#Region: Americas

#Region: Americas

Region: AmericasCases

28 November 2025

Firearm attack on COPINH facilities

#Region: Americas

Carlos González García

7 November 2025

Stigmatisation of human rights defender and lawyer Carlos González García

#Other Harassment

#Region: Americas

Judicial harassment

14 October 2025

Upcoming sentencing hearing of the three criminalised Indigenous land defenders of the Wet’suwet’en Nation

#Judicial Harassment

#Region: Americas

Judicial harassment

Shaylynn Sampson

14 October 2025

Upcoming sentencing hearing of the three criminalised Indigenous land defenders of the Wet’suwet’en Nation

#Judicial Harassment

#Region: Americas

Judicial harassment

Corey Jayohcee Jocko

14 October 2025

Upcoming sentencing hearing of the three criminalised Indigenous land defenders of the Wet’suwet’en Nation

#Judicial Harassment

#Region: Americas

14 October 2025

Intimidation of water and environmental defender Teresa Roldán

#Other Harassment

#Region: Americas

Judicial harassment

Leonidas Iza Salazar

12 September 2025

Criminalisation of indigenous leader Leonidas Iza following indigenous justice process

#Judicial Harassment

#Region: Americas

#Region: AmericasHRDs, WHRDS & Organizations

María Mendoza Lucas

#Region: Americas

#Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights

Carlos González García

#Region: Americas

#Extractive Industries / Megaprojects

#Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights

José Ángel Pérez

#Region: Americas

#Environmental Rights

#Housing Rights / Forced Evictions

#Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights

Alejandro Henríquez

#Region: Americas

#Environmental Rights

#Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights

#Region: Americas

#Enforced Disappearances

Qhana Pukara Kurmi

#Region: Americas

#Environmental Rights

#Self-Determination

#Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights

Julio Renán Peña Fernández

#Region: Americas

#Extractive Industries / Megaprojects

#Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights

Media

Report: Defending Rights in Times of COVID-19: Challenges for Mexico and Central America

Rights

#Freedom of Expression #Human Rights

Violations

Location

#Region: Americas

Media

UPR Bolivia 2019

Location

#Bolivia #Region: Americas

Media

UPR El Salvador 2019

Location

#El Salvador #Region: Americas

Blog

27 May 2021 by Michelle Foley - Head of Well-being and Resilience

Brazil: Impunity fuels the cycle of violence against land and environmental rights defenders in the state of Pará, Amazon region

Rights

#Impunity / Justice

Violations

#Judicial Harassment #Killing

Locations

#Brazil #Region: Americas

21 May 2021 by Pâmella Passos

Listening in tongues: an invitation from a Brazilian defender

Rights

Locations

#Brazil #Region: Americas

Statement

On World Trans Day of Remembrance trans women human rights defenders continue to face severe risks

Rights

#Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights #LGBT+ Rights #பாலினம் / பெண்கள் உரிமைகள்

Violations

#Attempted Killing/Assassination #Killing #Violence

Location

#Honduras #Mexico #Region: Americas

Statement

Joint Statement of the Regional meeting of Human Rights Defenders

Rights

Location

#Region: Americas

Statement

International organisations call for the release of human rights defenders Alejandro Henríquez and José Ángel Pérez from El Salvador

Rights

#Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights #Land Rights

Violations

#Arbitrary detention #Judicial Harassment

Location

#El Salvador #Region: Americas