Positive Government Responses to COVID-19
May 27, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic does not have to be a crisis for human rights. In the context of widespread adoption of emergency laws and other extraordinary measures to respond to the pandemic, many governments have demonstrated that it is possible to safeguard rights while effectively countering the virus. This briefer shares positive practices that governments should follow in responding to COVID-19, along with selected examples of these practices.
Latin America: Freedoms of Association and Peaceful Assembly in Times of Coronavirus
April 30, 2020
On April 1, 2020, ICNL hosted Regional Virtual Round Tables for civil society partners in Latin America and the Caribbean to address constraints on key civic freedoms in the rapidly evolving context of the coronavirus pandemic. The meetings resulted in a write-up outlining the discussions and examining various issues. The write-up is available in both English and Spanish.
Inter-American Commission Human Rights Report on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders in the Americas
December 31, 2011
This report on human rights defenders in the Americas, published in 2011 by the InterāAmerican Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), is a follow up to the body's 2006 report on the same subject.
Case Notes: Latin America
September 1, 2001
The International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law Volume 4, Issue 1, September 2001 The Bahamas The Bahamas District of the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and […]