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 […]