Archives: Cases
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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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The case of Nine Women Journalists in Colombia
Nine women journalists from Colombia filed a tutela petition, asking for measures to be taken in order to protect them from the online sexist attacks they had been suffering, as a result of their work disseminating information of public interest or related to the actions of different political parties and actors. In May 2023, the…
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Mexican General Law of Social Communication
The General Law of Communication, which was passed on May 11, 2018, did not comply with international standards on freedom of expression, access to information and government advertising. Even though a 2017 Supreme Court ruling ordered the Congress to fix these issues, the latest changes to the Law are still contrary to international standards.
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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…
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Ferdinand Ayité (L’Alternative) v. the Attorney General
This case concerns a violation of the freedom of the press and freedom of expression in Togo, in which Mr. Ferdinand Ayité and his newspaper, L’Alternative, face criminal proceedings for denouncing corruption within members of the public organization Petroleum Product Price Fluctuation Monitoring Committee (CSFPP).
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Furukawa Case
The Japanese company Furukawa Plantaciones S.A. has been operating on the Ecuadorian coast to exploit abaca fiber since 1963. More than 1,240 people, mostly Afro-Ecuadorian, have lived on the company’s plantations. They work in unworthy and miserable living, housing and work conditions, without access to drinking water, adequate food, health care, electricity or sanitation, in…
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Guatemala’s Law on Non-Governmental Organizations
On February 11, 2020, the Guatemalan Congress approved reforms to the Law on Non-Governmental Organizations, which increased governmental control over NGOs operating in the country. This law empowers the government, specifically the Ministry of the Interior, to withdraw the registration of an organization without any type of procedure, and to control funds derived from international…