Status: Death threats Javier Medardo Feijoo Villa 20 October 2023Death threats against human rights defender and community leader Javier Medardo Feijoo Villa Violations #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Americas #Ecuador
Status: Case Dismissed José Vargas Sobrinho Junior 25 July 2023Criminal case against human rights defender Jose Vargas dismissed Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment Location #Region: Americas #Brazil
Status: Criminal proceedings David Hernández Salazar 19 July 2023Criminal 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) Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Americas #Mexico
Status: Intimidation Alejandro Torres Chocolatl 8 June 2023Mexico: Intimidation and harassment of human rights defender Alejandro Torres Chocolatl Violations #Other Harassment #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Americas #Mexico
Status: Arbitrary detention Cirio Ruiz González 2 June 2023Mexico: Human rights defender Cirio Ruiz González arbitrarily detained Violations #Arbitrary detention Location #Region: Americas #Mexico
Status: Killed Martín Morales Martínez 31 May 2023Honduras: Killing of human rights defender and leader of the Garifuna community of Triunfo de la Cruz, Martín Morales Martínez Violations #Killing Location #Region: Americas #Honduras
Status: Killed Teresa Magueyal 5 May 2023WHRD Teresa Magueyal assassinated Violations #Killing Location #Region: Americas #Mexico
Angélica Elizabeth Díaz Molina Location #Region: Americas #Mexico Rights #Human Rights #Civil & Political Rights
Lauristely Peña Solano Location #Region: Americas #Dominican Republic Rights #Anti-Racism-/Discrimination #Human Rights #Gender/Women's Rights #Economic, Social & Cultural Rights
Nedeer Correa Location #Region: Americas #Colombia Rights #Documenting / Monitoring Violations in Conflict #Impunity / Justice
David Mayorga Osorio Location #Region: Americas #Colombia Rights #Documenting / Monitoring Violations in Conflict #Impunity / Justice #Minority Rights
Gloria Matilde Rincón Meza Location #Region: Americas #Colombia Rights #Documenting / Monitoring Violations in Conflict #Impunity / Justice #Minority Rights
Jose Luis Moreno Alvarez Location #Region: Americas #Colombia Rights #Documenting / Monitoring Violations in Conflict #Impunity / Justice
Carlos Eduardo Ramírez Villabona Location #Region: Americas #Colombia Rights #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 #COVID-19 Location #Region: Americas
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 #Human 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 #Human Rights Violations #Judicial Harassment #Arrest / Detention / Imprisonment #Killing #Threats / Intimidation Location #Global #Region: Americas #United States of America