Inter American Commission on Human Rights

Human Rights Group Condemns Journalist Arrests At Occupy Protests

AP | Posted 01.17.2012

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NEW YORK — A human rights office for the Americas on Thursday criticized the arrest and assault of journalists during Occupy Wall Street protest...

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Wave of Illegal, Violent Evictions Swells in Port au Prince

Bill Quigley | Posted 10.25.2011

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Bill Quigley

Housing is a human right. Using force to evict homeless survivors of Haiti's earthquake from one spot to make them homeless in another place is illegal, senseless and violent.

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Venezuelan Democracy Gets Its Day In Court

Leopoldo López | Posted 05.25.2011

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Leopoldo López

I had the opportunity this morning to present my case before the judges of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.

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Honduras Human Rights Abuses Worse One Year After President Lobo Took Office

Bill Quigley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bill Quigley

Gross violations of human rights directed against activists, opposition leaders and journalists reveal a government that is far removed from democracy and a nation that is far from reconciling.

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IACHR Rules That Deportation Not in the Child's Best Interest

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011

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Arlene M. Roberts

IACHR found that U.S. deportation policy violates fundamental human rights because "it fails to consider evidence concerning the adverse impact of the destruction of families, the best interest of the children of deportees, and other humanitarian causes."

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An Environmental Disaster We CAN Avoid: Canadian Mining in Guatemala

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

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Emma Ruby-Sachs

The disaster of BP should be a lesson to the world: stop environmental abuses before they escalate to unmanageable levels. In other industries, the same inevitable environmental destruction must be avoided.

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The Desperate Fight to Keep their Homes

Yael Julie Fischer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yael Julie Fischer

Consider the case of Hipotolito Soto. When I met him, he was bouncing a baby on his lap and fighting back tears. Five days a week he works in steelyar...

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Juan Mendez on International Human Rights

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Luce

"The U.N. simply does not have adequate support of the world powers," Juan E. Mendez told me. Coming from anyone, this might be less important. From...

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Chile: Forcibly Sterilized Woman Files International Case

Center for Reproductive Rights | Posted 05.25.2011

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A Chilean woman has claimed that she was forcibly sterilized because she is HIV positive and has accused the Chilean government of failing to protect ...

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Domestic Violence as a Human Rights Violation

Arlene M. Roberts | Posted 11.17.2011

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Arlene M. Roberts

Jessica Gonzales is a domestic violence survivor. Ms. Gonzales filed suit, alleging violation of her civil rights, but after the Supreme Court rejected her claims, what options remained?

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