Venezuela: lack of access to safe water aggravates the COVID-19 pandemic
An opinion piece by Carlos Lusverti, ICJ Latin America consultant. (more…)
Region and country Archives: Americas
New ICJ report on human rights abuses based on sexual orientation and gender identity/expression in Colombia, South Africa and Malaysia
For International Transgender Day of Visibility, the ICJ launched a report setting out an overview of States’ legal obligations under the international human rights framework in relation to issues of sexual orientation, gender expression and gender identity, and an analysis of the human rights situation of LGBT persons in Colombia, Malaysia and South Africa. (more…)
ICJ submits amicus curiae brief in the case of Manuela v. El Salvador
The ICJ recently submitted an amicus curiae brief to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the case of Manuela v. El Salvador. (more…)
ICJ calls on High Commissioner’s Office to guarantee transparency and participation in its activities in Venezuela
Today, the ICJ called on the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to guarantee transparency and participation in its activities in Venezuela in an oral statement delivered during the interactive dialogue on the oral update by the UN’s High Commissioner of Human Rights on Venezuela. (more…)
Venezuela: ICJ calls for accountability for widespread human rights violations at UN Human Rights Council
The ICJ delivered a statement today on the occasion of the interactive dialogue on the oral update by the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the situation in Venezuela calling for attention to the persistence of widespread serious human rights violations in the country. (more…)
The COVID-19 vaccine demands international and national solidarity
An opinion piece by César Landa, ICJ Commissioner from Peru. (more…)