Tag: Human rights

Ecuador: Court Upholds Prison for Soldiers Prosecuted for Disappearance of Minors
In December 2024, the bodies of four minors were found dismembered and burned. On Thursday, the Guayas Court’s Chamber for Criminal, Military Criminal, Police Criminal, and Traffic Matters upheld the pretrial detention of 16 members of the Ecuadorian Armed Forces. RELATED: Ecuadorian President Seeks Foreign Forces to Combat Drug-Related Insecurity On the night of December […]
February 21, 2025

Peru Seeks To Jail Expelled Foreigners Who Return to Its Territory
The Boluarte regime proposes amending the Penal Code to penalize foreigners who violate expulsion orders. On Thursday, Justice and Human Rights Minister Eduardo Arana announced that President Dina Boluarte’s government will submit a bill to imprison foreigners who illegally re-enter the country after being expelled. RELATED: Peru Declares State of Emergency in 157 Districts Due […]
February 20, 2025

Mexico Calls for Protection of Rights of Former Ecuadorian Vice President Glas
He was imprisoned in April 2024 inside the Mexican Embassy in Quito by officers who stormed the diplomatic headquarters. On Tuesday, Mexico’s Foreign Affairs Ministry (SRE) reiterated its call to protect the life, personal integrity, and fundamental rights of former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas while he is granted the safe passage that will allow […]
February 13, 2025

Italy Kept Humanitarian NGOs Away From Migrant Rescue Zones for Over 2 Years
Since January 2023, rescue ships owned by these NGOs have been immobilized for 640 days. On Wednesday, the organization SOS Mediterranee presented a report showing that humanitarian NGOs stayed away from migrant rescue zones in the central Mediterranean for 735 days. RELATED: Mediterranean Sea Becomes Mass Grave as UNICEF Reports Over 2,200 Migrants Dead or […]
February 12, 2025

Ecuadorian Human Rights Defenders Denounce 27 Forced Disappearances
Cases of police and military abuse notoriously affect marginal neighborhoods where black populations are concentrated. This week, the Permanent Committee for the Defense of Human Rights (CDH) reported 27 cases of enforced disappearance and another killing of an Afro-descendant child by the military in Ecuador. RELATED: Ecuadorians To Elect Their President on Sunday CDH attorney […]
February 6, 2025

ALBA-TCP to Defend the Dignity of Migrants
The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America advocates for the recognition of ‘The Right to Migration.’ On Monday, the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America–Peoples’ Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) held an extraordinary meeting in Caracas to analyze the international situation and its implications for the Latin American peoples. RELATED: Luis Arce Advocates […]
February 4, 2025

Mexico Complains About U.S. Human Rights Violations on Behalf of Two Migrants
After Trump’s inauguration, deportation operations have ramped up in several parts of the United States. On Thursday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that her country’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has complained to the U.S. government on behalf of two deported undocumented migrants who accuse U.S. authorities of violating their human rights during deportation proceedings. RELATED: President […]
January 31, 2025

The Bishop Who Displeased Trump Not to Apologize for Asking for Compassion
“I don’t feel there is a need to apologize for a plea for mercy. I don’t hate him, and I pray for him,” said Mariann Budde. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, who urged U.S. President Donald Trump to show compassion for migrants and transgender children, stated that she does not intend to apologize, as requested by […]
January 23, 2025

Argentines Demand President Milei Immediate Delivery of Oncology Medication
His administration dissolved the departments responsible for designing policies for HIV, tuberculosis, leprosy, and hepatitis. On Tuesday, Argentine scientific societies, patient organizations, and unions organize a “Hug for Public Health” demonstration in front of the Health Ministry in Buenos Aires. RELATED: Venezuela Rejected Argentina’s Complaint to the International Criminal Court This symbolic act aims to […]
January 14, 2025

Hundreds Gather in Damascus to Demand Information and Release of Detained Syrian Soldiers
On Monday, hundreds of people gathered in the Omayyad Square in Damascus to demand information and the release of detained Syrian soldiers. The demonstration was led by family members of former military personnel from the Syrian Army, who denounced the lack of transparency and justice in processes related to prisoners. Related:Western Foreign Affairs Ministers to […]