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Attacks & Threats

Consejo Ciudadano Indígena de Nahuatzen

Consejo Ciudadano Indígena de Nahuatzen

16 February 2021

Attacks & threats against members of the Citizens' Council of Nahuatzen

#Physical Attack

#Threats / Intimidation

#Region: Americas

Under Investigation

Wilson Bautista Sanchez

Wilson Bautista Sánchez

5 February 2021

Criminalization against environmental defenders in Peru

#Questioning / Interrogation

#Threats / Intimidation

#Region: Americas

Fernando dos Santos Araujo

Fernando dos Santos Araújo

4 February 2021

Killing of HRD and landless worker Fernando dos Santos Araújo

#Region: Americas

Jose Vargas Sobrinho Junior photo

José Vargas Sobrinho Junior

26 January 2021

Home detention of HRD José Vargas Sobrinho Junior

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Americas

Detained & On Trial

Delia Adelina Leal Mollinedo

Delia Adelina Leal Mollinedo

13 January 2021

WHRD Delia Adelina Leal Mollinedo Charged

#Judicial Harassment

#Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment

#Region: Americas

LasTesis

LasTesis Collective

Dismissal of Case Against LasTesis

#Judicial Harassment

#Region: Americas

Judicial Harassment

Vannesa Rosales

23 December 2020

Judicial harassment against WHRD Vannesa Rosales

#Judicial Harassment

#Region: Americas

#Region: AmericasHRDs & WHRDS

Wilson Bautista Sánchez

#Region: Americas

#Environmental Rights

Fernando dos Santos Araújo

#Region: Americas

#Economic, Social & Cultural Rights

Lourdes Haquelina Gómez Willis

#Region: Americas

#Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights

#Region: Americas

#Torture / Police Brutality

#Freedom of Expression

Delia Adelina Leal Mollinedo

#Region: Americas

#Access to Healthcare

#Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights

José Vargas Sobrinho Junior

#Region: Americas

Jane Beatriz da Silva Nunes

#Region: Americas

#Gender/Women's Rights

#Minority 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

3 July 2020 by Atziri Ávila López

A chronicle of my quarantine experience in Ireland

Rights

#Gender/Women's Rights #Impunity / Justice #Journalism

Violations

#Reprisals #Violence #Killing

Locations

#Region: Americas #Mexico

12 December 2019 by Andreia Silverio

Reflecting on Human Rights in one of the Most Dangerous Regions of Brazil

Rights

Violations

Locations

#Region: Americas #Brazil

Statement

UN Human Rights Council Should Ensure Continued Enhanced Monitoring of the Human Rights Situation in Nicaragua

Rights

Violations

#Smear Campaign #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Other Harassment #Physical Attack

Location

#Region: Americas #Nicaragua

Statement

Growing concerns regarding the situation of women human rights defenders in the northeast of Guatemala

Rights

#LGBT+ Rights #Gender/Women's Rights #Access to Healthcare #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights #Land Rights

Violations

#Smear Campaign #Other Harassment #Physical Attack #Threats / Intimidation

Location

#Region: Americas #Guatemala

Statement

Police violence against human rights defenders in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro

Rights

#Torture / Police Brutality #Housing Rights / Forced Evictions

Violations

#Violence #Physical Attack

Location

#Region: Americas #Brazil