by Amanda Bini | Apr 15, 2022 | All, Human Rights, Latin America, United Nations, Women
Image Attribution: Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos from Washington, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Pictured above is Dubravka Šimonović, the former Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its...
by Esteban Munoz Calle | Mar 17, 2022 | All, Human Rights, Latin America, Peacekeeping
Since the 1960s, Colombia has been engaged in a civil war with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – FARC). Although the FARC formed in 1964, it was not until the 1980s that it burst into the national...
by Sabrina Rodriguez | Oct 19, 2021 | Africa, All, Covid-19, Europe, Human Rights, Latin America, Women
Violence against women (VAW) is a worldwide problem, a pandemic of its own. COVID-19, lockdowns, limited access to services, increased care burden, and economic decline have increased the exposure of women to abusive relationships and known risk factors. According to...
by Michael Friedl | Aug 9, 2021 | All, Comparative Law, Democracy, Elections, Latin America, U.S. Foreign Policy, United Nations
In the night of July 7, 2021 several assailants entered the home of Haitian President Jovenel Moise and assassinated him, apparently without meeting resistance by his guards. Within days of the shooting, several suspects were killed and others arrested, while some...
by Elise Levy | May 31, 2021 | All, Comparative Law, Human Rights, Latin America
TW: This article discusses instances of sexual violence. In a landmark decision, the birthplace of the current Pope and a nation where 92 percent of the population self-identify as Catholic has voted to legalize elective abortions up to fourteen weeks. Argentina’s...
