An open call to all States to stop facilitating extrajudicial killings
We, the undersigned organizations, call on all States to immediately cease or refrain from supporting US extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean.
Counterterrorism and Organized Crime: We’re Taking the Debate to the UN and the IACHR
In the wake of the United States’ new security and defense strategies, the agendas of counterterrorism and drug trafficking in Latin America have converged to legitimize violent and repressive emergency measures. We are participating in various international forums to raise awareness about the impact this convergence has on human rights in the region.
The Relaunch of the War on Drugs: A Risk to Democracy in Latin America
Far-right governments and their authoritarian leanings have revived the notion of “narco-terrorism” to reframe drug policy around a war paradigm—while advancing exceptional measures that sidestep democratic accountability.
The CSW calls on states to ensure access to justice for women and girls
At the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, a commitment to gender equality was reaffirmed, and countries were urged to eliminate laws, policies, and practices that contribute to discrimination.
What does Argentine society think about the dictatorship 50 years later?
Half a century after the last coup d’état, we conducted a public opinion poll in collaboration with Pulsar.UBA. The report shows that the majority holds a negative view of the military dictatorship (71%) and believes that the trials should continue (70%).
Venezuela Needs Guarantees of Redress, Participation, and Self-Determination
Statement by Surgentes, CELS, Dejusticia, Article 19, and WOLA during the Interactive Dialogue with the Independent International Mission on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at the United Nations.
Judge Marta Susana Catella to testify before the IACHR on her arbitrary removal
The justice of the Superior Court of Justice of Misiones was removed from her post through a political operation that denied her even the opportunity to defend herself.