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June 2, 2016

OAS: Save Human Rights Body

Member countries of the Organization of American States (OAS) should promptly ensure that the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights receives enough financial support to fulfill its mandate.

Americas

June 2, 2016 News Release

OAS: Save Human Rights Body
Arms

September 3, 2014 News Release

Cluster Munitions Ban: National Laws Needed
Americas

The Costa Rican government should turn former Colombian Senator Mario Uribe over to Colombia for prosecution for his alleged involvement with paramilitary death squads, Human Rights Watch said today. Uribe is a cousin of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe and has been one of the president’s closest political allies for many years.

April 21, 2008 News Release

Costa Rica: Turn Mario Uribe Over to Colombia

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March 10, 2004

CAFTA's Weak Labor Rights Protections: Why the Present Accord Should be Opposed

A Human Rights Watch Briefing Paper, March 2004

News

April 4, 2016 Letter

Costa Rica: Letter to President Luis Guillermo Solís on Marriage Equality
July 26, 2005 Commentary

DR-CAFTA Falls Short on Workers’ Rights
July 31, 2003 Commentary

The Right Way to Trade
July 31, 2003 Commentary

The Right Way to Trade
April 25, 2003 News Release

U.N. Rights Body In Serious Decline

Daily Brief

August 23, 2017

Protesters pepper-sprayed at Phoenix rally; US Afghanistan strategy risks more civilian harm; new victim of Indonesia's blasphemy law; girls used as "human bombs" in Nigeria; fear-mongering in Australia's gay marriage poll; Philippines' war on drugs; Twitter halts execution of death row prisoner in US; and a sham trial in China.