In November 2017, Fernando Linares Beltranena from the National Advancement Party (PAN) proposed a law that would provide amnesty to those who committed human rights violations during the Guatemalan Civil War.

Many young people lost their lives during protests against Ortega’s regime in 2018. 

Voting booths and ballot papers were set on fire in two municipalities of Morelos, demonstrating opposition to the government’s public vote on thermoelectric power in Huexca.

A law drafted by Deputy Rodolfo Parker proposes eliminating jail time and civil liability for both guerrilla and army war crime perpetrators.

In Brazil, election season brings violence and insecurity to journalists’ lives.

Corruption and drug violence have plagued much of Latin America for the past few decades.

Marvin Giovanni Peña, aspiring mayor of Tiquisate in Escuintla, was assassinated. As a representative of the FUERZA Party, his was the second assassination in less than a month against a member of this political organization.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro invited a former member of a paramilitary organization to be part of his team as representative in the National Assembly.

A recent report released by the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP) reveals alarming statistics regarding the mounting dangers and harassment faced by journalists in Colombia.

The Nicaraguan Police, led by President Daniel Ortega, has systematically arrested and murdered citizens protesting against the government.