Ayotzinapa and the grave human rights situation in Mexico: Social organizations and experts at the UN Human Rights Council
Mexico’s human rights crisis and what occurred in Ayotzinapa were presented at the UN Human Rights Council.
For the first time a court rules that Operation Condor was a criminal conspiracy
The existence of a formal system of repressive coordination between the dictatorships of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay was proven in court.
Kidnapped and coerced: Liliana’s story
In this photo essay, produced in collaboration with WOLA, Liliana recounts how she was threatened and forced into transporting drugs to Argentina, where she is now being incarcerated far from her two children in Venezuela.
Human Rights in Argentina: 2016 Report
Autor/a: CELS
336 pgs.
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Drug policy in Argentina: Contradictions between discourse and practice
Argentina’s position at the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on drugs.
UNGASS: Argentina’s position on drug policies
Joint statement* ahead of the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on drugs held April 19 to 21.
ESMA: CELS requested prison terms for 55 defendants
CELS, on behalf of the unified legal team representing plaintiffs, requested life in prison for 51 defendants and 10-to-25-year prison terms for four others, in the third trial over the crimes against humanity committed at the ESMA torture and detention center.
Lethal in Disguise: The Health Consequences of Crowd-Control Weapons
Autor/a: International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations (INCLO) and Physicians for Human Rights (PHR)
56 pgs.
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The detention of Milagro Sala: Human rights organizations seek precautionary measures from the IACHR
Argentine social activist Milagro Sala stands accused of inciting the crime of obstructing traffic in relation to a protest she helped organize, and of sedition for resisting a provincial measure related to the work of cooperatives in which she participates.
Mandela Rules update international standards for guaranteeing rights of people deprived of liberty
The Rules are a parameter for detention conditions worldwide. They were updated, for the first time in 60 years, with the objective of providing greater protection to persons deprived of their liberty.
New research: Business responsibility in crimes against humanity in Argentina
The report “Business responsibility in crimes against humanity: The repression of workers during state terrorism” presents evidence confirming that the owners, executives and managers of some companies actively participated in violating the human rights of workers during Argentina’s last dictatorship (1976-1983).
Legal arguments begin in trial over repression on December 19-20, 2001
This brutal crackdown on protesters at the height of an economic, social and political crisis caused five deaths and 227 injuries, in Buenos Aires alone.
Crossing the Threshold: Challenges and Proposals for Deinstitutionalization from Asylums
Autor/a: CELS
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Drawing the Line: Tackling Tensions Between Religious Freedom and Equality
Autor/a: INCLO
56 pgs.
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The Inter-American Human Rights System: Changing times, ongoing challenges
Autor/a: CELS, Conectas Direitos Humanos, Dejusticia, Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF), Fundar
334 pgs.
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