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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Joint Letter: Secretary Pompeo Must Prioritize Human Rights During Mexico Visit
The signing organizations expressed deep concern over the closing of space for human rights defenders and journalists to carry out their work without threats to their life.
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Alternative Report on Violence Against Women in Mexico
Tags Share In Mexico, violence against women is undeniably widespread and pervasive, normalized by a culture of discrimination and perpetuated by enduring impunity. It’s estimated that at least 66 percent of Mexican women have suffered some type of gender-based violence in their lives. In particular, femicides, or the killing of women due to their gender,…
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Mexico’s Presidential Election is a Critical Moment for Human Rights
The new leader of Mexico will inherit the country in a state of crisis. His agenda must prioritize tackling the widespread violence and human rights abuses occurring throughout the country.
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Two Soldiers Convicted for Sexual Torture of Valentina Rosendo
Tags Share The undersigned organizations that form part of the International Observatory on Human Rights in Mexico welcome the historic ruling that sentenced two members of the Mexican military to prison for violating the human rights of Valentina Rosendo Cantú in 2002. Sixteen years after the crimes took place, and eight since the Inter-American Court…
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In Memory of Vicky Hernandez: A Long Struggle for Justice
Tags Share Nine years ago today, June 29, 2009, a 26-year-old Honduran transgender woman was killed for expressing her gender identity. Honduran security forces shot Vicky in the head during the night of June 28 – 29, 2009 during a curfew imposed soon after the coup d’etat. Nine years later, and despite evidence that Vicky…
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Landmark Ruling for Freedom of Expression in the Americas
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights held the State of Colombia accountable for failing to provide justice in the murder case of journalist Nelson Carvajal.
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El caso Valentina Rosendo Cantú: oportunidad única de frenar la impunidad en casos de abusos militares
Tags Share Próxima sentencia en el caso Valentina Rosendo Cantú, oportunidad única de frenar la impunidad en casos de abusos militares: Observatorio Internacional sobre México Organizaciones internacionales resaltan la importancia del caso de Valentina Rosendo Cantú en la discusión sobre la militarización de la seguridad pública y la Ley de Seguridad Interior en México. En…
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En el caso Alvarado, la Corte Interamericana considerara las desaparaciones forzadas en Mexico
Tags Share El caso Alvarado es el primero en que la Corte Interamericana se pronunciará sobre la Ley de Seguridad Interior de México San José, Ciudad de México, Washington D.C., Ginebra, Stuttgart, 25 de abril del 2018 El próximo jueves 26 de abril, la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos conocerá la historia de Nitza Paola…
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Seeking Justice in the Trial of Molina Theissen
Tags Share HAGA CLIC AQUI PARA LEER Guatemala City, San José, Washington D.C. – April 11, 2018 – On March 1, the High Risk tribunal C began the trial that will determine the criminal responsibility of five high-ranking officials accused of crimes against humanity for the arbitrary detention, torture and sexual violation of Emma Molina…
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Hope for a Safer Environment for Journalists in Colombia
Tags Share Twenty years today, on April 16, 1998, Colombian journalist Nelson Carvajal was shot and killed in Pitalito, Huila, by a hitman that escaped on a motorbike. Just prior to his death he had been uncovering corruption by the local government and businessmen. The Colombian authorities’ investigation into his murder has been plagued with…
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We Urge Guatemala to Prioritize Armed Conflict Cases
Tags Share HAGA CLIC AQUÍ PARA LEER Guatemala City, San Jose, Utrecht and Washington D.C., April 4, 2018 In light of the recent death of the former dictator, Efraín Ríos Montt, the stagnancy and permeability of the Guatemalan judicial system has become evident. The search for justice for the genocide of the Maya-Ixil people has…
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Organizaciones Internacionales Instan a la Suprema Corte de México a Proteger la Independencia Judicial en Chihuahua
Tags Share La independencia de los poderes judiciales en México es fundamental para juzgar casos de corrupción y violaciones a derechos humanos. El próximo lunes 02 de marzo, el pleno de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN) resolverá dos controversias constitucionales que pueden afectar de forma directa la estabilidad e independencia judicial…
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