Press Releases
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Colombia introduced the law that creates the “No Es Hora de Callar” Fund for the Prevention, Protection, and Assistance of Women Journalists Victims of Gender-Based Violence
The creation of this fund was ordered by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) in the ruling of the Jineth Bedoya Lima case. The case was litigated by CEJIL and the... View Article

Costa Rica: Organizations call for respect for the independence of the Judicial Power
San José, October 01, 2024. The undersigned organizations express their deep concern at the attacks on the independence of the Judiciary by the Executive Branch in the context of the investigation undertaken... View Article

Mexico: 10 years after the forced disappearance of students in Ayotzinapa, we are still missing 43
Las Americas, September 27, 2024. A decade has passed since the detention and forced disappearance of 43 students from the Normal Rural Isidro Burgos, a teacher training center located in Ayotzinapa, Tixla,... View Article

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