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Montevideo, August 20th 2026 - 01:39 UTC

Tag: Inter-American Court of Human Rights

  • Friday, July 24th 2026 - 06:48 UTC

    Family of murdered journalist urges Paraguay to comply with Inter-American Court ruling

    The family also said it had proposed holding the official act of acknowledgment of responsibility at the site of the killing, a proposal that was not accepted

    The widow and children of Paraguayan journalist Santiago Leguizamón, murdered in 1991, have called on the state to fully comply with the ruling in which the Inter-American Court of Human Rights found Paraguay responsible for failing to properly investigate the crime. The demand was voiced on Monday at a ceremony beside the monument honoring the broadcaster in Pedro Juan Caballero, on the border with Brazil, convened by the family, the Paraguayan Journalists' Union, and the Human Rights Coordinating Body, with backing from the International Federation of Journalists.

  • Friday, December 1st 2023 - 10:27 UTC

    Peru: IACHR steps in to keep Fujimori in jail

    Will Fujimori be released?

    The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) gave the Peruvian Government one week to explain the situation of former President Alberto Fujimori, who might be released from jail following a Constitutional Court ruling earlier this week, it was reported in Lima.

  • Thursday, May 23rd 2019 - 09:54 UTC

    Nicaragua national strike to pressure the Ortega regime to release political prisoners

    The industrial action is due on Thursday and expected to cost the country US$15-20 million and impact on tax collection

    Nicaragua's opposition on Wednesday called a 24-hour general strike to increase pressure on the government of President Daniel Ortega to release prisoners as agreed in peace talks between the two sides.

  • Thursday, October 2nd 2014 - 06:54 UTC

    Ecuador apologizes to indigenous community for allowing oil drilling

    “We offer our public apology for the violation of indigenous property, the right to consultation,” said Justice Minister Ledy Zuniga

    Ecuador has apologized to an indigenous community for authorizing oil drilling on ancestral land without their permission. The apology to the Sarayaku community came two years after the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that the OPEC nation had violated the tribe's right to be consulted on oil concessions granted for their land.

  • Tuesday, October 18th 2011 - 08:49 UTC

    Supreme Court knocks out main challenger to President Chavez re-election

    Leopoldo Lopez was disqualified in spite of a OAS Human Rights Court ruling (Photo epa)

    Venezuela's Supreme Court blocked high-profile opposition challenger Leopoldo López on Monday from running against President Hugo Chávez in a 2012 vote despite an international ruling in his favour.