Human Rights

Amnesty International foresees a terrible cycle for human rights in Nicaragua

The human rights organization warns that Nicaraguans are put at risk if they express their opinions about Ortega and his repressive government.

Politics

World leaders ask U.N. to expel Cuba from Human Rights Council

A letter was sent addressed to authorities of countries and international organizations requesting the "expulsion" of Cuba from the U.N. Human Rights Council.

Immigration

Human Rights Watch condemns the US, Mexico and Canada’s treatment of migrants

The letter states that the three countries have committed serious, systematic, and ongoing violations of human rights.

Human Rights

UN votes to remove Russia from human rights council

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba took to Twitter to thank the nations who voted in favor of expelling Russia, noting that “war criminals have no place in UN bodies aimed at protecting human rights"

Human Rights

U.N. Human Rights Chief calls for release of arbitrary detainees in Venezuela

Turk went on an official two-day visit to Venezuela last week to meet with President Nicolas Maduro, as well as opposition figures and human rights defenders

Human Rights

El Salvador's war against gangs raise concerns with human rights groups

El Salvador's government closed off certain neighborhoods and conducted random house searches. While some human rights groups complained, some citizens said it did not restrict their mobility.

Human Rights

U.S. urges the Maduro to guarantee human rights of political prisoners and female inmates

Foro Penal, a prisoners rights NGO, reports there are 1,849 political prisoners in the framework of the regime’s brutal repression after the July 28 presidential elections

Immigration

Exclusive: Human rights group alleges to FBI that Cuban regime members are masquerading as asylum seekers

Cuban human rights activists have purportedly identified actual Cuban regime abusers who personally tormented them in the U.S. trying to blend in as asylum seekers

Human Rights

Daniel Ortega's missing sister-in-law under house arrest, says Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

The organization called for her release “after considering that (Angélica Chavarría) is in a serious and urgent situation.”

Opinion & Reviews

AI: How Venezuela's dictatorship is weaponizing artificial intelligence against human rights

Dictatorships around the world are using artificial intelligence to censor and manipulate public opinion, creating concerns about the potential dangers of AI and its impact on democracy and human rights