We presented at a side event to the United Nations General Assembly on the impact of counterterrorism and national security regulatory frameworks in Latin America. We did so in response to the report by the Special Rapporteur on the subject, Ben Saul.
The Coalition for the International Criminal Court (CCPI), together with more than 120 organizations from over 61 countries across all regions, dozens of legal experts, human rights defenders, and members of the European Parliament, is issuing an urgent call to action. We endorse and share below the full statement with all the signatures.
This report, prepared by an investigative journalism team from Argentina, Germany, and Brazil, analyzes how conferences ans periodic events function as nodes of global far-right networks: they connect political figures, distribute funding and resources, and unify a common authoritarian agenda.
CELS, Conectas, Dejusticia, Alianza Américas, and WOLA organized a virtual seminar featuring experts from the region to reflect on the implications of using the counterterrorism framework to address organized crime and perpetuate states of emergency in the Americas. The event took place on Thursday, September 24 by Zoom. Full complete video is available here.
The global war on terror, born from the ashes of the twin towers, perpetuates itself by constantly seeking new targets.
Under the pretext of “narco-terrorism,” the United States is consolidating a hemispheric policy of extrajudicial killings, in which the targets of the attacks were denied due process and were not themselves instigators of aggression.
At a hearing during the 196th session, we denounced the serious setback in labor rights, freedom of association and access to justice. The commissioners questioned the State regarding the lack of deliberation, human rights impact assessments, and justification for the measures.
