Status: On-going
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Wilfredo Moncada Case
Wilfredo Moncada was murdered during a peaceful protest on April 10, 2019. There has been little progress on the criminal proceedings against the police agents responsible for his death.
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Milena Quiroz Jiménez Case
Milena Quiroz is an Afro-descendant leader and human rights defender. She is a legal representative of the Comisión de Interlocución del Sur de Bolívar, Centro y Sur del Cesar (CISBCSC) (Interlocution Commission of Sure de Bolívar, Centro, and Sur del Cesar), a member of the Cooperativa Multiactiva de Arenal (Comuarenal) (Arenal Multiactive Cooperative) and the…
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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.