This month we bring you news from Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina and Bolivia. Highlights are: Colombia – A petition demanding that the Colombian authorities protect human rights defenders. Brazil – 2 politicians and an ex-police chief have been arrested over the murder of Marielle Franco Venezuela – Presidential Elections have been brought forward to 28 July, with leading opposition leaders barred from […]
This month we bring you news from Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina and Chile. Highlights are: Venezuela – An Urgent Action calling on the government to release human rights defender Rocio San Miguel. Venezuela – Another Urgent Action calling on the authorities to stop withholding medical care from detainees. Venezuela/Argentina – Amnesty International’s submission with the […]
This month we bring you news that: Colombia – The Colombian NGO Indepaz found that 187 social leaders and human rights defenders were killed in 2023, about the same number as in 2022 and 2021. There is still time to sign Amnesty International’s petition demanding that the Colombian Government improves its protection of human rights […]
This month we bring you news that: Regional – there is a new report by several NGOs on how armed criminal gangs have expanded their presence in the Amazon, threatening indigenous inhabitants. Peru – Amnesty has a petition calling for the perpetrators of the killings during last year’s protests to be prosecuted. Colombia – Amnesty […]
This month we bring you news that: Regional – Amnesty has a new report focused on human rights defenders in the Americas, the world’s deadliest region for those defending land, territory and the environment. Colombia – Amnesty has a new report on the lack of a safe space to defend human rights in Colombia, calling […]