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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Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil Condenan Expulsiones Colectivas de República Dominicana y Llaman a su Cese Inmediato
Tags Share Santo Domingo, Washington D.C.Diciembre 2022 Las organizaciones firmantes expresamos extrema preocupación frente a la expulsión colectiva a Haití de personas, incluyendo niños, niñas y adolescentes y mujeres embarazadas, por parte de las autoridades de la República Dominicana. Dicha medida forma parte de una serie de acciones planteadas por el Presidente de la República…
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IACHR submits case presented by RFK Human Rights and CERJ on human rights defenders who were disappeared during the internal armed conflict in Guatemala before the Inter-American Court
Tags Share November 2, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights formally began processing the case of Pérez Lucas et al. v. Guatemala, submitted by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on September 26, 2022. The case refers to the forced disappearance of four human rights defenders in 1989 whose whereabouts are unknown to date.…
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CIDH somete caso de RFK Human Rights y CERJ sobre defensores desaparecidos durante el conflicto armado interno en Guatemala ante la Corte Interamericana
Tags Share El 2 de noviembre, la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos dio inicio formal al trámite del caso Pérez Lucas y otros Vs. Guatemala, sometido por la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) el 26 de septiembre de 2022. El caso se refiere a la desaparición forzada de cuatro defensores de derechos humanos en…
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Honduras: Judicial Delay Violates Access to Justice in “Gualcarque Fraud” Case
Tags Share Europe/The Americas, December 1, 2022.- The national and international organizations that make up the Expert Observation Mission in the Berta Cáceres Case call on the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of Honduras to promptly resolve the consultation on the amparo action that has suspended the trial in the process for…
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Honduras: Retraso judicial vulnera acceso a la justicia en caso “Fraude sobre el Gualcarque”
Tags Share Europa/Las Américas, 1 de diciembre de de 2022.- Las organizaciones nacionales e internacionales que componen la Misión de Observación Calificada en la Causa Berta Cáceres, llaman a la Sala de lo Constitucional de la Corte Suprema de Justicia a decidir prontamente la consulta sobre la acción de amparo que suspende el juicio oral…
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Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ advocacy and litigation teams testify to plights of Black migrants in U.S., Brazil’s indigenous population
Tags Share The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights hearings laid bare the plights of Black migrants in the U.S. and Brazil’s Indigenous communities when the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights’ international and U.S. advocacy and litigation teams testified last week. During the hearings, Daniel Tse, joint legal fellow with RFKHR and the Haitian Bridge Alliance,…
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Brazil: Civil Society Organizations Denounce Human Rights Violations of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Tags Share Brasilia, Washington D.C.October 28, 2022 As the context for indigenous peoples in Brazil is increasingly hostile and adverse as the State continues to direct efforts to infringe on their territorial rights threaten the legitimate and safe occupancy of their territories, the organizations Articulação dos Povos Indígenas do Brasil (APIB), Coordenação das Organizações Indígenas…
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Brasil: Organizações da Sociedade Civil Denunciam ante a Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos as Violações Contra os Direitos Humanos dos Povos Indígenas no Brasil
Tags Share Brasilia, Washington D.C.28 de Outubro 2022. O contexto para os povos indígenas no Brasil é cada vez mais hostil e adverso, na medida em que o Estado direciona esforços para violar seus direitos territoriais por meio de medidas fáticas e jurídicas que ameaçam a habitação legítima e segura de seus territórios. Além disso,…
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Brasil: Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil Denuncian Violaciones a los Derechos Humanos de los Pueblos Indígenas en Brasil ante la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos
Tags Share Brasilia, Washington D.C. 28 de octubre de 2022. El contexto para los pueblos indígenas en Brasil es cada vez más hostil y adverso en la medida en la que el Estado dirige esfuerzos para infringir sus derechos territoriales a través de medidas fácticas y legales que amenazan la habitación legítima y segura de…
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Guatemala: Organizaciones Internacionales Denuncian Violaciones Al Derecho De Defensa Y Debido Proceso En Casos De Abogados Y Abogadas Defensoras De Derechos Humanos
Tags Share Ciudad de Quebec, Washington D.C, La Haya, San José, y Ciudad de Guatemala, 25 de octubre de 2022. En los últimos meses, hemos observado violaciones al debido proceso en casos de abogados y abogadas defensoras de derechos humanos, incluyendo intimidaciones, denuncias penales y administrativas manifiestamente infundadas. El caso de la abogada Leyli Santizo…
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The Human Rights Situation of Brazil’s Indigenous Peoples: 5 things to know before Wednesday’s IACHR Hearing
Tags Share Brazil is home to almost 900,000 Indigenous persons from over 305 ethnic groups and speaking more than 250 languages! Brazil is home to almost 900,000 Indigenous persons with more than half of those people living in rural areas. Many of Brazil’s indigenous territories are in the Amazon rainforest, and the country has more…
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A Situação dos Direitos Humanos dos Povos Indígenas no Brasil: 5 coisas que você precisa saber antes da Audiência desta quarta-feira.
Tags Share O Brasil abriga quase 900.000 indígenas pertencentes a mais de 305 etnias e que falam mais de 250 idiomas. O Brasil abriga quase 900.000 indígenas, com mais da metade deles vivendo em áreas rurais. Muitos dos territórios indígenas do Brasil estão na Floresta Amazônica, e o país tem mais comunidades indígenas isoladas do…
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