Ending the Criminalization of Abortion Is Urgent
A new political opportunity is presenting itself in the long struggle for the right to voluntary abortion, for the sake of health, equality and dignity. We urge the National Congress to do its share in expanding the sexual rights of millions of persons and make history.
Lawsuit Filed Against Former Naval Officer Accused of 1972 Massacre of Political Prisoners
Four of the victims’ families seek justice against Roberto Guillermo Bravo, who has avoided accountability for his alleged role in the Argentine massacre.
AMIA Bombing: Argentina Responsible For Impunity and HR Violations, IACHR
In its Merits Report, the Inter-American Human Rights Commission states that Argentina violated the right to life, to the personal integrity of the victims and their next of kin, the right to adequate judicial protection, and the right of society as a whole to the truth.
Guernica Land Occupation: The Solution Is Housing
The situation deserves a reaction to the true problem: thousands of people have nowhere to live.
Absolution for Luz Aimé Díaz
As the hearings begin in Luz Aimé’s trial, we at CELS join the campaign for her absolution. The case has been marked by discrimination based on her travesti identity wich lead to a change in charges based on an exagerated hypothesis that cannot be substantiated by facts. The deficiency of the justice system ends up putting innocent people in prison, leaves the victims of offenses without reparation while offenders remain unpunished.
The autonomy of the IACHR must be protected
The OAS must protect the autonomy of the IACHR by renewing the contract of its Executive Secretary, in accordance with current institutional frameworks.
Individual and Collective Mourning Require Assistance
Grief must be considered as a right, which cannot be reduced to an individual matter. Families and individuals should not face alone the demise of their loved ones. The impact of these deaths needs to be shared and processed collectively. Joint document with Memoria Abierta.
Bolivia: Complaint Submitted to the UN Denouncing the Sacaba and Senkata Massacres
Nine months after the institutional breakdown in Bolivia, we denounced the de facto government and its impunity for extrajudicial executions and other grave human rights violations.
Covid-19 and Surveillance: Protecting Our Rights
During the pandemic, the sharp increase in state surveillance in Argentina has been marked by a lack of transparency regarding the methods used or the destination of the information collected. This opens the door to human rights violations in terms of freedom of expression, right to assembly and to privacy.
Report: The Hidden Costs of House Arrest for Women in Latin America
Imposing house arrest without guaranteeing access to fundamental human rights, particularly in low-income homes, can be as punitive as imprisonment.
The Brazilian Judiciary Must Review its Decision and Authorize the Extradition of Dictatorship-Era Repressor Roberto Oscar González
Upon the Supreme Federal Court (STF) of Brazil’s refusal to extradite the ESMA repressor to Argentina, human rights organizations are urging the neighboring country to reconsider its sentence so that justice may be served in the country where the crimes were perpetrated.
Police Violence Across the Country: Reforming the Forces is Urgent
The number of serious acts of police violence recorded across the country shows how necessary it is for the authorities to promote substantial reforms in the national and provincial security forces.
Trans and Travesti Human Rights During Isolation
For the travesti* and trans community, the implementation of COVID-19 prevention measures is often synonymous of further restriction to their already precarious access to housing, food, health and work. Public health policies for members of this community must be inclusive and integrated, and the State must actively repair years of violations to their rights. This is a joint statement with the Bachillerato Popular Travesti-Trans Mocha Celis (the Mocha Celis Travesti-Trans High School).
Request for the Convening of a Special Session on the Escalating Situation of Police Violence and Repression of Protests in the United States
CELS endorses letter addressed to the UN in which family members of victims of racial police violence and human rights organizations worldwide ask for independent inquiries.
INCLO condemns the use of excessive force and the misuse of less-lethal weapons against protesters in the USA
The protests erupted in response to the killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis on Monday. INCLO condemns the disproportionate use of force against protesters and calls on police to act in accordance with international standards on the use of force and the management of assemblies.
Complaint Filed With the UN Against the Brazilian Government on Military Coup Commemoration
Along with the Vladimir Herzog Institute and five other organizations, we denounced the Brazilian authorities for their declarations on the anniversary of the 1964 military coup to the Special Rapporteur of The United Nations on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence.
