LGBTQ rights endure when they are written into or otherwise grounded in national constitutions; culturally normalized across ...

For decades, Cuba has deployed tens of thousands of doctors and nurses to underserved regions of the globe. But those ...

While the White House takes a sledgehammer to critical climate policy, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights announced a ...

On Dec. 20, 2024, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights publicly announced a landmark decision against the Colombian ...

Critics warn the law would hinder the search for truth about the victims of Peru’s decades-long armed conflict.

Peru's Congress has passed a controversial amnesty law for military and civilians involved in human rights abuses during the ...

Lawyers in Peru are challenging a new amnesty law passed by Congress. The law grants amnesty to military members and ...

Guatemala: The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (OMCT-FIDH) and other human rights organisations and ...

Nicaragua faces a widespread and intensifying political crackdown under President Daniel Ortega, as international ...

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that countries belonging to the Organization of American States (OAS) have an obligation to take "all necessary measures" to protect ...