Latin America + Caribbean - Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights

Latin America + Caribbean

Striking out against injustice

We are extending Robert F. Kennedy's legacy to combat violence against women in Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras; fighting for the rights of migrants and their descendants in the Dominican Republic and The Bahamas; and protecting civic space around the region. Our work in the Americas strikes out against injustice and promotes a shared respect for human rights.

Bahamas

ROBERT F. KENNEDY HUMAN RIGHTS URGES THE BAHAMAS TO HALT DEPORTATIONS POST HURRICANE DORIAN

RFK continues to monitor human rights violations at Bahamian Detention Center

An unhappy New Year for migrants in the Bahamas

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Colombia

IAPA and RFK Human Rights applaud the elimination of the statute of limitations in the murder of journalist Nelson Carvajal

Kerry Kennedy's Remarks for the Public Ceremony of State Responsibility recognition in the Nelson Carvajal et al. v. Colombia Case

A new path to justice in Latin America: Inter-American Court sets historic precedent in case of journalist assassinated in Colombia

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Dominican Republic

Generaciones en riesgo de apatridia

Entrevista a la abogada María Bizenny sobre la desnacionalización de personas dominicanas de ascendencia haitiana

Generations at risk of statelessness

An interview with Attorney María Bizenny on denationalization of Dominicans of Haitian descent

Human Rights Organizations Urge the Dominican Republic to Respect & Protect the IASHR

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Guatemala

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

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

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) grants Precautionary Measures for Xinka Parliament's Lawyer, Quelvin Jimenez Villalta

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Honduras

Transfemicide of Vicky Hernández in Honduras will be heard by the Interamerican Court of Human Rights

Obstacles in Trial of Those Accused of Honduran Activist Berta Cáceres' Murder Put Justice for Berta at risk

In Memory of Vicky Hernandez: A Long Struggle for Justice

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Mexico

"Ganas" and a free press

Kennedy calls on business leaders to play key role in protecting civic space in Mexico

FIRST YEAR OF THE PROSECUTOR GENERAL IN MEXICO CONCLUDES WITH FEW ADVANCES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST IMPUNITY

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Launches Bold Immigration Initiative

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Venezuela

RFK Human Rights joins urgent call to release political prisoners in Venezuela

VOICES FROM KUMARAKAPAY

Survivor testimonies from our fact-finding mission to the Brazil-Venezuela border

VOICES FROM KUMARAKAPAY

Testimonies from our fact-finding mission to the Brazil-Venezuela border

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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

Inter-American Court of Human Rights releases advisory opinion on gender identity and same-sex non-discrimination

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