The Senators' concerns were sent after Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia announced their intention to continue their participation in Cuba’s international medical missions program
"We live in a Femicide State, which criminalizes feminist and LGBTIQA + activism and does not want to implement protection mechanisms"
The priests, who belong to Nicaragua’s Matagalpa diocese, were charged with “treason” and “spreading false news”
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
A group of Americans are coming together and calling for the release of Los Angeles Deputy Public Defender Eyvin Alexis Hernández who has been wrongfully detained by the Venezuelan Maduro regime
Francis said that while homosexuality may be a “sin” as are many other acts it is not a crime and should not be prosecuted as such
More than half of the killings took place in only three countries: Mexico, Haiti, and Ukraine
Advocacy groups and activists fear that if the bill is passed into law, it will silence the NGOs in the country with new threats and intimidation
At least 215 human rights activists and social leaders—community, land, and environmental leaders, among others—were killed last year in Colombia
The leftists guerrilla groups who are taking part in the ceasefire include the ELN, as well as dissident groups formed by former members of the FARC, Segunda Marquetalia, and Estado Mayor Central
The crackdown on gangs has led to overcrowded prisons, using the country’s military to patrol the streets and the arrest of many innocent individuals
