By Becca Renk on February 21, 2024 Palestine Park in Managua, photo: Becca Renk I was 13 years old the day I got braces on my teeth and the United States bombed Baghdad, launching the “first” Iraq war. “Today, Wednesday the 16th of January 1991, we had just gotten out of the dentist’s office and … Read More
US Troops Will Return to Ecuador, Decades after Removal by Correa By Benjamin Zinevich, February 20, 2024 Daniel Noboa with the National Police and Armed Forces of Ecuador Photo: Presidencia Ecuador Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa ratified military cooperation agreements between Ecuador and the United States on February 15. The agreements regarding joint … Read More
Nicaragua doesn’t just talk about the international rule of law, it makes use of the structures that exist for the purpose of holding countries accountable for their actions. By Becca Renk I was 13 years old the day I got braces on my teeth and the United States bombed Baghdad, launching the “first” Iraq war. … Read More
Adil Meléndez Márquez received call from bodyguards 20 minutes after Sir Henry Brooke award from Alliance for Lawyers at Risk Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent Thu 15 Feb 2024 05.30 EST “I’m very afraid,” says Colombian lawyer Adil Meléndez Márquez, the day after being presented with an award in London honouring human rights defenders. Adil … Read More
“We need the continued support of the international community to ensure that basic human rights, such as the right to due process, are upheld in El Salvador,” said one local campaigner. JESSICA CORBETT Feb 16, 2024 In the wake of right-wing Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele recent reelection, 245 groups from 31 countries on Friday renewed calls for his … Read More