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October 10, 2018

New Americas Treaty Boosts Environmental Rights

A new treaty to deepen the link between environmental protection and human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean has the potential to reduce the conflicts that lead to the murders of so many environmental defenders in the region.

Environment

October 10, 2018 Commentary

New Americas Treaty Boosts Environmental Rights

Marcos Orellana
Director, Environment and Human Rights Division

Published In: El País
LGBT Rights

February 6, 2018 Commentary

Latin America Could Lead the Way for LGBT Rights in 2018

Daniel Berezowsky Ramirez
Intern, LGBT Rights Program

Published In: Proceso
Americas

June 2, 2016 News Release

OAS: Save Human Rights Body

News

July 16, 2018 Letter

Uruguay Should Condemn Venezuela at the UN
August 29, 2017 Blog

Venezuelan immigration to Uruguay
September 26, 2014 News Release

UN: Landmark Resolution on Anti-Gay Bias
June 26, 2014 Letter

Unasur: Letter on Human Rights in Venezuela
June 26, 2014 News Release

Unasur: End Silence on Venezuela Abuses
September 5, 2013 Letter

Letter to President Cartes on Venezuela
September 5, 2013 Letter

Letter to President Rousseff on Venezuela
September 5, 2013 Letter

Letter to President Mujica on Venezuela
September 5, 2013 Letter

Letter to President Fernández de Kirchner on Venezuela
June 11, 2013 News Release

Governments Should Ratify Domestic Workers Treaty
April 2, 2013 News Release

Uruguay: Marriage Equality Approved
October 26, 2012 News Release

Uruguay: New Abortion Law Breaks Ground for Women’s Rights

José Miguel Vivanco

Executive Director, Americas Division @JMVivancoHRW

Daniel Wilkinson

Acting Director, Environment and Human Rights @DWilkinsonNYC

Daily Brief

February 21, 2020

Compassion, respect and hope are needed after killings in Germany; how nativist populism is going mainstream in Europe; progress on rights and justice is key to Sudan's transition; journalists face prison in Burundi; more evidence of China’s horrific abuses in Xinjiang; Australia should not cozy up to Myanmar’s army; searching for answers about people disappeared by ISIS; and death in custody of Rwandan singer and activist Kizito Mihigo must be investigated.

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