Police Violence Across the Country: Reforming the Forces is Urgent
The number of serious acts of police violence recorded across the country shows how necessary it is for the authorities to promote substantial reforms in the national and provincial security forces.
Trans and Travesti Human Rights During Isolation
For the travesti* and trans community, the implementation of COVID-19 prevention measures is often synonymous of further restriction to their already precarious access to housing, food, health and work. Public health policies for members of this community must be inclusive and integrated, and the State must actively repair years of violations to their rights. This is a joint statement with the Bachillerato Popular Travesti-Trans Mocha Celis (the Mocha Celis Travesti-Trans High School).
Request for the Convening of a Special Session on the Escalating Situation of Police Violence and Repression of Protests in the United States
CELS endorses letter addressed to the UN in which family members of victims of racial police violence and human rights organizations worldwide ask for independent inquiries.
INCLO condemns the use of excessive force and the misuse of less-lethal weapons against protesters in the USA
The protests erupted in response to the killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis on Monday. INCLO condemns the disproportionate use of force against protesters and calls on police to act in accordance with international standards on the use of force and the management of assemblies.
Complaint Filed With the UN Against the Brazilian Government on Military Coup Commemoration
Along with the Vladimir Herzog Institute and five other organizations, we denounced the Brazilian authorities for their declarations on the anniversary of the 1964 military coup to the Special Rapporteur of The United Nations on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence.
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights Found Argentina Guilty And Ruled In Favor Of The Indigenous Communities of Salta
Argentina is ordered to cede an undivided deed to 4000 km2 of ancestral territory to the Lhaka Honhat Association of Aboriginal Communities, among other reparations.
Dictatorship: Declassified US Intelligence
Together with Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo and Memoria Abierta, we created this tool to search, read and investigate the files recently declassified by US intelligence agencies.
The UN Human Rights Committee’s Interpretation of Freedom of Assembly Puts Existing Protections at Risk
Organizations from across the Americas warn the Human Rights Committee about the risks of regressive standards of protection on the right to protest.
Bolivia Must Allow the Truth Be Revealed About Human Rights Violations
This joint statement from human rights organizations condemns the Bolivian government’s decision to veto two members of the Independent Expert Group of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
CELS Regrets the Passing of Allen “Tex” Harris
Tex played a crucial role in compiling and disseminating information about Argentinian human rights violations abroad during the last civilian and military dictatorship.
As of February 1, 2020, Paula Litvachky is CELS’s new executive director
Towards the end of 2019, CELS decided to make a rotation in management and the board of directors named Paula Livatchky as the new executive director.
Chile: Final Report of The International Human Rights Observation Mission
The collaborative document provides an account of generalized human rights violations perpetrated by state agents between October 18 and December 31, 2019. It also highlights that the violence unfolded by security forces was exacerbated by the president’s suspension of the Constitution.
Human Rights in Argentina: 2019 Report
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Bolivia: Coup and the return of the military “issue”
We condemn the coup d’état, political persecution and the violence committed by those who do not respect the democratic order in Bolivia. This rupture with the rule of law should prompt an immediate reaction by the region’s states. It is imperative that regional mechanisms and UN bodies initiate a dialogue with countries, in particular to ensure the right to asylum and refuge.
AMIA attack: We ask that Argentina be held responsible and the case be sent to the Inter-American Court
On November 11, a pleading hearing in the AMIA case took place at the 174th session of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), held in Quito, Ecuador. The participants in the hearing included Diana Wassner de Malamud and Adriana Reisfeld, from the Memoria Activa association of family members of AMIA victims, as well as … Continued
Chile: Preliminary report by an international human rights mission
The mission visited Santiago, Valparaíso and Temuco to meet with human rights and civil society organizations and other groups, as well as state institutions. The initial result is a report that provides a survey of human rights violations and recommendations for the Chilean state.
