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
Russian dissident and human rights leader Alexei Navalny dies in prison
Navalny was hailed by many as a hero for human rights in a country known for brutal repression, and had a long history of courageously leading historic anti-Kremlin protests
Human Rights
Maduro wages war on media, arrests reporters and cancels passports of journalists and human rights defenders
The Maduro regime has begun waging a quiet war against journalists and human rights defenders, launching a sweep of arrests and expulsions while cancelling the passports of Venezuelan democracy activists and reporters, according to reports collected on location by ADN America.
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.
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
Politics
Cuban-American Senators ask for Russia to be removed from the Human Rights Council
Marco Rubio and Bob Menendez called on the U.S. representation at the United Nations to promote the removal of Russia from the UN Human Rights Council
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
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