Situación de los Derechos Humanos de las Mujeres y Niñas en El Salvador

Periodo de Sesiones 147, Audiencia de la Comisión. Foto por la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos.

English version available here.

Comisionados: Rose Marie Belle Antoine, Rosa-Maríe Ortiz, Tracy Robinson

Peticionarios: Colectiva Feminista para el Desarrollo Local del El Salvador; Agrupación Ciudadana por la Despenalización del Aborto Terapéutico, Ético y Eugenésico de El Salvador; …

Situation of Human Rights of Women and Girls in El Salvador

147th Period of Sessions, Commission Hearing. Photo by Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Versión en español disponible aquí.

Commissioners: Rose Marie Belle Antoine, Rosa-Maríe Ortiz, Tracy Robinson 

Petitioners: Colectiva Feminista para el Desarrollo Local del El Salvador; Agrupación Ciudadana por la Despenalización del Aborto Terapéutico, Ético y Eugenésico de El Salvador

Forced Disappearances in the Americas

Photo by Oliver Contreras/Eddie Arrossi Photography/Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

Commissioners: Felipe González, Dinah Shelton, Rodrigo Escobar Gil, Elizabeth Abi-Mershed (Assistant Executive Secretary)

Petitioners: Fundación Nydia Erika Bautista para los Derechos Humanos (FNEB); Asociación de Familiares de Detenidos Desaparecidos (ASFADDES); Asociación Familiares de Desaparecidos Forzadamente por …

Situation of the Right to Freedom of Expression in Haiti

147th Period of Sessions, Commission Hearing. Photo by Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (March 15, 2013).

Commissioners: Rosa-Marie Belle Antoine, Rosa María Ortiz, Tracy Robinson, Catalina Botero (Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression), Emilio Álvarez Icaza (Executive Secretary)

State:  Haiti

Representatives from two Haitian organizations—Organisation pour la Protection des Droits de l’Enfance et de la Femme …

Turkey Cracks Down on Opposition in Mass Arrest of Lawyers and Journalists

Flickr image courtesy of Black.Dots

More than eighty Turkish citizens, including journalists, lawyers, teachers, and students, were detained as part of a mass arrest that took place in the early morning hours of January 18, 2013. The arrests occurred in seven …

Ukrainian Legislation Threatens Freedom of Expression of the LGBT Community

CC image courtesy of Valerii Ludin.

A Ukrainian bill commonly referred to as a “gay gag law” passed its initial reading on October 2, 2012.  If signed into law, this bill would drastically restrict the right to free speech of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) …

As the European Economy Struggles, Nationalist Parties Grow

Protests in Greece

As the economic crisis in Europe deepens, extremist right wing political parties in the region, taboo after World War II, are becoming more common due to their policies promoting both nationalism and protectionism. As the movement expands beyond domestic politics …

Russian Olympic Preparation Displaces Nearby Residents

Constructing ice stadium for figure skating competitions in Sochi. CC image courtesy Mikhail Mokrushin, RIA Novosti archive on Wiki Commons

Russia’s preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi have elicited concern from nearby residents as well as human rights advocates that the rights of private landowners are being compromised in preparation for the Games. While residents have actively protested …