The new governor-elect of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Witzel, wants to bring snipers to the conflict zones of the city and state.

After six months of involvement and constant allegations regarding the mistreatment of prisoners, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (ICHR) is still unable to “corroborate the state of physical and psychological health of those deprived of liberty, who are accused of the alleged crimes of ‘coups and terrorism’ for participating in civic protest and demanding

Police in Buenos Aires detained four foreign nationals as part of a repressive campaign against public demonstrations regarding the 2019 budget.

A report was filed at the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) requesting that the Federal Police investigate the authorship of the threats suffered by reporters at Datafolha, a Brazilian polling institute.

Like many Nicaraguans, following the explosive crisis in the spring of 2018, residents of the Island of Ometepe protested the failed social security reforms and subsequently demanded justice for the murders and repression of protesters.

Ana González, a leader in the fight for human rights in Chile, has passed away at 93, after over 40 years of dedication to the search for truth and justice.

Saleh, now in exile in Spain, gave his first testimonials as a free man to the horrors that he has endured since his extradition as a political prisoner from Colombia to Venezuela in 2014.

A year after the first decade of the UN strategy on drugs, the International Consortium on Drug Policy (IDPC) released a report in which it says that the strategy turned out to be a total failure.

Twenty-nine journalists were assassinated in the Americas during 2018—one of the highest death tolls in recent times and “an alarming statistic for a region that needs a vigilant press to combat corruption, narco-trafficking, and violence.”

The National Institution of Human Rights in Uruguay (INDDHH) released a statement condemning the comments of the current president of the Military Center, Carlos Silva Valiente, which do not “contribute to the construction of a democratic society, the only State model that guarantees peaceful coexistence and the free exercise of rights.”