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Latin America + Caribbean
Bahamas
8.03.2020
Emancipation Day in The Bahamas Cannot Truly Be Celebrated for Those at Risk of Statelessness
6.12.2020
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Expresses Concern About Conditions at Carmichael Immigrant Detention Center in The Bahamas
10.21.2019
ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS URGES THE BAHAMAS TO HALT DEPORTATIONS POST HURRICANE DORIAN
Colombia
9.23.2020
Colombian Supreme Court Clarifies Rules Around Protection of Human Rights During Social Protests
7.10.2020
El Estado colombiano debe acoger las recomendaciones de la CIDH en materia de líderes sociales incluso durante la pandemia COVID-19
7.10.2020
Colombia: Implement the IACHR's social leader recommendations during COVID-19
Dominican Republic
9.24.2020
The Struggle Against Statelessness Continues
We urge the new Dominican government to restore the citizenship of denationalized Dominicans
5.19.2020
El desafío que presenta COVID-19 para la República Dominicana
La pandemia impacta directamente a aquellos que han sido desnacionalizados, migrantes, refugiados, apátridas y aquellos en riesgo de apatridia en el país.
5.19.2020
The challenge COVID-19 presents for the Dominican Republic
The pandemic directly impacts those who have been denationalized, migrants, refugees, stateless people, and those at risk of statelessness in the country.
Guatemala
2.14.2020
Rechazamos la aprobación del Decreto que limita el trabajo de las ONGs en Guatemala
Las ONG firmantes exhortamos al presidente de la República de Guatemala a vetar el Decreto No. 04-2020 que introduce reformas a la Ley de ONGs que afectan la libertad de asociación, libertad de expresión y restringe el espacio cívico
2.04.2020
FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE WITH INDIGENOUS ACTIVISTS IN GUATEMALA
A COURT CASE FOLLOWS GUATEMALA’S FAILURE TO PROTECT 16-YEAR-OLD ACTIVIST TOPACIO REYNOSO AND HER FATHER
7.23.2019
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) grants Precautionary Measures for Xinka Parliament's Lawyer, Quelvin Jimenez Villalta
Honduras
11.20.2020
Honoring Vicky Hernández
On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, Vicky Hernández’ legacy is one of intersectionality, community, and solidarity.
11.09.2020
5 Facts You Need to Know About Vicky Hernández v. Honduras
The first transfemicide case to come before the Inter-American Court
11.09.2020
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and Red Lésbica Cattrachas Take Honduras to Court for the Extrajudicial Killing of Trans Activist Vicky Hernández
Mexico
6.23.2020
11 AÑOS DE IMPUNIDAD CASTRENSE ILUSTRAN EL IMPACTO DE LA MILITARIZACIÓN DE LA SEGURIDAD EN MÉXICO
6.23.2020
11 Years of Impunity Show the Impact of militarization in Mexico
2.21.2020
"Ganas" and a free press
Kennedy calls on business leaders to play key role in protecting civic space in Mexico
Venezuela
8.04.2020
Human Rights Law Must Recognize Short-Term Enforced Disappearances
The jurisprudence addressing enforced disappearances is evolving - what does it mean for Venezuela?
7.24.2020
IACHR GRANTS PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR MAURY CARRERO
6.19.2020
Un nuevo informe pone en evidencia que Venezuela utiliza las desapariciones forzadas como estrategia para silenciar las voces críticas
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10.14.2020
Deep Concern From 85 Civil Society Organizations as Cuban Government Is Granted a New Seat on UN Human Rights Council
85 organizaciones de la sociedad civil expresan preocupación por el reingreso de Cuba al Consejo de DDHH de la ONU
9.25.2020
Cuban Authorities Must Cease Harassment of UNPACU Activists and José Daniel Ferrer
Las autoridades deben cesar los actos de hostigamiento contra activistas de la UNPACU y su líder José Daniel Ferrer
8.31.2020
Organizaciones de las Américas demandamos respeto a la autonomía de la Comisión Interamericana
8.31.2020
Organizations in the Americas demand respect for the Inter-American Commission’s autonomy
7.21.2020
The Right to Defend Rights in the Time of COVID-19
Treating the Underlying Conditions That Threaten HRDs in Latin America
6.15.2020
Apoyo internacional a la petición para declarar inconstitucional el Decreto Ley 370 en Cuba
6.15.2020
Joint Statement: International support for the petition to declare Decree-Law 370 unconstitutional in Cuba
6.08.2020
Standing with Latin America and the Caribbean, the new epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic
We're asking the U.S. Government to provide $12B to Latin America and Caribbean regions that desperately need aid
7.30.2019
Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights & the Universidad San Francisco de Quito host interregional workshop on strategic litigation for the protection of civic space in Quito, Ecuador
1.31.2018
Inter-American Court of Human Rights releases advisory opinion on gender identity and same-sex non-discrimination