‘Hurting people’: The ‘cover-up teams’ operating on the US border When Border Patrol pursuits of migrant vehicles have led to accidents, an opaque unit has been among those responding. Al Jazeera · Dec 12, 2022
Americas rights body turns up heat on Mexico over missing students Mexico's government still owes an explanation to the families of 43 student teachers who disappeared eight years ago, and must clear up what role the armed forces played in the crime, a top international human rights body said on Tuesday. Reuters · Nov 15, 2022
OAS human rights body pleads with El Salvador amid gang crackdown The Inter-American Commission for Human Rights (IACHR) doubled down on its calls Friday for El Salvador's government to respect the rights and dignity of tens of thousands of Salvadorans detained during a nationwide state of emergency. Reuters · Jun 3, 2022
Inter-American Court orders Peru not to release Fujimori from prison The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) on Friday confirmed a ruling ordering Peru not to release jailed ex-President Alberto Fujimori, who was on the verge of leaving prison last month after a presidential pardon was reinstated. Reuters · Apr 8, 2022
Peru should not release jailed ex-President Fujimori, says Inter-American Court The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) on Wednesday ruled that Peru should not release jailed former President Alberto Fujimori until further notice, according to a decision shared with Reuters by a human rights activist. Reuters · Mar 31, 2022
Ecuador's prisons blighted by state abandonment -IACHR Ecuador's prison system, blighted by state abandonment and the absence of a comprehensive policy, has unprecedented high levels of violence and corruption and poor conditions for inmates, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) said on Thursday. Reuters · Mar 17, 2022
Mexico committed serious errors in investigation of activist death-rights court The Mexican government committed serious errors in the investigation of the death of the activist Digna Ochoa two decades ago and must continue with the probe, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) said on Wednesday. Reuters · Jan 20, 2022