Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Ayotzinapa case: New investigation lines and suspects

17 clusters · 250 sources · last updated about 11 hours ago

Latest: Ayotzinapa investigation: 17 new suspects identified 12 years after student disappearances

Twelve years after the disappearance of 43 Ayotzinapa students, Mexican authorities have introduced four new lines of investigation following a re-analysis of telephone records and documents. This re-evaluation has ident

Colombia JEP: Budget cuts, mandate threats, and audits

12 clusters · 66 sources · last updated about 20 hours ago

Latest: Colombia's JEP faces funding concerns and international appeals

The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) in Colombia faces intensifying legislative, budgetary, and administrative challenges. While former FARC Secretariat members perform restorative labor for involvement in over 21,00

US sanctions deepen Cuba tourism and humanitarian crisis

65 clusters · 443 sources · last updated 1 day ago

Latest: Marco Rubio labels Cuba a failed state and targets Venezuela elections

The tourism collapse triggered by the May 2026 U.S. executive order targeting the military conglomerate GAESA has accelerated. International visitors fell by 64.4% between January and August 2026, totaling 450,353 arriva

Venezuela transition faces transparency and repression fears

29 clusters · 153 sources · last updated 2 days ago

Latest: Venezuela prison crisis: Over 60 deaths reported under state custody

The Venezuelan political transition remains marked by tension between government-led releases and allegations of systematic repression. In late September 2026, human rights organizations reported a wave of releases follo

Nicaragua constitutional reforms and calls for intervention

46 clusters · 640 sources · last updated 2 days ago

Latest: Nicaragua formalizes single-party regime via constitutional changes

In late July and early August 2026, President Daniel Ortega and Vice-President Rosario Murillo unveiled constitutional reforms to consolidate power. The proposed changes include extending the presidential term from six t

Ecuador 2026 local elections: candidate shifts and logistics

53 clusters · 150 sources · last updated 3 days ago

Latest: Ecuador 2026 elections: Polls show undecided voters and early leaders

Ecuador is intensifying preparations for the sectional and Council for Public Participation and Social Control (CPCCS) elections scheduled for 29 November 2026. To manage security and environmental risks, the National El

Venezuela judicial reform and TSJ selection process

11 clusters · 117 sources · last updated 3 days ago

Latest: Venezuela establishes council to evaluate Supreme Tribunal of Justice candidates

Following the unanimous approval of the partial reform to the Organic Law of the TSJ by the National Assembly in late August, the reform was officially published in Official Gazette No. 7.074 Extraordinary on September 1

Human rights concerns in Nicaragua and surrounding regions

2 clusters · 7 sources · last updated 4 days ago

Latest: IACHR orders protection for Nicaraguan exiles in Costa Rica

Human rights concerns regarding the Nicaraguan government have expanded from domestic detention issues to allegations of transnational repression. Initially, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) sought

Mexico national peacebuilding and human rights initiatives

2 clusters · 16 sources · last updated 7 days ago

Latest: Mexico holds national meeting to protect journalists and human rights defenders

The Mexican Ministry of the Interior has initiated a series of national dialogues and meetings aimed at peacebuilding and the protection of human rights. In mid-September 2026, the government hosted the First National

Alleged Sebin surveillance and harassment in Venezuela

2 clusters · 5 sources · last updated 8 days ago

Latest: Family of former mayor Javier Oropeza denounces SEBIN harassment

Political figures and their families in Venezuela have reported various forms of harassment and surveillance attributed to the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (Sebin) and other state security forces. In August,

Legal and political challenges for Rafael Correa

2 clusters · 6 sources · last updated 11 days ago

Latest: Rafael Correa denounces political persecution in Ecuador

Legal and political tensions involving former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa have intensified. Initially, legal efforts were renewed to reactivate a complaint against Correa, with Xavier Herrería requesting an Interp

Trinidad and Tobago state of emergency

2 clusters · 7 sources · last updated 12 days ago

Latest: Trinidad and Tobago ends state of emergency

Trinidad and Tobago has concluded its state of emergency, a period during which the government utilized extraordinary powers to combat violent crime and gang activity. As the emergency measures neared their expiration, a

Political and social tensions in Ecuador

6 clusters · 17 sources · last updated 14 days ago

Latest: Revolución Ciudadana urges OAS to verify electoral anomalies in Ecuador

Political and social tensions in Ecuador have intensified, involving legislative disputes, the legal treatment of social leaders, and allegations of institutionalized political persecution. In the National Assembly, the

Nicaraguan human rights defender detention

2 clusters · 9 sources · last updated 22 days ago

Latest: Thelma Montenegro: Human rights groups seek urgent protection for missing Nicaraguan activist

Human rights organizations are demanding the release of Thelma Montenegro, a Nicaraguan lawyer and member of the Madres de Abril Association. Montenegro was reportedly detained by authorities on August 25 after visiting

Bolivia Hotel Las Américas legal proceedings

2 clusters · 2 sources · last updated 22 days ago

Latest: Former officials in Colombia and Bolivia face corruption investigations

In Bolivia, a legal complaint has been filed against 153 former authorities, prosecutors, and police officers regarding the Hotel Las Américas case. The complainants allege that the state failed to comply with 2022 recom

Ecuadorian political candidates face bank account freezes

2 clusters · 4 sources · last updated 24 days ago

Latest: Jaime Estrada denounces bank account freeze amid Manabí candidacy dispute

Political candidates in Ecuador have reported the freezing of their bank accounts, alleging these measures are forms of political persecution intended to interfere with the 2026 electoral process. In Guayaquil, mayoral