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Javier Medardo Feijoo Villa

20 October 2023

Death threats against human rights defender and community leader Javier Medardo Feijoo Villa

#Threats / Intimidation

#Region: Americas

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

#Region: AmericasHRDs, WHRDS & Organizations

Angélica Elizabeth Díaz Molina

#Region: Americas

#Civil & Political Rights

Lauristely Peña Solano

#Region: Americas

#Dominican Republic

#Anti-Racism-/Discrimination

#Gender/Women's Rights

#Economic, Social & Cultural Rights

#Region: Americas

#Documenting / Monitoring Violations in Conflict

#Impunity / Justice

David Mayorga Osorio

#Region: Americas

#Documenting / Monitoring Violations in Conflict

#Impunity / Justice

#Minority Rights

Gloria Matilde Rincón Meza

#Region: Americas

#Documenting / Monitoring Violations in Conflict

#Impunity / Justice

#Minority Rights

Jose Luis Moreno Alvarez

#Region: Americas

#Documenting / Monitoring Violations in Conflict

#Impunity / Justice

Carlos Eduardo Ramírez Villabona

#Region: Americas

#Environmental Rights

#Extractive Industries / Megaprojects

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 - Interim Head of RAPP and Capacity Building

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

New acts of criminalisation against David Hernández Salazar, Binniza indigenous and land rights defender

Rights

#Environmental Rights #Self-Determination #Extractive Industries / Megaprojects #Land Rights

Violations

#Judicial Harassment #Other Harassment #Threats / Intimidation

Location

#Region: Americas #Mexico

Statement

Mexico: Three years after her arbitrary detention, we demand the release of Kenia Hernández

Rights

#Torture / Police Brutality #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights

Violations

#Arbitrary detention #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Torture / Ill-Treatment

Location

#Region: Americas #Mexico

Statement

US urged to boost support for human rights defenders globally on key anniversary

Rights

Violations

#Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Killing #Threats / Intimidation

Location

#Global #Region: Americas #United States of America