Tracking cases that protect freedom of expression, association, and assembly
Status: On-going
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Asociación Sindical de Trabajadores Agrícolas y Campesinos (ASTAC) Case
The Asociación Sindical de Trabajadores Agrícolas y Campesinos (Trade Union Association of Agricultural Workers and Campesinos) (ASTAC) is the trade union for workers in the banana sector in Ecuador that, for years, have faced legal obstacles to register in the national register of private companies unions in the country, thus violating the right to work…
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Zongo Communities
The Zongo communities have been greatly affected by a scheelita’s mine for the past decades. Even though the Tribunal Constitucional Plurinacional has acknowledged the indigenous jurisdiction and backed its decisions to expel the mining company, they have not been complied with. Additionally, many community members have been criminalized.
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Sale of Peruvian media company Epensa to El Comercio: Media concentration in Peru
This case discusses an amparo action filed by a group of journalists against a sale that consolidated Grupo El Comercio, a publishing company, as a media monopoly in Peru. The latest appeal is still pending.
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Samococh Case
On August 15, 2014, a police operation was deployed in the context of a peaceful demonstration taking place in Samococh, Chisec, Alta Verapaz. As a result of the excessive use of force, three indigenous community members were killed, five were detained and 60 were injured. More than eight years later, only three police agents have…
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Tandil Masacre Case
On October 5, 2017, in the rural area of Puerto Rico-Majate, municipality of Tumaco, Nariño, a protest took place against the forced eradication of coca crops. As a result of the violent repression of the protest by the police, seven protesters were killed, some of them indigenous. The police forces stated that the deaths had…
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Guapinol Case
Guapinol defenders have faced criminalization and attacks against them for years, in retaliation for their work as community leaders and human rights defenders. This case discusses the arbitrary detention of eight Guapinol defenders who were released in 2022, after a legal procedure full of human rights violations.
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Communities reclaiming ancestral lands in China Kichá, Salitre, Cabagra, and Térraba
In China Kichá, in the south of Costa Rica, several indigenous communities have been evicted and judicially harassed for trying to recover their ancestral territories, occupied by non-indigenous settlers. Due to the lack of recognition and protection by the Costa Rican State, the indigenous communities are being evicted, have eviction orders pending and face criminal…
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Virginia Laparra Case
Virginia Laparra, former anti-corruption prosecutor, was arrested on February 23, 2022. She is currently facing two criminal proceedings, in retaliation for several administrative complaints she filed against a judge. She is currently deprived of her liberty in inhumane conditions.
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Miroslava Breach Case
Journalist Miroslava Breach was murdered on March 23, 2017. Even though two men have been convicted for the crime, there are two arrest warrants still pending.
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Manuel Gutiérrez Case
Manuel Gutiérrez, a 16 year-old, was killed on August 25, 2011 while he was watching student protests taking place in the commune of Macul, as a consequence of the use of force by the Chilean police. The military jurisdiction tried the case against the Carabinero who shot Manuel. After failing to obtain justice at the…