Issue Feb 15-21 2023: Blanca Izaguirre, the Honduran Commissioner for Human Rights, urged the State to defend environmental defenders by protecting the land and the environment.

Issue Feb 15-21 2023: In the case of serious or imminent threats in Chile, the Controller General of the Republic approved a government decree for the draft constitutional reform to protect critical infrastructure by the Armed Forces.

Issue Feb 08-14 2023: In Peru, there was an uptick in police misconduct, and there has been a staggering number of “arbitrary arrests.”

Issue Feb 08-14 2023: Just prior to the release of the report by the third panel of experts investigating the death of Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda, his nephew has stated that “agents of the [military dictatorship] had killed one of the most important literary figures of the 20th century.”

Issue Feb 08-14 2023: With all the destruction provoked by Bolsonaro’s “death pulse,” those who suffered the most were poor and black women.

Issue Feb 01-07 2023: As the war between the Sinaloa and Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) cartels intensifies, the areas where the Mexican states of Zacatecas, San Luis Potosí, Jalisco, and Aguascalientes meet have experienced a rise in the disappearances of people.

Issue Feb 01-07 2023: Brazil’s Armed Forces (FA) have been adopting “campaign manuals” that interpret the broad doctrine of modern conflicts and instill the “political protagonism” of officers in the highest ranks.

Issue Feb 01-07 2023: Colombian ex-president Belisario Betancur was always celebrated as a pacifist leader in his nation.

Issue Jan 25-31 2023: Human Rights Watch (HRW) has raised the alarm over “extreme overcrowding” in prisons in El Salvador because of the emergency regime declared ten months ago by President Nayib Bukele due to gang violence.

Issue Jan 25-31 2023: Jair Bolsonaro has come a long way to harm indigenous people in Brazil, and he still does not seem satisfied.