We are the South America Team of Country Coordinators at Amnesty International UK (AIUK) Our objective is to bring human rights violations in South America to the attention of the decision makers in their respective countries, to mobilise AIUK’s activists to campaign on behalf of the victims and to work with the UK government to support […]
This month we bring you news from Peru, Colombia, Argentina, Venezuela, Chile, Brazil, Paraguay and Ecuador. Peru – Amnesty is bringing two Human Rights Defenders to the UK and you may book here to join them at the Human Rights Action Centre on 11 November evening and you can sign a petition. Colombia – Amnesty […]
Here is a link to an Urgent Action with a tight deadline! It is the second update of a UA aimed at stopping the enactment of a bill that endangers work for human rights in Paraguay by seeking to constrain the activities of civil society organisations. The first update sought, unsuccessfully, to stop the bill […]
I attach an updated Urgent Action (UA) requesting further action following the Paraguayan Congress’s approval on 9 October of the so-called Ley Garrote that endangers the human rights work of civil society organisations in Paraguay. The original UA, featured in our August newsletter, called on the Chamber of Deputies to reject the bill. The updated […]
Dear Friends This month we bring you news from Colombia, Argentina, Venezuela, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay and Peru. Highlights are: Regional: Amnesty has called on seven South American Presidents to strengthen action to reduce the risk of wildfires after recent record fires had a devasting impact on indigenous territories Colombia: We have an Urgent Action calling […]
A new Urgent Action for Argentina has been published. It’s not yet on the AIUK website, so please follow the link below to take action. President Javier Milei vetoed a bill that had been passed by Congress to improve pensions for older people. This was to adjust for the large loss of purchasing power they have suffered […]
