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Guapinol Observatory: The State of Honduras must answer for the murder of Juan López and the security crisis faced by defenders in Bajo Aguán
September 18, 2024 – From the Justice Observatory for Guapinol Defenders, we strongly condemn the murder of Juan López, a defender of common goods, leader of the Municipal Committee for Common and Public Goods... View Article

Yakye Axa: IACHR Court Conducts Compliance Supervision Visit
Nearly 20 years after the ruling, the Yakye Axa community still lacks access to clean water, healthcare, quality education, and sufficient food. During a private hearing following the visit, the community expressed... View Article

We condemn the Peruvian State’s decision to pay tribute to Alberto Fujimori
Fujimori was the first president of Peru to be tried in a democracy and sentenced to prison for committing crimes against humanity and serious acts of corruptions that still impact Peru today.... View Article

Two years after the death of Jina Mahsa Amini and the echo of justice in Latin America
At CEJIL, we recognize that state repression and human rights violations are not isolated phenomena in any one region. The struggle of women in Iran deeply resonates in Latin America, where we... View Article

Venezuela: UN Rights Council Should Renew Experts’ Mandate
September 9, 2024 – The United Nations Human Rights Council should renew the mandate of its Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela, 30 national and international organizations defending human rights in Venezuela... View Article

Mexico: Organizations in the Region Call on Authorities to Guarantee Judicial Independence and Impartiality in the Judiciary’s Reform Process
September 6, 2024. The undersigned civil society organizations express our concern over the approval on September 4 by the Chamber of Deputies of the reforms to the Judiciary in Mexico. As the... View Article