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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

“Physical, sexual and psychological torture of Jineth Bedoya could not have been carried out without the collaboration of the State”: Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruling
October 18, 2021, Washington, D.C., Bogotá – The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) issued a historic ruling in the case of journalist Jineth Bedoya Lima against Colombia, in which it analyzes... View Article

The Center for Justice and International Law Announces the Norma Vorpahl Human Rights Fellowship for Recent Law Graduates
The Norma Vorpahl Human Rights Fellowship is a one-year paid fellowship that provides an in-depth, enriching learning experience for a recent law school graduate interested in the field of human rights... View Article

Reform to the Judicial Career Law threatens El Mozote investigation, Inter-American Court Requests information from the Salvadoran State
The Salvadoran State must present information on the impact of the reform on the criminal process of the massacres of El Mozote and surrounding areas. The organizations representing the victims before the... View Article

State of Nicaragua to be heard by IACHR Court on protection measures for members of opposition, political organizations and presidential pre-candidates
This Friday, August 27, at 8:00 am (Nicaraguan time), a public hearing will be held to monitor the urgent measures granted by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR Court) for the... View Article

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