A new path to justice in Latin America: Inter-American Court sets historic precedent in case of journalist assassinated in Colombia
The case could be of crucial importance as a judicial precedent and source of legal resources to achieve similar results in other cases.
A victory against impunity in Paraguay, historic investigations in Colombia, and all eyes on Brazil
A roundup of key free expression news in the Americas, based on IFEX member reports.
Betting on the digital realm, organisations fight against attacks on free expression
A roundup of key free expression news in the Americas, based on IFEX member reports.
Elections, a rescue mission, and media closures: August in the Americas
A roundup of key free expression news in the Americas, based on IFEX member reports.
Mexico’s new government must confront precarious state of freedom of expression amidst extreme violence
How do we confront endemic issues in a country where violence has become a daily reality? What are the gender dimensions of the violence? What can this new government do differently from its predecessor?
Downward spiral in Nicaragua and Mexico, threats on the rise in Colombia and Peru, but reasons for optimism in Ecuador
A roundup of key free expression news in the Americas, based on IFEX member reports.
Historic alliance between IACHR, Ecuador & Colombia will investigate murder of “El Comercio” journalists
The alliance will seek to prove that impunity will not win, and that it is possible to work “in real time” for justice.
Gender and human rights in the digital age: Tech can be your best ally or worst enemy
Is it possible to translate human rights into code? Joana Varon and her NGO – Coding Rights – intend to do so. Through innovative solutions, they hope to build bridges between gender, technology and human rights.
Edison Lanza on Carvajal case: A “very significant” verdict for the Americas
In a historic verdict, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights held the Colombian state responsible for the 1998 death of journalist Nelson Carvajal. To better understand this groundbreaking ruling we spoke with lawyer Edison Lanza, Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), affiliated with the Organization of American States (OAS).
May: Global free expression campaigns, detentions in Cuba and Nicaragua, and murder in Mexico
A roundup of key free expression news in the Americas, based on IFEX member reports.
Ecuador in mourning, Nicaragua in flames, and violence against journalists: Americas in April
A roundup of key free expression news in the Americas, based on IFEX member reports.
Nicaragua is burning: Journalist among those killed following repression of protests
In a week full of tense confrontations between protesters and police, there were several acts of violence against journalists, including the deplorable murder of reporter Ángel Gahona.
Ecuadorian journalists kidnapped, defending women’s rights, and Guatemala under the microscope: March in the Americas
A roundup of key free expression news in the Americas, based on IFEX member reports.
Authoritarian governments wreak havoc on freedom of expression in the Americas
A roundup of key free expression news in the Americas, based on IFEX member reports.
Year begins with full immersion in freedom of expression activism
A roundup of key free expression news in the Americas, based on IFEX member reports.
Yearend marked by government repression, hostility regarding human rights
A roundup of key free expression news in the Americas, based on IFEX member reports.