European Parliament demands release of Jeanine Áñez in Bolivia
On Thursday, April 29th, the majority of the European Parliament condemned the detention of ex-interim president of Bolivia Jeanine Áñez...
April 30, 2021Topic
Human Rights Watch
Brazil seeks “3rd path” to Covid-19 patent/waiver deadlock at WTO
Between the so-called vaccine nationalism and the broad permission for patent breach in the fight against Covid-19, as proposed by...
March 17, 2021
Human Rights Watch denounces irregularities in Jeanine Áñez’s arrest warrant in Bolivia
The NGO's executive director for the Americas, José Miguel Vivanco, pointed out that the arrest warrant against the ex-interim president...
March 15, 2021
Gas, Marbles and Lead Pellets: Peru Protest Deaths Turn Spotlight on Police Violence
Ruben Guevara was marching in teargas-filled streets in Lima in November when he was hit in the face by what...
December 18, 2020
Bolsonaro Criticised Over Remarks About Dictatorship Deaths
Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, is once again coming fire for comments he made on Monday (July 29th) about the assassination...
July 31, 2019
Group’s Firing Is Death Blow to Human Rights in Brazil
The decision earlier this week by Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro, of exonerating the entire team of the National Mechanism to...
June 13, 2019
Brazil Registers Record Number of Violent Deaths in 2017
Brazil set a record in 2017; one that most countries would rather not have: of violent deaths. According data from...
January 18, 2019
NGOs Condemn Threats to Journalists in Brazil’s Elections
By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A wave of threats against journalists covering Brazil’s presidential...
October 26, 2018
Thousands Take to Streets to Mourn Lawmaker’s Murder in Brazil
Many hope that these deaths will promote a national movement against corruption, but analysts believe that this is unlikely.
March 16, 2018