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Guantanamo: 20 years later, closure of prison still pending
Washington, D.C., October 28th, 2022. The Center for Constitutional Rights and the Center for Justice and International Law – CEJIL addressed the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) today in a public... View Article
International organizations reject the criminalization of prominent journalist José Rubén Zamora and strongly denounce the persecution of critical voices in Guatemala
August 3, 2022 The international organizations that promote the defense and protection of human rights and, in particular, freedom of expression, condemn the arbitrary detention for political purposes of the prominent journalist... View Article
Indigenous Kichwa people of Sarayaku demand the removal of explosives from our land and recognition of the living forest as a rights-holder.
The indigenous community denounced serious non-compliance with the Inter-American Human Rights Court’s ruling after 10 years. Quito, June 10, 2022. In a hearing before the Constitutional Court of Ecuador, the Kichwa... View Article
IACHR issues Merits Report in the case “Cuban and Haitian nationals detained at and deported from the Carmichael Road Detention Center vs. Commonwealth of the Bahamas”
Washington, D.C., April 20, 2022 – The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) released its merits report in the case “Cuban and Haitian nationals detained at and deported from the Carmichael Road... View Article
Nicaragua: Colectivo 46/2 welcomes the establishment of an accountability mechanism during the 49th session of the Human Rights Council
Geneva/Managua 31 March 2022 – The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) adopted today during its 49th session, by 20 votes in favour, a resolution that establishes for one year a “Group of... View Article
International organizations demand publicity and announce observation of judge Erika Aifan’s deposition hearing before the investigating judge
Guatemala City, Geneva and Washington D.C. March 3, 2022. Next Friday, March 4, a hearing will be held to hear the statement of Judge Erika Aifán Dávila, before the investigating judge Roaldo... View Article