Latin America and the Caribbean

Former Ecuador President Banned Entry into the US

Author: 
Kehinde Winful

On March 9, 2022, the US Department of State designated “former Ecuadorian President Abdalá Jaime Bucaram Ortiz, Sr.

Inter-American Court of Human Rights Rules on Kidnapping and Torture of Female Journalist

Author: 
Şeymanur Yönt

On October 18, 2021, according to a press release, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued its judgment in

Unlimited Presidential Reelection Breaches Convention Standards

Author: 
Olivia Beech

On August 13, 2021, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) issued a press release concerning

ICC Asked to Investigate Crimes in Brazil

Author: 
Justine N. Stefanelli

On August 9, 2021, an indigenous peoples' group called the Articulation of Indigenous Peoples from Brazil (APIB) requested that the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigate the alleged genoci

Nicaragua Case Referred to Inter-American Court

Author: 
Olivia Beech

On June 2, 2021, the Intern-American Court of Human Rights was referred a case from the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights concerning Fabio Gadea Mantilla, a former candidate in the 2011 Nic