Issue Jun 19-30 2024: A total of 21 people both military and civilians have been arrested so far in connection with the failed coup d’état on June 26, 2024, against the administration of President Luis Arce Catacora, Government Minister Eduardo del Castillo confirmed in La Paz.

Issue Jun 19-30 2024: Nicaraguans living in exile continue to suffer persecution at the hands of the Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo dictatorship, which employs various tactics designed to silence these dissidents.

Issue Jun 19-30 2024: Since 2018, the arrival of the Fourth Transformation (4T) in several state governments in Mexico has led to the invisibility and normalization of violence against individuals and defenders of territory and life.

Issue Jun 19-30 2024: In 2019, after a “social outbreak,” Sergio Micco, the director of the Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos (INDH), stated that it was unclear whether or not the violations of human rights were systematic, but they were “serious.”

Issue Jun 19-30 2024: Human rights organizations in Ecuador oppose the construction of a new high-security prison modeled after those in El Salvador, claiming the site in Santa Elena province belongs to indigenous communities and lacks an environmental impact assessment.