In Colombia this week, demonstrations against a government tax reform proposal evolved into widespread general protests—fueled by the economic and social desperation provoked by the still-raging COVID-19 pandemic—that have been met with brutal repression from state security forces.
A year of lockdowns, high unemployment, and rising poverty rates has provoked social discontent in Colombia. The current wave of protests—while originally triggered by the government’s poorly conceived, strategized, and communicated tax reform proposal—have been further inflamed by police brutality, a tone-deaf government response, and a vacuum of political leadership.
This week, new developments came to light in the decades-long saga of the El Mozote massacre, one of the most high-profile incidents of human rights abuses in modern Central American history.
Mapuche organizations are calling on international agencies to intervene, as Chile’s National Congress pushes forward a bill that would deploy troops to southern Chile in response to alleged terrorism threats.
Advocates should embrace a two-pronged approach, pushing the envelope at the domestic level while reinforcing well-established rights through international institutions. Rather than weighing in on contested issues and provoking a nationalist backlash, the Inter-American Court and the IACHR should instead reinforce rights that are widely approved by the public but neglected by governments.
El Consejo de Derechos Humanos de la Organización de Naciones Unidas decidió renovar el mandato a la Misión de Verificación de los Hechos en Venezuela para seguir documentando las graves violaciones a los derechos humanos por parte del régimen de Nicolás Maduro […]
El regreso de Salvatore Mancuso a Colombia puede significar un avance en materia de reparación para las víctimas, pero también significa una mirada al pasado, a un país que ningún colombiano quiere volver; por esto, se debe proceder con cautela y cuidado.
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a new opportunity to revitalize the meaning of the commemorations that have been important to justice and human rights movements in Argentina.
Global Americans hosts a panel on LGBT+ rights in the Americas to discuss legal advancements, how the community is affected by COVID-19 and what more needs to be done.
Governments across Latin America have taken exceptional measures to stop the uncontrollable spread of COVID-19. Faced with this, there is a valid fear that these measures could exacerbate abuses of power or increase human rights violations.
