Tag: Human Rights Watch

Thursday, April 21st 2022 - 09:21 UTC
Bolivia's judiciary under the spotlight following death of jailed indigenous leader

Human Rights Watch has described Bolivia as one of the grossest examples of lack of judiciary independence following the death in jail of Marco Antonio Aramayo, a former administrator of a national indigenous fund.
Friday, January 14th 2022 - 09:21 UTC
Bolsonaro is a “threat to democracy,” HRW says

President Jair Bolsonaro represents a “threat” to Brazilian democracy, according to Lawyer Maria Laura Canineu, head of the NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) local office.
Thursday, November 25th 2021 - 09:49 UTC
Peru's President not a stalwart of freedom of the press, Human Rights Watch claims

The Washington DC-based Human Rights Watch organization Wednesday said Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones undermined freedom of expression after the head of state threatened to withdraw all state advertising from media outlets.
Monday, May 10th 2021 - 09:52 UTC
Human Rights Watch warns Colombian police uses high-tech projectile launcher against demonstrators

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Executive Director for the Americas José Miguel Vivanco said his organization had never seen police officers use “horizontal high-speed multiple projectile launchers” as it happens in Colombia.
Saturday, May 1st 2021 - 09:50 UTC
Former President Uribe calls on police and army to use weapons in Colombian protests

Colombian former President Álvaro Uribe on Friday urged that police and military have the right to use arms in the context of demonstrations against the tax reform being promoted by the government of Ivan Duque, his political godson. The following reactions included Human Rights groups and political figures pressing Twitter to suspend Uribe’s account, where he posted the message.
Saturday, October 10th 2020 - 09:20 UTC
Controversy in Buenos Aires City over live facial recognition to identify minors

Human Rights Watch wants the city of Buenos Aires to stop using live facial recognition to identify children accused of committing crimes, the rights group said on Friday. New York-based Human Rights Watch said Buenos Aires started using the technology in 2019, making Argentina the only country in the world to deploy it against people under the age of 18.
Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 12:57 UTC
Saudi Prince arrives in BA as preparations for G-20 Summit gain momentum

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman arrived in Buenos Aires at around 7 am on Wednesday and, thus, became the first international dignatary to touch Argentine soil for the G-20 Summit.
Wednesday, November 28th 2018 - 09:33 UTC
Federal court in Argentina examining criminal complaint against Saudi prince

A federal court in Argentina is examining a criminal complaint against the controversial Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for alleged war crimes committed in Yemen.
Tuesday, November 27th 2018 - 14:41 UTC
HRW wants Saudi Crown Prince tried in Argentina over Khashoggi, Yemen crimes

As Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is about to arrive in Argentina for the upcoming G-20 Summit, a US-based human rights NGO Monday filed a request before Buenos Aires Federal Judge Ariel Lijo that the Universal Justice criteria be applied to him as intellectual author of the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey, October 2 last, and for crimes against humanity in Yemen.
Thursday, November 3rd 2016 - 09:35 UTC
Brazilian police killed an average of nine people per day during 2015

An average of nine people were killed per day at the hands of Brazil's notoriously violent police force in 2015, an increase from last year despite a nationwide drop in murder rates. In 2015, 3,345 people were allegedly killed during “police interventions” across Brazil, up 6.3% from the previous year's count of 3,146. The statistics come from the 10th Public Security Yearbook published by the Brazilian Forum on Public Security.