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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Colombia Should Implement the IACHR’s Recommedations for Protecting Civic Space
The work of human rights defenders and social leaders is essential and constitutes an indispensable pillar for the strengthening and consolidation of democracy.
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CNN: Forced Disappearances are Increasing in Venezuela
In Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro's security forces have used disappeareances to silence prominent political opponents and instill fear.
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11 años De Impunidad Castrense Ilustran El Impacto De La Militarización De La Seguridad en México
Tags Share Washington D.C y Tlapa de Comonfort, Guerrero – El 20 de junio de 2009, fue ejecutado extrajudicialmente en un retén militar el joven nahua Bonfilio Rubio Villegas por elementos del ejército mexicano. Su caso, como muchos otros en el país, se vio fuertemente marcado por un contexto de pobreza, desigualdad, militarización e impunidad.…
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11 Years of Impunity Show the Impact of Militarization in Mexico
In June 2009, Bonfilio Rubio Villegas was extrajudicially executed at a military checkpoint. His case, like so many others, was characterized by a context of poverty, inequality, militarization, and impunity.
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Venezuela Profiles: Stories of the Disappeared
The Bolivarian regime has found a sinister way to keep dissidents in check: kidnapping their loved ones to scare them into submission and silence.
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Enforced disappearance as a tool of political repression in Venezuela
Tags Share Enforced disappearance has been described as one of the most serious and cruel human rights violations, and is recognized under international law as a crime against humanity. This state-sanctioned practice of detaining people while refusing to acknowledge their fate is particularly alarming because it removes victims from the full protection of the law…
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New York Times: Venezuela Secretly Detains Hundreds to Silence Critics
A new report from RFK Human Rights and Foro Penal show forced disappearances play a critical role in the Venezuelan government’s efforts to muzzle opponents and instill fear.
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Venezuela Utiliza las Desapariciones Forzadas
Este análisis sin precedente se basa en información sobre más de 700 casos de desaparición forzada.
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New Report Shows Venezuela Uses Forced Disappearances to Silence Critical Voices
The first of its kind analysis pulls together data on more than 700 cases of enforced disappearance, offering rare insights into the Maduro regime’s patterns, priorities, and perceived threats.
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Apoyo internacional a la petición para declarar inconstitucional el Decreto Ley 370 en Cuba
Tags Share Las organizaciones y medios de comunicación abajo firmantes respaldamos la petición presentada el pasado 8 de junio en Cuba ante la Asamblea Nacional, el Consejo de Estado, el Tribunal Supremo, la Fiscalía General y el presidente de la República para declarar inconstitucional el Decreto Ley 370 de 2019. Las 64 personas que suscribieron…
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Petition to Declare Decree-Law 370 Unconstitutional in Cuba
Tags Share The undersigned organizations and media outlets support the petition presented on June 8 in Cuba before the National Assembly, the State Council, the Supreme Court, the Office of the Attorney General, and the President of the Republic declaring 2019’s Decree-Law 370 unconstitutional. The 64 people who signed the petition did so on behalf…
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Grave Conditions at Carmichael Immigrant Detention Center
Tags Share Washington D.C. (June 12, 2020)—Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights joins local human rights activists to express concern about the situation of migrants currently detained at Carmichael Road Immigrant Detention Center (“Carmichael Detention Center”) in The Bahamas, particularly in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Last week, detainees’ concerns about COVID-19 in the facility…
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