Tag: human rights

• Wednesday, August 18th 2021 - 09:51 UTC

  IACHR reports summary executions in Bolivia 2019 uprising

  

  A report released Tuesday by an Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) investigation group showed “summary executions” were carried out in Bolivia during the 2019 uprising which resulted in President Evo Morales' resignation.

• Friday, July 16th 2021 - 09:40 UTC

  Colombian court hears new charges against Army staff allegedly involved in human rights violations

  

  Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) has filed charges Thursday against 15 members of the national army of “war crimes and crimes against humanity,” it was announced.

• Thursday, July 8th 2021 - 09:33 UTC

  IACHR makes 40 observations to the Colombian Government regarding social protests

  

  The Government of Colombia Wednesday received 40 recommendations from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) following a visit to the country by an observation group.

• Friday, July 2nd 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  New Bachelet report says abuse and torture still in force in Venezuela

  

  A new report from the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) released Thursday has pointed out that the Venezuelan regime of Nicolás Maduro continues to apply systematic abuse and torture, particularly to political opponents.

• Wednesday, June 23rd 2021 - 09:10 UTC

  Bachelet says Ortega regime must release all political prisoners in Nicaragua

  

  Former Chilean President and current United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet Tuesday called for the release of Nicaraguan opposition politicians who have been placed under arrest by the Daniel Ortega regime over the past three weeks.

• Wednesday, June 16th 2021 - 09:18 UTC

  When 26 OAS countries condemned human rights violations in Nicaragua, Argentina was among the 5 who abstained

  

  A resolution by the Organization of American States (OAS) condemning human rights violations and massive arrests of opposition leaders by Nicaragua was supported by 26 countries, opposed by three (one of them Nicaragua), while five nations abstained from voting either way. Argentina was one of them.

• Monday, June 14th 2021 - 10:05 UTC

  Chilean dictatorship murderer arrested in Argentina

  

  The Government of Argentina this weekend arrested Chilean fugitive Walter Klug Rivera, who was wanted for human rights violations during the military dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet.

• Tuesday, June 1st 2021 - 09:38 UTC

  Israel demands explanations for Argentina's vote at UN in favor of human rights probe

  

  The Government of Israel Monday summoned Argentina's ambassador to Tel Avil Sergio Urribarri following the South American country's vote at the United Nations (UN) to create a Commission to investigate the “alleged violations of human rights in Israel and the Gaza Strip.”

• Friday, May 28th 2021 - 09:47 UTC

  IACHR still waiting for full green light to land in violence-torn Colombia

  

  As protests and violence remain part of Colombia's “normal” landscape, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) continues to wait for an official response from the Government to visit the country.

• Wednesday, May 19th 2021 - 09:55 UTC

  Argentine President Fernández says human rights issue in Venezuela is “disappearing little by little”

  

  Argentine President Alberto Fernández Tuesday said the “problem” of human rights in Venezuela “disappearing” and insisted there was no need for blockades when the way to solve these issues is through dialogue.