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The Inter-American Court holds Colombia accountable for violating the right to defend human rights
Bogota-Washington DC, March 18, 2024 – In a historic decision, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights has recognized the international responsibility of the Colombian State for systematically persecuting, harassing, stigmatizing, and surveilling... View Article
The integrity of the peruvian electoral system is at risk due to the imminent removal of members of the National Board of Justice in Perú
Washington. March 7, 2024 – Faced with the insistence of the Peruvian Congress to remove all or some of the members of the National Justice Board (Junta Nacional de Justicia, JNJ) through... View Article
The government’s escalating repression and attempts at evading scrutiny face resounding condemnation from international civil society
The undersigned international organizations strongly condemn the announced expulsion of the members of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Venezuela, as government repression had notably... View Article
Historic decision in favor of the Sarayaku People orders definitive deadline to comply with IACHR ruling
Puyo – Washington DC, January 18, 2024. The Constitutional Court of Ecuador issued a historic ruling that grants a new six-month deadline for the prior consultation to be carried out before the... View Article
International organizations express concern over revived legislation aiming to criminalize and obstruct civil society work in Venezuela
Washington D.C. January 16th, 2024 The undersigned organizations express deep concern over the ongoing efforts by the Venezuelan government to pass the bill entitled “Law of Supervision, Regularization, Performance, and Financing of... View Article
PERUVIAN JUSTICE SYSTEM MUST COMPLY WITH THE DECISION OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS THAT ORDERS PERU TO ABSTAIN FROM PARDONING ALBERTO FUJIMORI
Washington, D.C. December 01, 2023—In light of the recent publication of the resolution issued by the Peruvian Constitutional Court in the habeas corpus process that seeks the release of Alberto Fujimori Fujimori,... View Article