Press Releases

10 de February de 2022 Press Release

International organizations reject the criminalization of judge Pablo Xitumul and denounce the persecution of justice operators in Guatemala

Guatemala City, Geneva and Washington D.C. February 10, 2022 On February 9, 2022, the Supreme Court of Justice declared admissible the request to strip Judge Pablo Xitumul de Paz of his judicial... View Article

3 de November de 2021 Press Release

Five reasons why the elections in Nicaragua do not guarantee human rights

On 7 November 2021, general elections will be held in Nicaragua in the context of a deterioration of the human rights crisis that began with the repression of protests in April 2018.... View Article

19 de August de 2021 Press Release

More than 60 Civil society organisations denounce the alarming deterioration of human rights situation in El Salvador

Human rights organisations express concern regarding the deterioration of the human rights situation, consolidation of authoritarian rule and hate speech against human rights defenders, organisations and media in El Salvador. The deteriorating... View Article

11 de August de 2021 Press Release

Nicaragua must implemment UN resolution

The Americas, 11 August 2021- Thirteen human rights organizations joined forces to measure the level of implementation by Nicaragua’s government of United Nations Human Rigths Council (UN-HRC) recommendations, listed in resolution 46/2... View Article

18 de June de 2021 Press Release

Human rights organizations condemn escalated repression in Nicaragua and demand the immediate release of all political prisoners

Human rights organizations urgently condemn the recent wave of repression launched against opposition figures, presidential candidates, journalists, business leaders, and former civil society leaders 142 days ahead of the country’s general elections.... View Article

7 de May de 2021 Press Release

COLOMBIA: 650 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CALL FOR EXHAUSTIVE INVESTIGATION OF REPRESSION OF PROTESTS AND CALL ON THE IACHR TO ACT

The Americas, May 7, 2021. The undersigned organizations condemn the excessive use of force by agents of the Colombian security forces in response to the protests that began on April 28... View Article