 10, 2015 Dispatches

    Dispatches: Marching for Equality in Peru

  • March 16, 2015 Dispatches

    Dispatches: ‘Irish and Queer’ in NY St. Patrick’s Day Parade

  • January 22, 2015 Dispatches

    Dispatches: Chile Poised to Recognize Same-Sex Unions

  • December 1, 2014 Commentary

    Zero Tolerance

    Published in America

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Reports Authored

  • July 1, 2015

    We Are Dominican

    Arbitrary Deprivation of Nationality in the Dominican Republic

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