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Ecuador’s authorities are misuing the judicial system to clamp down on indigenous and campesino leaders involved in social conflicts over development projects.
Julian Assange views Ecuador as a safe haven but for many who live there, planted firmly in their lands, justice remains a distant reality.
Peruvian authorities have imposed a state of emergency in the north of the country, where protests over construction of a goldmine have turned deadly.
Despite opposition, human rights language has survived in the Rio+20 summit's outcome document – but it does not go far enough.
Guatemalan human rights defenders working on social, economic and cultural rights are harassed and attacked on a regular basis
World leaders have a once in a generation chance to create a meaningful link between sustainable development and human rights.
A Sarayaku indigenous activist speaks out about her community's fight to defend their rights and protect their traditional lands in Ecuador's rainforest.
Amnesty International releases its flagship yearly report documenting the state of the world's human rights.
Government urged to act as activists continue their campaign for a solution to the country's ongoing problem of land disputes and forced evictions.
Serious concerns remain in Guatemala as the UN Human Rights Committee is due to evaluate the country's human rights performance.
Police in La Paz are accused of using excessive force against a protest led by people with disabilities who demand an increase in state subsidies.
Migrants and Indigenous Peoples in Mexico must be granted access to their basic human rights.
The death of a child amid a fire at an earthquake survivors' camp in Haiti highlights the authorities' need to resolve the dire housing crisis.
After a two-decade legal battle, the Yakye Axa indigenous community in Paraguay can finally move away from a precarious roadside camp.
A new Amnesty International campaign highlights the plight of thousands of Central American migrants travelling across Mexico each year.
Brazilian police have forcefully evicted almost 6,000 people without warning from a slum outside Sao Paulo.
An estimated half a million Haitians still live in dire conditions and at risk of forced eviction, two years after a devastating earthquake.
Despite official pledges to protect migrants passing through Mexico, they still face widespread and systematic human rights abuses.
Despite official pledges to protect migrants passing through Mexico, they still face widespread and systematic human rights abuses.
In a matter of hours, Dominican Republic police and military personnel razed the Alto Brisas del Este community, violently evicting scores of residents.
