Latin America
We work alongside local organizations and human rights defenders to defend civic space and combat violence, repression, and discrimination in the region. Through strategic litigation and legal advocacy before the Inter-American Human Rights system and the United Nations, we work toward protecting human rights, seeking truth, justice, and redress for victims of human rights violations. From combating gender-based violence in Central America, historic racism against Dominicans of Haitian Descent, and systematic repression against critics in Venezuela and Guatemala to protecting freedom of the press in Colombia and Brazil, our mission is to create a region where justice, dignity, and equality prevail for all.
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Continúan los Avances en Venezuela para Imponer una Ley Contra la Sociedad Civil y Cerrar Definitivamente el Espacio Cívico
Tags Share Las organizaciones y personas abajo firmantes hacemos llegar, una vez más, a la comunidad nacional e internacional nuestra alarma y profundo rechazo a la “Ley de Fiscalización, Regularización, Actuación y Financiamiento de las Organizaciones No Gubernamentales y Afines” que la Asamblea Nacional (AN) ha reactivado a través de un aparente proceso de consulta…
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Organizaciones internacionales expresan preocupación por avance en aprobación de proyecto de ley que criminaliza y obstaculiza trabajo de organizaciones de la sociedad civil en Venezuela
Tags Share Las organizaciones abajo firmantes expresamos profunda preocupación por los esfuerzos continuos del gobierno venezolano para reanudar y avanzar en la aprobación del Proyecto de Ley de Fiscalización, Regularización, Actuación y Financiamientos de las Organizaciones No Gubernamentales y Afines. Este proyecto fue presentado e inicialmente aprobado por el partido gobernante en la Asamblea Nacional…
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International organizations express concern over revived legislation aiming to criminalize and obstruct civil society work in Venezuela
Tags Share The undersigned organizations express deep concern over the ongoing efforts by the Venezuelan government to pass the bill entitled “Law of Supervision, Regularization, Performance, and Financing of Non-Governmental and Related Organizations” (Ley de Fiscalización, Regularización, Actuación y Financiamiento de las Organizaciones No Gubernamentales y Afines). This legislation, which was introduced and initially approved…
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CIDH refiere el caso de la Masacre de El Junquito ante la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos
Tags Share Foro Penal y Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights celebran la decisión tomada por la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) de remitir el caso de la Masacre de El Junquito contra Venezuela a la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos el pasado octubre. Este caso, en el cual las organizaciones actúan como representantes de…
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IACHR refers case of El Junquito Massacre to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
Tags Share Foro Penal and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights welcome the IACHR’s decision to refer the Case of El Junquito Massacre against Venezuela to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights last October. This case, in which both organizations act as victims’ representatives, refers to the extrajudicial executions of Oscar Pérez and six other victims…
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Cross-Regional Reflections on Violence Against Women Journalists
Tags Share On November 27th, as a part of the 16 days of activism following the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on November 25, RFK Human Rights convened a webinar to discuss violence against women journalists. The webinar served as a cross-regional platform to celebrate the work of women journalists from…
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RFK Human Rights files amicus brief on climate change, seeks protection for environmental defenders
Tags Share On December 18, 2023, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, in partnership with the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria, Amazon Watch, Latin American and Caribbean Network for Democracy (REDLAD), ARTICLE 19: Global Campaign for Free Expression, Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR), and International Service for Human Rights (ISHR),…
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Preocupante suspensión de audiencia: Persisten dilaciones en el caso de criminalización del periodista comunitario Carlos Choc en Guatemala
Tags Share El Centro para la Acción Legal en Derechos Humanos (CALDH), Protection International, Artículo 19, Freedom House, Free Press Unlimited, Reporteros Sin Fronteras y Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, expresamos nuestra preocupación por el aplazamiento de la audiencia programada para el pasado jueves 7 de diciembre de 2023, por el Juez Fabián De León…
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Worrying suspension of hearing: Delays persist in the criminalization of community journalist Carlos Choc in Guatemala
Tags Share The Center for Legal Action on Human Rights (CALDH), Protection International, Article 19, Freedom House, Free Press Unlimited, Reporters Without Borders, and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, we express our concern at the regrettable postponement of the hearing scheduled for the past Thursday December 7, 2023, by Judge Fabián De León Pérez, of…
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New York Times: Court May Force Honduras to Better Protect Trans People
Tags Share Outraged by the long-ignored murder of trans activist Vicky Hernández, RFK Human Rights and Red Lésbica Cattrachas have brought her case before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights demanding the state of Honduras be held accountable. It is the first time the Inter-American Court will rule on whether governments have done enough to…
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Launches Civic Space Case-Tracker
Tags Share WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 29, 2023 – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights today announced the public launch of the Civic Space Case-Tracker, an interactive tool mapping some of the most significant ongoing human rights cases around the world – particularly those related to freedom of expression, assembly, and association. The tracker is launched in…
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Foro Penal and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights (RFKHR) call for the Honorable Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to uphold the Pre-Trial Chamber I Decision to resume investigations into crimes against humanity in Venezuela
Tags Share In a landmark two-day hearing, the Appeals Chamber of the ICC engaged in a comprehensive review of the State of Venezuela’s appeal against Pre-Trial Chamber I Decision on the Resumption of investigations by the Prosecutor’s Office. This historic hearing marked the first time a public hearing was held on this situation, and victims…
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