As I am sure many are aware, we are increasingly alarmed by the escalating repression in Venezuela after the recent contested election. Between 29 July and 7 August 2024, over two thousand people were arrested for protesting or being seen as critical of the government. Most of the detainees are young people, including at least […]
Dear Friends, This month we bring you news from Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Paraguay, Venezuela, Chile, Ecuador and Brazil. Highlights are: Colombia and others: Amnesty has a new petition directed at governments to support a Torture-free Trade treaty. Argentina: An Urgent Action demands that charges against 33 people opposed the controversial ‘ley de bases’ be dropped. […]
This month we bring you news from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Suriname, and Venezuela. Highlights are: Amnesty has raised an alarm about the proliferation of legal initiatives to curtail the work of civil society organisations in Latin America and which seriously threaten the efforts of these organisations to promote and defend human rights in the […]
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. It’s currently an online only action. Since the new government took office in Argentina in December 2023, large-scale demonstrations have erupted protesting against fiscal cuts and the undermining of human rights. Against this backdrop, […]
This month we bring you news from Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina, Ecuador, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Peru. Highlights are: Colombia: More from Amnesty on the need for police reform, opening with a song and dance video to remind us of the violence suffered by demonstrators during the General Strike. Colombia: The government uses a mixture of […]
