Americas

October 14, 2016

Peace and Justice in Colombia

The narrow “no” vote in Colombia’s peace deal plebiscite was an enormous disappointment for Colombians who hoped the agreement negotiated in Havana would bring an end to the bloody conflict that ha

Americas

The narrow “no” vote in Colombia’s peace deal plebiscite was an enormous disappointment for Colombians who hoped the agreement negotiated in Havana would bring an end to the bloody conflict that has caused so much suffering for more than half a century.

October 14, 2016 Commentary

Peace and Justice in Colombia

José Miguel Vivanco
Executive Director, Americas Division
Americas

October 11, 2016 Dispatches

Ecuador’s Human Rights Record Under Review

Daniel Wilkinson
Managing Director, Americas Division
Women's Rights

October 3, 2016 Dispatches

The Horrors of a Hurricane, Doubled by Statelessness

Skye Wheeler
Researcher, Women's Rights Division

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August 2, 2016 Video

Brazil: 77% of Victims of Police Killings are Black
July 27, 2016 Video

Video: Dissidents Arrested, Tortured in Venezuela
July 7, 2016 Video

Unlawful Police Killings Undermine Law Enforcement in Brazil

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October 11, 2016 UPR

Ecuador: Universal Periodic Review, October 2016
October 7, 2016 Statements

Prize for Peace Effort in Colombia
October 6, 2016 Letter

Letter to President Santos on Future of Peace Process
October 3, 2016 Statements

Human Rights Watch statement on the result of the national plebiscite on the peace agreement with the FARC

José Miguel Vivanco
Executive Director, Americas Division
September 28, 2016 Dispatches

A Major Setback for Justice in Brazil

Maria Laura Canineu
Brazil Director, Americas Division
September 28, 2016 Commentary

How Canada Can Protect Schools In War Zones

Bede Sheppard
Deputy Director, Children's Rights Division

Published In: Huffington Post
September 28, 2016 Commentary

At Long Last, Change Is Coming for Caribbean Gays

Boris Dittrich
Advocacy Director, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Rights Program

Published In: The Advocate
September 27, 2016 Commentary

Colombia Peace Deal’s Promise, and Flaws

José Miguel Vivanco
Executive Director, Americas Division

Published In: Folha de São Paulo
September 22, 2016 Dispatches

Canada’s Detention of Children

Michael Garcia Bochenek
Senior Counsel, Children’s Rights Division
September 19, 2016 Commentary

Brazil’s Chance for Leadership to End the Refugee Crisis

Maria Laura Canineu
Brazil Director, Americas Division

Published In: O Globo
September 13, 2016 News Release

Provide Genuine Refuge to World’s Displaced
September 7, 2016 News Release

Brazil: Guarantee Protesters’ Rights

July 7, 2016

“Good Cops Are Afraid”

The Toll of Unchecked Police Violence in Rio de Janeiro
June 7, 2016

Make it Safe

Canada’s Obligation to End the First Nations Water Crisis
April 4, 2016

Unchecked Power

Police and Military Raids in Low-Income and Immigrant Communities in Venezuela

Daily Brief

October 18, 2016

Fleeing ISIS; Blogging in Vietnam; Snatched by China: HRW Daily Brief

Australia's "open-air prisons" for refugees; deadly retaliation in Turkmenistan; Democratic Republic of Congo moving closer to the precipice; climate change threatening food production; #FreeThem campaign for Uzbek journalist Muhammad Bekjanov; air-strikes on Aleppo suspended.

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Global Justice: The Expanding Reach of Accountability

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