This month we bring you news from Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina and Bolivia. Highlights are: Colombia – A petition demanding that the Colombian authorities protect human rights defenders. Brazil – 2 politicians and an ex-police chief have been arrested over the murder of Marielle Franco Venezuela – Presidential Elections have been brought forward to 28 July, with leading opposition leaders barred from […]
We have another new Urgent Action :- Nahuel Morandini, Roque Villegas and Lucía González are being prosecuted for expressing ironic opinions about a public figure on social media (the wife of the former governor of the province of Jujuy) . Morandini and Villegas posted on X and Facebook; they were immediately arrested and initially held in prison for 54 days. […]
Here is a link to a new Urgent Action about 14-year-old climate activist Leonela Moncayo who has reported that on 26 February there was an explosion outside her home caused by an improvised explosive device. Please call on the Attorney General to investigate what happened, to refrain from stigmatising child activists and to protect them so […]
This month we bring you news from Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina and Chile. Highlights are: Venezuela – An Urgent Action calling on the government to release human rights defender Rocio San Miguel. Venezuela – Another Urgent Action calling on the authorities to stop withholding medical care from detainees. Venezuela/Argentina – Amnesty International’s submission with the […]
Following our recent Urgent Action on behalf of the Colombian human rights defenders NGO CREDHOS, we are sad to report that on 13 February the home of one of the members of CREDHOs suffered an attack by grenade, which injured members of the family. As many of you will know, more human rights and environmental defenders are […]
