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
Status: Attempted killing Alirio Perdomo 6 April 2023Attempted killing of HRD Alirio Perdomo of ASOQUIMBO Violations #Attempted Killing/Assassination #Physical Attack Location #Region: Americas #Colombia
Ángel Pedro Valerio Location #Region: Americas #Peru Rights #Environmental Rights #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights
Steven Donziger Location #Region: Americas #United States of America Rights #Environmental Rights #Extractive Industries / Megaprojects #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights
Estela Hernández Jiménez Location #Region: Americas #Mexico Rights #Freedom of Expression #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights
Sara Hernández Jiménez Location #Region: Americas #Mexico Rights #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights #Land Rights
David Hernández Salazar Location #Region: Americas #Mexico Rights #Environmental Rights #Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights
Meilyn Zendaya Location #Region: Americas #Colombia Rights #Economic, Social & Cultural Rights #Land 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 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 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