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Americas (114 stories)


ENG ESP
Monday, 18 May 2020
Panama: Government Takes Step to End Quarantine Gender Discrimination

Protect Transgender People From Police, Security Guard Abuse


ENG ESP POR
Thursday, 2 April 2020
Latin America: Cut Prison Crowding to Fight COVID-19

Unsanitary Conditions can Spread Virus Inside and Outside Prisons


ENG ESP
Tuesday, 4 February 2020
Venezuela: Violent Abuses in Illegal Gold Mines

Credible Allegations of Government Involvement, Acquiescence


ENG ESP
Wednesday, 22 January 2020
Colombia/Venezuela: Armed Groups Control Lives at Border

Killings, Forced Labor, Child Recruitment


ENG ESP
Tuesday, 26 November 2019
Chile: Reform Police in the Wake of Protests

Excessive Force against Demonstrators, Abuses in Detention


ENG POR
Tuesday, 17 September 2019
Brazil: Criminal Networks Target Rainforest Defenders

Violence and Impunity Endanger Climate Change Commitment


ENG ESP
Thursday, 8 August 2019
Colombia/Venezuela: Attacks on Civilians in Border Area

Killings, Disappearances, Recruitment of Children as Soldiers Go Unpunished


ENG ESP
Wednesday, 19 June 2019
Nicaragua: Targeted Sanctions, Justice Key to Curb Abuses

Unpunished Torture; Abuse-Ridden Prosecutions of Protesters


ENG ESP
Thursday, 6 June 2019
Honduras: Abortion Ban’s Dire Consequences

Prosecution, Health Issues, Bearing Rapist’s Child


ENG ESP POR
Thursday, 4 April 2019
Venezuela: UN Should Lead Full-Scale Emergency Response

Health System Has Collapsed, Widespread Food Shortages