Press Releases

26 de January de 2023 Press Release

International organizations express concern over bill that seeks to criminalize and hinder the work of civil society organizations in Venezuela

[Geneva and Washington D.C. 26 January, 2023]. The undersigned organizations express our deep concern over the approval in the first round of a bill that seeks to criminalize and further hinder the... View Article

23 de January de 2023 Press Release

We call for a condemnation and diligent investigation into the human rights violations in Peru in the face of permanent repression and the criminalization of protests

January 20, 2023, Washington D.C. The Center of Justice and International Law (CEJIL) denounces the lack of a response that guarantees human rights in Peru during the demonstrations that have swept across... View Article

12 de January de 2023 Press Release

Guantanamo is overdue for closure

Washington, D.C., January 11th, 2023. Twenty-one years have passed since the opening of the Guantánamo detention center and the Biden administration continues to fail to close it, in violation of its international... View Article

20 de December de 2022 Press Release

Concern for the security of members of the Movimiento de Mujeres Dominico-Haitianas in the Dominican Republic

December 16th, 2022. Approximately 20 people, including army personnel and people in plain clothes, broke into the offices of the Dominican-Haitian Women’s Movement (MUDHA) without showing a warrant on the morning of... View Article

28 de October de 2022 Press Release

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

3 de August de 2022 Press Release

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