Americas - HRD killing
Wednesday 19.5.2021 Colombia - Latest Developments -
Protests against tax reform lead thousands to the streets in Colombia, face brutal police repression
Since 28th April 2021, nationwide protests sparked by a proposed tax reform have been brutally repressed by Colombian law enforcement. Mobilisation has continued after nearly three weeks, with protests growing to encompass multiple grievances and demands for social justice. Read more | Read in Spanish
Tuesday 11.5.2021 Brazil - Latest Developments -
Dictatorship-era National Security Law used to intimidate critics in Brazil
On 29th April 2021, Brazil became the second country to surpass 400,000 coronavirus deaths, according to data by Johns Hopkins University. In April 2021 alone, the country lost nearly 85,000 lives – the deadliest month yet of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more | Read in Portuguese
Thursday 15.4.2021 Honduras - Latest Developments -
Lenca leader killed and several defenders facing criminalisation in Honduras
On 16th March 2021, during its 46th session, the Human Rights Council adopted the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) outcome for Honduras. Read more | Read in Spanish
Thursday 15.4.2021 Guatemala - Latest Developments -
Journalists and human rights defenders in Guatemala face attacks and smear campaigns
Nos Duelen 56 reported the murder of María Elizabeth Ramírez, a mother who had sought justice for her daughter and other 40 girls who died in a fire at government-run home Hogar Seguro Virgen de la Asunción, in circumstances that involved alleged inhuman treatment. Read more
Friday 9.4.2021 Peru - Latest Developments -
Three defenders killed as attacks on Indigenous communities increase in the Peruvian Amazon
Within a month, three Indigenous leaders were killed in the Peruvian Amazon. On 14th February 2021, Katacaibo Indigenous defender Yenes Ríos Bonsano of the Puerto Nuevo community was found dead with gunshot wounds. Read more | Read in Spanish
Thursday 1.4.2021 Ecuador - Latest Developments -
An environmental defender and a communicator killed in Ecuador in early 2021
The first round of Ecuador’s presidential election was held on 7th February 2021. Andrés Arauz, economist and candidate of the Union for Hope Alliance (UNES), emerged as the front runner. Read more | Read in Spanish
Thursday 18.2.2021 Colombia - Latest Developments -
A deadly January in Colombia
The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) warned that January 2021 had been the most violent start to a year since the signing of the Peace Agreement between the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the Colombian State in 2016. Read more | Read in Spanish
Thursday 14.1.2021 Honduras - Latest Developments -
Two environmental defenders killed in Honduras
On 24th November 2020, Laura Carolina Valentín Dolmo, a young Garífuna defender and member of the Organización Fraternal Negra Hondureña (OFRANEH), was found dead in the river Danto in La Ceiba, in the northern Atlantida department. Read more | Read in Spanish
Friday 18.12.2020 Brazil - Latest Developments -
Closing civic space in Brazil: censorship, harassment and attacks on journalists and activists
In November 2020, Brazil held countrywide local elections to elect city councillors and mayors. Politically-motivated attacks and assassinations increased by nearly 200 percent in 2020 in comparison to previous years. Read more
Thursday 17.12.2020 Guatemala - Latest Developments -
Mass protests against reduced budget for social policies in Guatemala
On 20th November 2020, civil society organisation Unidad de Protección a Defensoras y Defensores de Derechos Humanos (UDEFEGUA) published a report on the situation of human rights defenders in Guatemala between January and September 2020. Read more
