Press Freedom is Under Threat
In a short time, Javier Milei’s government has cemented a difficult scenario for journalism in Argentina through the closing of public media outlets, the discretional use of state advertising, and authorities’ stigmatization of and aggression against journalists. Such obstacles to freedom of the press undermine democracy.
Julio García Romero vs. Ecuador: CELS and RFK Human Rights appear as amicus curiae before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
The case was heard in a public hearing nearly 20 years after the Chilean journalist’s death, caused by tear gas used by Ecuadorian police during a protest crackdown.
The Government reaffirmed its policy of criminalizing protests and defended its use of repression before the IACHR
During a public hearing requested by human rights, labor, and social organizations, representatives from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and the United Nations expressed their concerns about the use of force, arbitrary detentions, the Ministry of Security’s protocol, and the stigmatization of demonstrators and social organizations.
Gaza: rights to speech, protest and information must be guaranteed to fight antisemitism and islamophobia
The endorsing INCLO member organizations come together to express grave concern about civil liberties infringements occurring in various countries across the world in connection with the war in Gaza.
Mr. Julian Assange’s arrest and potential extradition to the U.S. threaten media freedom
The US Justice Department’s charges are an attack on basic journalistic activities. Whistleblowers who provide information of public interest require protection.
The state of economic, social and cultural rights in Argentina
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Banding together to defeat Argentina’s utterly unfit candidate to the IACHR
Published by openDemocracy, this opinion piece analyzes the joint work and individual strategies that different Argentine, regional and international organizations used to convince OAS member states to reject Argentina’s candidate to the IACHR, Carlos Horacio de Casas.
The UN Human Rights Committee analyzed the state of civil and political rights in Argentina
Dialogue between the UN Human Rights Committee and the Argentine state regarding compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
