Human Rights
Friday, April 13, 2012 - 00:00
Women's Entrepreneurship in the Americas (WEAmericas) leverages public-private partnerships to increase women's economic participation and address three key barriers women confront when starting and growing SMEs: access to training and networks, access to
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 09:43
Alexander Quintero campaigned for justice for the victims of Colombia's 2001 Naya River massacre, committed by paramilitary forces. "He brought us all together, indigenous, Afro-Colombian and mestizo communities," said a colleague. "It could have been any of us," a sobbing defender said, as she told me about Alexander's May 2010 assassination.
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 00:00
Antes de que la Fiscalia pueda hacer su requerimiento, deben superarse 13 acciones judiciales gracias a los recursos legales presentados por los abogados del general golpista.
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 00:00
Establece una nueva reparticion de frecuencias que reduciria sustancialmente el espacio del sector privado y exige a los medios asumir "las consecuencias administrativas posteriores a difundir contenidos que lesionen los derechos humanos y la segurid
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 00:00
La Casa Blanca subrayo ayer que, entre las preocupaciones que trae Obama al encuentro figuran "ciertos desafios" que parece estar encontrando la democracia en la region.
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 00:00
La Relatoria para la Libertad de Expresion de la Comision Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) esta profundamente preocupada por el deterioro de la libertad de expresion en el Ecuador.
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 00:00
Observadores en Mexico del Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos visitaron el puerto de Veracruz para indagar sobre supuestos abusos y actos de violencia.
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 00:00
If Obama goes ahead with his plans in Cartagena to green light the FTA, Colombian and U.S. workers will lose their last bit of leverage to stem the tide of anti-union violence and defend the rights of Colombia’s most vulnerable populations.
Thursday, April 12, 2012 - 00:00
On Sunday, I experienced what few leaders in Mexico's elite know: the fear of a military that turns its power on the very people it has vowed to protect.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 - 00:00
Defenders working on land and environmental issues related to extractive industries such as gold mining were more at risk in the Americas than in any other region.