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Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori dies at 86

Alberto Fujimori was admired for his economic management, but also became the first former president in the world to be tried in his own country for human rights violations

Human Rights

Honduras is among the deadliest countries for human rights defenders 

"The situation of violence against human rights defenders is alarming," said IACHR Commissioner Margarette May Macaulay

Human Rights

China attempts to block release of UN human rights report

China has asked the United Nations Human Rights Council to not publish its highly anticipated report on human rights violations against ethnic and religious minorities in Xinjiang province

Human Rights

As U.S. reinstates sanctions, Venezuelan dictatorship reopens door to U.N. Human Rights Office

ICC prosecutor Karim Khan said that while he does not agree with the Venezuelan regime on some issues, there has been a small positive step in that that spaces for “dialogue” are beginning to open

Human Rights

Venezuela's communist regime attacked 226 human rights defenders in year's first quarter

"The Venezuelan State continued to attack those who are in the front line of action, responding to the human rights crisis," said the NGO Center for Defenders and Justice

Human Rights

Cuban situation "dramatic," says Inter-American Commission on Human Rights rapporteur

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) commissioner for Cuba, Stuardo Ralón, voiced his concern over the human rights violations committed in Cuba

Human Rights

Venezuela rejects UN report detailing regime’s human rights abuses

The report, the third in a series from the council’s fact-finding mission in Venezuela, details a string of human rights violations in the South American Country

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

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.

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.