Latin America in 2024, according to Paulo Ilich Bacca
Our deputy director answers five questions about some urgent debates in the region for this year.
By Dejusticia |
Ecuador: a question of security in Latin America
The declaration of a state of emergency in Ecuador reveals security challenges that threaten democracy and human rights in the region. What are the solutions to the crisis and how to protect fundamental rights in a context of increasing violence?
By Laura Sofia Forero Alba, Christy Crouse |
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Ecuador: a question of security in Latin America
By Laura Sofia Forero Alba, Christy Crouse |
The declaration of a state of emergency in Ecuador reveals security challenges that threaten democracy and human rights in the region. What are the solutions to the crisis and how to protect fundamental rights in a context of increasing violence?
A story of uncertainty and access to information: the search for missing persons in Latin America
By Paula Andrea Valencia Cortés, Jorge Lule |
Although the contexts in Mexico and Colombia are different, both cases highlight the importance of accessing judicial and extrajudicial information as a necessary prerequisite for the success of searches and the relief of family members.
The challenges of Colombia’s foreign policy towards Venezuela
By Christy Crouse, Lina Arroyave Velásquez |
The relationship between these two countries affects regional stability. Less migration, conflict, and injustice will generate greater peace and democratic and economic growth for Latin America.
Closing of Civil Society spaces
#SOSPeru: The repeated script of repression in Latin America
By Juan Sebastián Hernández Moreno |
The stigmatization of social protest by Peru's interim government has put civil society and the media in demanding guarantees for a dialogue that allows for political transition without violence.
The immigration policy of the United States and its implications in Latin America
By Ximena Ortiz Ortiz, Lina Arroyave Velásquez |
The United States has implemented different measures to prevent the entry of migrants and refugees into its territory, including extending its immigration policy to Latin American countries.
New Report: Misuse of Technologies in Emergency Responses
By Dejusticia |
Three years after the begin of the Covid-19 pandemic, the ECNL, INCLO, and Privacy International published a report on how states use surveillance technologies to weaken Human Rights within their territories with the excuse of the fight against the virus.
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