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EVENT | Wartime Sexual Violence in El Salvador: the El Mozote Case
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Sexual violence during the armed conflict in El Salvador, as in other wars, was not an isolated instance of one or some men “unable to control their instinct,” nor were the men provoked by women’s “irresponsible” behavior. This was an instance of terror and degradation strategies at the n... More
50 Civil Society Organizations and Experts Join Calls for Continued U.S. Funding of Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
NEW YORK, WASHINGTON D.C. – A group of fifty civil society organizations and experts are joining calls by Members of Congress and United States nominees and former commissioners of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to maintain strong U.S. support and funding to the IACHR as the hemisphere’s principal human rights org... More
International Organizations Denounce that Proposed National Guard Model in Mexico Violates International Law
The undersigned organizations, part of the International Observatory on Human Rights in Mexico, express our deep concern about the possible reform of the Mexican constitution to create a National Guard as a new public security body, a measure that would aggravate the militarization of security in Mexico.
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Brumadinho dam: NGOs urge companies and investors to use leverage and require Vale to remedy the situation
Today, 86 organisations addressed a letter to companies and investors of the mining and steel industry following the rupture of the Brumadinho tailings dam, on January 25. The letter urges the companies to exercise their due diligence regarding the situation in Brazil and to require Vale S.A. to adequately repair the victims of these events and pro... More
Brazil: in the wake of another deadly dam collapse, organizations call for Vale to be delisted from the UN Global Compact
An international group of civil society organizations submitted today a request for the exclusion of the Brazilian mining company Vale from the United Nations Global Compact, the largest network for corporate social responsibility in the world. In light of the collapse of another iron ore waste tailings dam, this time in Brumadinho (Minas Gerais St... More
Statement by international organizations dedicated to the protection of Human Rights in response to the serious threat against democracy in Guatemala
January 9, 2019 - The signatory organizations strongly condemn the recent series of actions undertaken by Executive Branch agencies of Guatemala, which have systematically violated the fundamental principles of democracy, separation of powers, independence of public institutions, and respect for international norms. We are alarmed by the actions ai... More
Nicaragua expels IACHR monitoring mechanisms in the midst of a serious democratic and human rights crisis
December 20, 2018. - In a surprising move, Daniel Ortega’s government informed yesterday of his decision to suspend the presence of the Special Monitoring Mechanism for Nicaragua (MESENI, by its Spanish acronym) and to expel the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI, by its Spanish acronym), both part of the Inter-American Comm... More
Judge rules El Mozote massacre as crimes against humanity
Last week brought a very important step forward in the decades-long fight for justice for human rights violations committed during El Salvador’s civil war. A court in that country has recognized that the events of the El Mozote massacre (1981) constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, allowing the defendants to be tried for these cha... More
