Seven countries in Latin America where human rights are taking the biggest hit

Seven countries in Latin America where human rights are taking the biggest hit

Latin America is undergoing one of its most profound human rights crises in decades. The region’s civic space is shrinking rapidly, from mass surveillance and arbitrary arrests to political repression, enforced disappearances and impunity for state violence. The 2025 State of the World’s Human Rights report, released by Amnesty International, lays bare the magnitude of the challenge. Seven countries – Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Mexico, Colombi…

Madrid (EFEverde).- The Mexican editor and journalist Ricardo Cayuela will receive this Mar 20 special award on freedom of the press from the Compromet Optimist Awards, on behalf of all the informants killed, threatened or at risk for exercising their work. In 2024, 122 journalists have been murdered, and many others have been imprisoned or forced into exile for exercising their work. Cayuela is a key figure in Latin American cultural and publis…