As the 55th anniversary of a dictator-led coup in Brazil approaches, Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has controversially suggested celebrating the coup.

After the final product of the United Nations Truth Commission report on the war in El Salvador came out, a former Norwegian investigator named Stener Ekern has made his appearance once again in the country to reveal the truth and real trauma suffered from the war.

An allegation was made on the evening of March 21st by “the indigenous peoples, social organizations, and Procesos Populares del Suroccidente Colombiano” hours after an explosion in an indigenous shelter in Dagua (Valle del Cauca).

Since the beginning of Jimmy Morales’ presidential term, there has been an increase of violence committed against human rights activists.

On Sunday, March 24, various human rights groups, unions, and other political organizations marched on the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires in remembrance of the 43rd anniversary of the military coup that disrupted democratic rule in Argentina.

On the glass door outside the parliamentary office for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is a sign that reads “He who searches for bones is a dog.”

Chihuahua is the most dangerous state for human rights defenders in Mexico, as evidenced by the assassination of 27 activists in the last year.

On Sunday, March 17, 2019, Yanibel Ábrego, deputy president of the National Assembly, and his campaign team were attacked in the district of Capira.

Authorities in the Mexican state of Sonora are investigating the death of the journalist and radio host Santiago Barroso Alfaro.

The proposed “Ley de Reconciliación,” or “Reconciliation Act,” intends to grant amnesty to all Guatemalan military officers accused of, and already serving time for, committing crimes against humanity during Guatemala’s civil war.