Status: Killed Father Marcelo Pérez Pérez 1 November 2024Killing of indigenous priest Marcelo Pérez Pérez Violations #Surveillance #Threats / Intimidation Location #Region: Americas #Mexico
Status: Acquitted Saúl Rivas Ortega 31 October 2024Court acquits Five community leaders and environmental rights defenders of the Santa Marta community Violations #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Americas #El Salvador
Status: Acquitted Pedro Rivas Laínez 31 October 2024Court acquits Five community leaders and environmental rights defenders of the Santa Marta Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Americas #El Salvador
Status: Acquitted Antonio Pacheco 31 October 2024Court acquits Five community leaders and environmental rights defenders of the Santa Marta Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Americas #El Salvador
Status: Acquitted Alejandro Laínez García 31 October 2024Court acquits Five community leaders and environmental rights defenders of the Santa Marta Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Americas #El Salvador
Status: Acquitted Miguel Ángel Gámez 31 October 2024Court acquits Five community leaders and environmental rights defenders of the Santa Marta Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Americas #El Salvador
Status: Killed Juan López 26 September 2024Killing of human rights and environmental defender Juan López Violations #Killing Location #Region: Americas #Honduras
MOSCTHA (Socio-Cultural Movement for Haitian workers) Location #Region: Americas #Dominican Republic Rights #Anti-Racism-/Discrimination #Refugees / IDPs / Migrants
The Movement for Human Rights, Peace and Global Justice (MONDHA) Location #Region: Americas #Dominican Republic Rights #Anti-Racism-/Discrimination
Wendy Osirus Location #Region: Americas #Dominican Republic Rights #Anti-Racism-/Discrimination #Refugees / IDPs / Migrants
Juan López Location #Region: Americas #Honduras Rights #Environmental Rights #Extractive Industries / Megaprojects
Hortensia Telesforo Jiménez Location #Region: Americas #Mexico Rights #Environmental Rights #Land Rights
Martín Pérez Domínguez Location #Region: Americas #Mexico Rights #Environmental Rights #Human Rights #Extractive Industries / Megaprojects #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights
Agustín Pérez Velasco Location #Region: Americas #Mexico Rights #Environmental Rights #Human Rights #Extractive Industries / Megaprojects #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights
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 Attacks against human rights defenders and organisations working for the rights of migrants in the Dominican Republic Rights #Anti-Racism-/Discrimination #Refugees / IDPs / Migrants Violations #Smear Campaign #Violence Location #Region: Americas #Dominican Republic
Statement Organisations demand justice in criminalization case against Rigoberto Juárez, ancestral authority and environmental and human rights defender of Guatemala Rights #Environmental Rights #Human Rights #Extractive Industries / Megaprojects #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights #Land Rights Violations #Reprisals #Judicial Harassment Location #Region: Americas #Guatemala
Statement First case related to the biggest burial pit found in Guanajuato is about to be solved; the State Judiciary has the possibility to guarantee justice to the Barajas Piña family Rights #Enforced Disappearances Violations #Enforced Disappearance Location #Region: Americas #Mexico