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.

The death of Sonoran journalist Santiago Barroso Alfaro is among the 145 murders since 2000 that have been committed against men and women who dedicated their lives to informing the public.

Violent acts and at least nine targeted killings committed by terrorists within the Valle de los Ríos Apurímac, Ene and Mantaro (Vraem), have caused more than 25 families to flee the area in hopes of finding a safer home.

The cases of missing persons and unsolved mass murders remain a political failure for Mexico.

The Colombian state is attempting to use memory as a means to rewrite history, an unacceptable feat.