How would you feel if you are one of the parties in a lawsuit and the judge receives money from the other party? That is what is happening to many Latin American countries with the bodies of the Inter-American Human Rights System. The Commission and the Court receive money from transnational organizations, multinational companies and […]
This is a very interesting assessment of the assembly – from a citizen’s perspective – by two members of our network: Colombian María Camila Ospina, a member of our Youth Program and one of the leaders of the Youth Declaration coalition, and Mexican Erik González Neri, spokesperson for the Freedom of Conscience and Expression coalition. […]
Bishops, priests and nuns imprisoned illegally or expelled from the country, churches burned, media closed or censored, civil organizations dissolved by decree, political opponents persecuted, exiled or imprisoned, families subjected to the terror of a dictator. This is the current situation in Nicaragua. A Mexican member of our Network, Fernando Rodríguez Doval, called this situation […]
By Benjamin Bull | I’ve always liked John Lennon’s 1971 anti-war song “Imagine.” A stirring melody, easy to hum. “Nothing to kill or die for….A brotherhood of man.” Now let’s fast forward 52 years to the world of today and play Lennon’s imagine challenge. Imagine: …you’re in the shower feeling completely safe. But you’re being […]
