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#Region: Americas

#Region: Americas

Region: AmericasCases

Jose Vargas Sobrinho Junior photo

José Vargas Sobrinho Junior

Criminal case against human rights defender Jose Vargas dismissed

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Americas

Criminal proceedings

David Hernández Salazar

Criminal proceedings against human rights defender David Hernández Salazar, member of the Assembly of Indigenous Peoples of the Isthmus in Defence of Land and Territory (APIIDTT)

#Judicial Harassment

#Region: Americas

Alejandro Torres Chocolatl

Mexico: Intimidation and harassment of human rights defender Alejandro Torres Chocolatl

#Other Harassment

#Threats / Intimidation

#Region: Americas

Arbitrary detention

Cirio Ruiz González

Mexico: Human rights defender Cirio Ruiz González arbitrarily detained

#Arbitrary detention

#Region: Americas

Martín Morales Martínez

Honduras: Killing of human rights defender and leader of the Garifuna community of Triunfo de la Cruz, Martín Morales Martínez

#Region: Americas

Teresa Magueyal

Teresa Magueyal

WHRD Teresa Magueyal assassinated

#Region: Americas

Attempted killing

Alirio Perdomo

Attempted killing of HRD Alirio Perdomo of ASOQUIMBO

#Attempted Killing/Assassination

#Physical Attack

#Region: Americas

#Region: AmericasHRDs, WHRDS & Organizations

Steven Donziger

#Region: Americas

#United States of America

#Environmental Rights

#Extractive Industries / Megaprojects

#Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights

Ana Laura Rojas

#Region: Americas

#Environmental Rights

Estela Hernández Jiménez

#Region: Americas

#Freedom of Expression

#Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights

Sara Hernández Jiménez

#Region: Americas

#Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights

David Hernández Salazar

#Region: Americas

#Environmental Rights

#Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights

#Region: Americas

#Economic, Social & Cultural Rights

Alex Eduardo Sorto Ortiz

#Region: Americas

#Gender/Women's Rights

Media

Report: Defending Rights in Times of COVID-19: Challenges for Mexico and Central America

Rights

#Human Rights #Freedom of Expression

Violations

Location

#Region: Americas

Media

UPR Bolivia 2019

Location

#Region: Americas #Bolivia

Media

UPR El Salvador 2019

Location

#Region: Americas #El Salvador

Blog

27 May 2021 by Michelle Foley

Brazil: Impunity fuels the cycle of violence against land and environmental rights defenders in the state of Pará, Amazon region

Rights

#Impunity / Justice

Violations

#Judicial Harassment #Killing

Locations

#Region: Americas #Brazil

21 May 2021 by Pâmella Passos

Listening in tongues: an invitation from a Brazilian defender

Rights

Locations

#Region: Americas #Brazil

Statement

Mexico: Civilian Observation Mission records human rights violations in the context of the Isthmus Interoceanic Corridor megaproject

Rights

#Environmental Rights #Housing Rights / Forced Evictions #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights #Land Rights

Violations

#Killing #Physical Attack #Threats / Intimidation

Location

#Region: Americas #Mexico

Statement

Colombia: Criminalisation of woman human rights defender Meilyn Zendaya Gamez Mendoza and the Indigenous Minga of the Zenu People

Rights

#Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights #Land Rights

Violations

#Judicial Harassment

Location

#Region: Americas #Colombia

Statement

Concern over repression and intimidation of land and water defenders in Queretaro

Rights

#Environmental Rights #Land Rights

Violations

#Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Violence

Location

#Region: Americas #Mexico