Generated by All in One SEO Pro v4.9.0, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Race and Equality The Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights works with counterparts in the Afro-descendant and indigenous communities and the LGBTI movement in Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and Peru, as well as with regional Afro-descendant and LGBTI networks in the Americas. ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://raceandequality.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Kaszinó játékok és a különböző bónuszok összehasonlítása](https://raceandequality.org/kaszino-jatekok-es-a-kulonbozo-bonuszok-osszehasonlitasa/) - Kaszinó játékok és a különböző bónuszok összehasonlítása A kaszinó játékok világa folyamatosan fejlődik, és az online platformok egyre szélesebb választékot kínálnak a játékosok számára. A játékok sokszínűsége mellett a bónuszok is kulcsszerepet játszanak a játékélmény fokozásában, hiszen ezek segítenek növelni a nyerési esélyeket és meghosszabbítják a játékidőt. Ebben a cikkben áttekintjük a legnépszerűbb kaszinó játékok - [The Psychology Behind Casino Gambling and Player Behavior](https://raceandequality.org/the-psychology-behind-casino-gambling-and-player-behavior/) - The Psychology Behind Casino Gambling and Player Behavior Casino gambling has long fascinated psychologists due to the complex interplay of cognitive, emotional, and social factors that influence player behavior. Understanding the psychology behind gambling helps explain why individuals are drawn to casinos despite the inherent risks. The thrill of uncertainty, the allure of potential rewards, - [Najlepsze kasyna online z obsługą w języku polskim](https://raceandequality.org/najlepsze-kasyna-online-z-obsluga-w-jezyku-polskim/) - Najlepsze kasyna online z obsługą w języku polskim Wybór odpowiedniego casino online z polską obsługą to kluczowa kwestia dla graczy poszukujących komfortu i bezpieczeństwa podczas rozgrywek. Najlepsze platformy oferują pełne wsparcie w języku polskim, co znacznie ułatwia komunikację oraz rozwiązywanie ewentualnych problemów. Dzięki temu polscy użytkownicy mogą cieszyć się płynnym i przyjemnym doświadczeniem bez bariery - [La Escalada de la Violencia Policial en São Paulo: ¿y ahora, quién protege a los ciudadanos?](https://raceandequality.org/es/la-escalada-de-la-violencia-policial-en-sao-paulo-y-ahora-quien-protege-a-los-ciudadanos/) - Brasil, 5 de diciembre de 2024 - Brasil avanza a grandes pasos en la dirección contraria al respeto de los derechos humanos, sobre todo al observar el racismo estructural y sistémico, resultado de políticas continuas que evidencian violaciones y el menosprecio por la vida de las personas negras. La violencia como política de seguridad pública - [OPORTUNIDAD DE TRABAJO – Profesional Acompañamiento pedagógico – Escuela de Formación Ancestral “Mali Ya Weusi” ](https://raceandequality.org/es/oportunidad-de-trabajo-profesional-acompanamiento-pedagogico-escuela-de-formacion-ancestral-mali-ya-weusi/) - OPORTUNIDAD DE TRABAJO – Profesional Acompañamiento pedagógico – Escuela de Formación Ancestral “Mali Ya Weusi” Contratación Inmediata Corporación Instituto Internacional de Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos Ubicación: Bogotá, Colombia. El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) es una organización internacional no gubernamental de defensa y protección de los derechos humanos - [Editorial - Brasil: Enegrecendo com perspectivas de gênero a agenda política nas eleições de 2022](https://raceandequality.org/editorial-brasil-eleicoes-de-2022/) - Brasil, 28 de setembro de 2022 – No dia 02 de outubro, será dado um pontapé inicial para definir o cenário político do próximo quadriênio no Brasil, numa eleição que tem sido marcada por diversos episódios de violência política. Nas últimas semanas, tornou-se nítido que essa violência não se direciona unicamente a candidatos e candidatas, - [Afro-Latin and Afro-Caribbean Women in Democracy](https://raceandequality.org/afro-latin-and-afro-caribbean-women-in-democracy/) ## Pages - [Homepage](https://raceandequality.org/) - Combating Discrimination. Empowering Individuals. Promoting Human Rights. 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Learn more about our work to promote and protect the human rights of historically marginalized populations in Latin America - [Resource Center](https://raceandequality.org/resource-center/) - Our Resources Library - [Publicações](https://raceandequality.org/publications/) - Publicações - [Publications](https://raceandequality.org/publications/) - Publications - [Centro de Recursos](https://raceandequality.org/resource-center/) - Nossa Biblioteca de Recursos - [Declarações financeiras](https://raceandequality.org/financial-statements/) - Documentos disponíveis apenas em inglês IIREHR-2024 Audit Report & Financial Statements and UGG Reports IIREHR-2023 Audit Report & Financial Statements and UGG Reports IIREHR-2022 Audit Report & Financial Statements and UGG Reports IIREHR-2021 Audit Report & Financial statements and UGG Reports IIREHR-2020 Audit Report & Financial statements and UGG Reports IIREHR-2019 Audit Report & Financial - [Estados Financieros](https://raceandequality.org/financial-statements/) - Documentos disponibles solamente en idioma inglés IIREHR-2024 Audit Report & Financial Statements and UGG Reports IIREHR-2023 Audit Report & Financial Statements and UGG Reports IIREHR-2022 Audit Report & Financial Statements and UGG Reports IIREHR-2021 Audit Report & Financial statements and UGG Reports IIREHR-2020 Audit Report & Financial statements and UGG Reports IIREHR-2019 Audit Report & - [Financial Statements](https://raceandequality.org/financial-statements/) - IIREHR-2024 Audit Report & Financial Statements and UGG Reports IIREHR-2023 Audit Report & Financial Statements and UGG Reports IIREHR-2022 Audit Report & Financial Statements and UGG Reports IIREHR-2021 Audit Report & Financial statements and UGG Reports IIREHR-2020 Audit Report & Financial statements and UGG Reports IIREHR-2019 Audit Report & Financial Statements and UGG Reports - [The Escalation of Police Violence in São Paulo: And Now, Who Protects the Citizens?](https://raceandequality.org/the-escalation-of-police-violence-in-sao-paulo-and-now-who-protects-the-citizens/) - Brazil, December 5, 2024 – Brazil is rapidly moving in the wrong direction concerning respect for human rights, particularly regarding structural and systemic racism, a result of continuous policies that highlight violations and disregard for the lives of Black people. Violence as a public security policy is most evident among residents on the outskirts - [La Escalada de la Violencia Policial en São Paulo: ¿y ahora, quién protege a los ciudadanos?](https://raceandequality.org/es/la-escalada-de-la-violencia-policial-en-sao-paulo-y-ahora-quien-protege-a-los-ciudadanos/) - Brasil, 5 de diciembre de 2024 - Brasil avanza a grandes pasos en la dirección contraria al respeto de los derechos humanos, sobre todo al observar el racismo estructural y sistémico, resultado de políticas continuas que evidencian violaciones y el menosprecio por la vida de las personas negras. La violencia como política de seguridad - [Centro de Recursos](https://raceandequality.org/resource-center/) - Nuestra biblioteca de recursos - [Portada](https://raceandequality.org/) - Combating Discrimination. Empowering Individuals. Promoting Human Rights. Learn more about our work to promote and protect the human rights of historically marginalized populations in Latin America and get involved. Combating Discrimination. Empowering Individuals. Promoting Human Rights. Learn more about our work to promote and protect the human rights of historically marginalized populations in Latin America - [Página inicial](https://raceandequality.org/) - Combating Discrimination. Empowering Individuals. Promoting Human Rights. Learn more about our work to promote and protect the human rights of historically marginalized populations in Latin America and get involved. Combating Discrimination. Empowering Individuals. Promoting Human Rights. Learn more about our work to promote and protect the human rights of historically marginalized populations in Latin America - [Women](https://raceandequality.org/women/) - Historical and structural gender discrimination against women is rooted in the societies of the countries that make up our region. This means that women, girls and adolescents continue to face violence and discrimination against them. Although some countries in the region have been making concrete efforts to protect women’s rights, these have not been enough. - [Who We Are](https://raceandequality.org/who-we-are/) - We are a diverse team of attorneys, researchers, journalists and human rights experts. We are all human rights advocates. The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) is an international non-governmental organization that works with partner organizations and activists in Latin America to promote and protect the human rights of populations - [Our Impact](https://raceandequality.org/our-impact/) - We believe that sustainable long-term impact is achieved through collaboration between civil society, states and regional/international mechanisms. Through our partnerships, we have collectively been able to secure important resolutions that call attention to the protection of individuals and communities at risk. Over the years, we have also led the conversation in the Americas about the importance of - [Mission & Vision](https://raceandequality.org/mission-vision/) - MISSION The Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights contributes to the promotion and defense of human rights, through training, technical assistance, advocacy, and strategic litigation conducted at the regional and international levels. VISION Our vision is an equal society built on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in which human rights are respected without - [Legal Advocacy](https://raceandequality.org/legal-advocacy/) - Ensuring partners' access to justice through a three-fold approach - Capacity-building, Emergency legal response, and Strategic litigation. - [LGBTI+](https://raceandequality.org/lgbti/) - LGBTI+ persons in Latin America face multiple roadblocks to accessing their human rights and are victims of violence and discrimination based on their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression. These barriers create inequality among the population and perpetuate the stigma and prejudice against LGBTI+ persons. Every day, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (transexuals, travestis, transfeminine, transmasculinities, - [Human Rights Documentation](https://raceandequality.org/human-rights-documentation/) - Becoming a hub of information and engaging in key debates on human rights issues affecting marginalized communities in Latin America. - [Capacity Building](https://raceandequality.org/capacity-building/) - Providing training on important human rights protection mechanisms. Lending technical assistance in the production of human rights reports to key regional and international stakeholders. - [Afro-Descendants](https://raceandequality.org/afro-descendants/) - The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) – using data from 2020 Censuses across Latin America – estimates that around 134 million people self-identify as Afro-descendant. This represents roughly 20.9% of the region’s total population. Although the population is generally distributed nationwide and, in the case of some countries, live - [Fale Conosco](https://raceandequality.org/contact-us/) - Para perguntas gerais, incluindo mídia e entrevistas, envie um e-mail para info@raceandequality.org ou preencha o formulário abaixo. Para oportunidades de trabalho, consulte nossas oportunidades de trabalho. Para se inscrever em nossa Mailing List, clique aqui. Contact Form Name(Required) First Last Email(Required) MessageCAPTCHA Endereço do escritório de Washington, DC: 1620 I (Eye) St., NW. Suite 925 Washington, - [Contáctenos](https://raceandequality.org/contact-us/) - Para consultas generales, incluidos medios y entrevistas, envíe un correo electrónico a info@raceandequality.org, o complete el formulario a continuación. Para oportunidades laborales, favor ver nuestras oportunidades laborales. Para suscribirse a nuestra lista de correo, haga aquí. Contact Form Name(Required) First Last Email(Required) MessageCAPTCHA Washington, DC Office Address: 1620 I (Eye) St., NW. Suite 925 Washington, - [Contact Us](https://raceandequality.org/contact-us/) - For general inquiries, including media and interviews please email info@raceandequality.org, or fill out the form below. For career opportunities, please check our current job listings. To sign up for our mailing list, please click here. Contact Form Name(Required) First Last Email(Required) MessageCAPTCHA Washington, DC Office Address: 1620 I (Eye) St., NW. Suite 925 Washington, DC, - [Our Approach](https://raceandequality.org/our-approach/) - The human rights culture is formed by individuals whose rights are threatened, violated, or otherwise non-existent. We believe that social change begins at the local level, and is strengthened through alliances between people and organizations that share the same needs, values, and experiences. Our work is guided by the principles of equality and diversity and - [LGBTI+](https://raceandequality.org/lgbti/) - Las personas LGBTI+ en América Latina enfrentan múltiples obstáculos para acceder a sus derechos humanos, a menudo vinculados con la violencia y la discriminación basadas en su orientación sexual, identidad o expresión de género. Estas barreras crean desigualdad entre la población y perpetúan el estigma y los prejuicios contra las personas LGBTI+. Todos los días, - [LGBTI+](https://raceandequality.org/lgbti/) - As pessoas LGBTI+ na América Latina enfrentam vários obstáculos para acessar seus direitos humanos, muitas vezes ligados à violência e discriminação com base em sua orientação sexual, identidade de gênero ou expressão. Essas barreiras criam desigualdade entre a população e perpetuam o estigma e o preconceito contra as pessoas LGBTI+. Todos os dias, lésbicas, gays, - [Incidencia](https://raceandequality.org/legal-advocacy/) - Garantizar el acceso de los socios a la justicia a través de un enfoque triple: creación de capacidad, respuesta legal de emergencia y litigio estratégico. - [Pueblos Indígenas](https://raceandequality.org/indigenous-peoples/) - De acuerdo con datos de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT), en América Latina existen alrededor de 55 millones de personas indígenas, equivalentes al 8,5% de la población a nivel regional, siendo México, Guatemala, Perú y Bolivia los países donde se encuentra el 80% de dicha población. Las personas indígenas han sido históricamente marginadas y - [Mujeres](https://raceandequality.org/women/) - La discriminación histórica y estructural de género contra las mujeres -que se encuentra arraigada en las sociedades de los países que conforman nuestra región-, genera que las mujeres, niñas y adolescentes aún deban enfrentar un contexto de violencia y discriminación en su contra. Aunque no se puede negar que los Estados de la región han - [Afrodescendientes](https://raceandequality.org/afro-descendants/) - La Comisión Económica de las Naciones Unidas para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) -utilizando datos de los Censos 2020 de toda América Latina- estima que alrededor de 134 millones de personas se autoidentifícan como afrodescendientes. Esto representa, aproximadamente, el 20,9% de la población total de la región distribuida por todo el país y, en - [Desarrollo de capacidades](https://raceandequality.org/capacity-building/) - Impartir formación sobre importantes mecanismos de protección de los derechos humanos. Prestar asistencia técnica en la elaboración de informes sobre derechos humanos a las principales partes interesadas regionales e internacionales. - [Our Partners](https://raceandequality.org/our-partners/) - ColombiaAFRODES The National Association of Displaced Afro-Colombians – AFRODES’ mission is to establish itself as an organization that provides guidance, support, advice, assistance, training, and dialogue related to the defense of the rights and cultural identity of the Afro-Colombian population in a state of forced displacement, with the objective of seeking dignified lives for its - [Nuestros Socios](https://raceandequality.org/our-partners/) - ColombiaAFRODES La Asociación Nacional de Afrocolombianos Desplazados, AFRODES ‘misión es establecerse como una organización que brinda orientación, apoyo, asesoría, asistencia, capacitaciones y diálogo relacionado con la defensa de los derechos y la identidad cultural de la población afrocolombiana en estado de desplazamiento forzado, con el objetivo de buscar una vida digna para sus miembros. AFRODES - [Nuestro Enfoque](https://raceandequality.org/our-approach/) - La cultura de los derechos humanos está formada por individuos cuyos derechos están amenazados, violados o inexistentes. Creemos que el cambio social comienza a nivel local y se fortalece a través de alianzas entre personas y organizaciones que comparten las mismas necesidades, valores y experiencias. Nuestro trabajo se guía por los principios de igualdad y - [Oportunidades Laborales](https://raceandequality.org/jobs/) - Oportunidades laborales - [Afrodescendentes](https://raceandequality.org/afro-descendants/) - A Comissão Económica das Nações Unidas para a América Latina e Caribe (CEPAL) – utilizando dados dos Censos de 2020 em toda a América Latina – estima que cerca de 134 milhões de pessoas se identificam como afrodescendentes. Isto representa cerca de 20,9% da população total da região. Embora a população esteja geralmente distribuída por - [Advocacy](https://raceandequality.org/legal-advocacy/) - Garantir o acesso dos parceiros à justiça através de uma abordagem tripla - Capacitação, Resposta jurídica de emergência e Litígio estratégico. - [Nuestro Impacto](https://raceandequality.org/our-impact/) - Creemos que el impacto sostenible a largo plazo se logra a través de la colaboración entre la sociedad civil, los estados y los mecanismos regionales / internacionales. A través de nuestras asociaciones, hemos podido asegurar colectivamente resoluciones importantes que llaman la atención sobre la protección de las personas y las comunidades en riesgo. A lo - [Misión y Visión](https://raceandequality.org/mission-vision/) - MISIÓN El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos contribuye a la promoción y defensa de los derechos humanos a través de capacitación, asistencia técnica, incidencia y litigio estratégico a nivel regional e internacional. VISIÓN Nuestra visión es una sociedad de igualdad construida sobre la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos, en la que los - [Missão e Visão](https://raceandequality.org/mission-vision/) - MISSÃO O Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos contribui para a promoção e defesa dos direitos humanos por meio de treinamento, assistência técnica, advocacy e litígio estratégico nos níveis regional e internacional. VISÃO Nossa visão é uma sociedade de igualdade construída sobre a Declaração Universal dos Direitos Humanos, na qual os direitos humanos sejam - [Nosso Impacto](https://raceandequality.org/our-impact/) - Acreditamos que o impacto sustentável de longo prazo é alcançado através da colaboração entre a sociedade civil, os Estados e os mecanismos regionais e internacionais. Por meio de nossas parcerias, conseguimos coletivamente garantir resoluções importantes que chamam a atenção para a proteção de indivíduos e comunidades em situação de risco. Ao longo dos anos, também - [Nossa Abordagem](https://raceandequality.org/our-approach/) - A cultura dos direitos humanos é formada por indivíduos cujos direitos são ameaçados, violados ou inexistentes. Acreditamos que a mudança social começa no nível local e se fortalece por meio de alianças entre pessoas e organizações que compartilham as mesmas necessidades, valores e experiências. Nosso trabalho é guiado pelos princípios de igualdade e diversidade e - [Mulheres](https://raceandequality.org/women/) - A discriminação histórica e estrutural de gênero contra as mulheres – enraizada nas sociedades dos países que compõem nossa região- significa que mulheres, meninas e adolescentes ainda enfrentam um contexto de violência e discriminação contra elas. Embora não se possa negar que os Estados da região têm feito esforços concretos para proteger os direitos das - [Povos Indígenas](https://raceandequality.org/indigenous-peoples/) - Segundo dados da Organização Internacional do Trabalho (OIT), na América Latina existem cerca de 55 milhões de indígenas, o equivalente a 8.5% da população em nível regional; sendo México, Guatemala, Peru e Bolívia os países onde se encontra 80% dessa população. Os povos indígenas têm sido historicamente marginalizados e discriminados na região, o que levou - [Documentação de Direitos Humanos](https://raceandequality.org/human-rights-documentation/) - Tornar-se um centro de informação e engajar-se em debates importantes sobre questões de direitos humanos que afetam comunidades marginalizadas na América Latina. - [Desenvolvimento de Capacidades](https://raceandequality.org/capacity-building/) - Fornecer formação sobre mecanismos importantes de protecção dos direitos humanos. Prestar assistência técnica na elaboração de relatórios sobre os direitos humanos às principais partes interessadas a nível regional e internacional. - [Nossos Parceiros](https://raceandequality.org/our-partners/) - ColômbiaAFRODES A Associação Nacional de Afro-Colombianos Deslocados, AFRODES “A missão é estabelecer-se como uma organização que fornece orientação, apoio, aconselhamento, assistência, treinamentos e diálogos relacionados à defesa dos direitos e da identidade cultural da população afro-colombiana em estado de deslocamento forçado, com o objetivo de buscar vidas dignas para seus membros. A AFRODES busca conscientizar - [Indigenous Peoples](https://raceandequality.org/indigenous-peoples/) - According to data from the International Labor Organization (ILO), in Latin America there are about 55 million indigenous people, equivalent to 8.5 percent of the population at the regional level; being Mexico, Guatemala, Peru and Bolivia the countries where 80 percent of this population is found. Indigenous people have historically been marginalized and discriminated against - [Documentación](https://raceandequality.org/human-rights-documentation/) - Convertirse en un centro de información y participar en debates clave sobre cuestiones de derechos humanos que afectan a las comunidades marginadas en América Latina. - [Quiénes somos](https://raceandequality.org/who-we-are/) - Somos un equipo diverso de abogados, investigadores, periodistas y expertos en derechos humanos. Todos somos defensores de los derechos humanos. El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos es una organización no gubernamental internacional que trabaja con organizaciones socias y activistas en América Latina para promover y proteger los derechos humanos de las poblaciones - [Quem Somos](https://raceandequality.org/who-we-are/) - Somos uma equipe diversificada de advogados, pesquisadores, jornalistas e especialistas em direitos humanos. Somos todos defensores dos direitos humanos. O Instituto Internacional de Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos é uma organização não-governamental internacional que trabalha com organizações parceiras e ativistas na América Latina para promover e proteger os direitos humanos de populações em condições marginalizadas, - [Nossa Equipe](https://raceandequality.org/our-team/) - She graduated from American University with a bachelor’s degree in International Studies, with a concentration in Justice, Ethics, and Human Rights in the Western Hemisphere. She earned a certificate in Public Policy Analysis from the London School of Economics and Politics and is currently completing a master’s degree in Public Policy at Northeastern University. Prior - [Nuestro Equipo](https://raceandequality.org/our-team/) - She graduated from American University with a bachelor’s degree in International Studies, with a concentration in Justice, Ethics, and Human Rights in the Western Hemisphere. She earned a certificate in Public Policy Analysis from the London School of Economics and Politics and is currently completing a master’s degree in Public Policy at Northeastern University. Prior - [Our Team](https://raceandequality.org/our-team/) - She graduated from American University with a bachelor’s degree in International Studies, with a concentration in Justice, Ethics, and Human Rights in the Western Hemisphere. She earned a certificate in Public Policy Analysis from the London School of Economics and Politics and is currently completing a master’s degree in Public Policy at Northeastern University. 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Fetterhoff](https://raceandequality.org/team/christina-m-fetterhoff/) - Christina oversees the implementation of Race and Equality’s programs, and designs strategies to advance organizational goals in collaboration with civil society partners. Before joining Race and Equality, Christina was a Fellow at Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. Her interest in social justice issues in Latin America has led her to study transitional justice in Argentina, intern - [Christina M. Fetterhoff](https://raceandequality.org/team/christina-m-fetterhoff/) - Christina supervisa la implementación de los programas de Raza e Igualdad, y diseña estrategias para avanzar las metas organizacionales en colaboración con contrapartes de la sociedad civil. Anteriormente, Christina fue Becaria en Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights. Su interés por los temas de la justicia social en América Latina le ha llevado a estudiar la - [Rodnei Jericó da Silva](https://raceandequality.org/team/rodnei-jerico-da-silva/) - Abogado y Coordinador del Programa Raza e Igualdad de Brasil. Rodnei es responsable de la gestión de los proyectos, programas y alianzas estratégicas de Raza e Igualdad en Brasil. Durante 23 años se desempeñó como Abogado y Coordinador de SOS Racismo de Geledés – Instituto da Mulher Negra. Tiene especialización en Derechos Humanos por la - [Carlos Quesada](https://raceandequality.org/team/team-1/) - Até dezembro de 2014, foi Diretor do Programa de Igualdade Racial e Étnica/Assessor de Direitos das Pessoas LGBTI da organização Global Rights/Partners for Justice; É jornalista e advogado. Atua no combate à discriminação racial e étnica; assim como a discriminação baseada na orientação sexual e identidade de gênero nas Américas e em alguns países africanos. - [Carlos Quesada](https://raceandequality.org/team/team-1/) - Until October 2014, Carlos served as Global Rights’ Director of the Ethnic and Racial Equality Program/Advisor on the Rights of LGBTI People. He is trained as a journalist and a lawyer. Carlos is working to combat racial and ethnic discrimination and discrimination based on different sexual orientations and gender identities in the Americas and in - [Carlos Quesada](https://raceandequality.org/team/carlos-quesada/) - [Carlos Quesada](https://raceandequality.org/team/carlos-quesada/) - Fue hasta diciembre del 2014 el Director del Programa de Igualdad Racial y Étnica/Asesor sobre los Derechos de las Personas LGBTI de la organización Global Rights/Partners for Justice; es periodista y abogado. Trabaja para combatir la discriminación racial y étnica; así como la discriminación por orientación sexual e identidad de género en las Américas - [Rodnei Jericó da Silva](https://raceandequality.org/team/rodnei-jerico-da-silva/) - Lawyer and Coordinator of the Race and Equality Brazil Program. Rodnei is responsible for managing the projects, programs and strategic alliances of Race and Equality in Brazil. For 23 years he acted as lawyer and coordinator of SOS Racism of Geledés – Black Women’s Institute. He has a postgraduate study in Human Rights from the - [Brisa Lima da Silva](https://raceandequality.org/team/brisa-lima-da-silva/) - Brisa é Consultora sobre o tema Raça e Gênero, função na qual é responsável por coordenar o monitoramento político regional e a produção de relatórios, além de ações de incidência política (advocacy), pesquisa e defesa dos direitos humanos. É advogada, mestra em Teoria do Estado e Direito Constitucional pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de - [Brisa Lima da Silva](https://raceandequality.org/team/brisa-lima-da-silva/) - Brisa is a Consultant on Race and Gender, she coordinates regional policy monitoring and report production, as well as advocacy, research, and human rights defense. She is a lawyer with a master’s degree in State Theory and Constitutional Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), where she was a CNPq fellow. - [Brisa Lima da Silva](https://raceandequality.org/team/brisa-lima-da-silva/) - Brisa es consultora sobre raza y género, ella coordina el seguimiento político regional y la elaboración de informes, además de las acciones de incidencia política (advocacy), investigación y defensa de los derechos humanos. Es abogada y tiene una maestría en Teoría del Estado y Derecho Constitucional de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Río de Janeiro - [Maria Paula Custodio](https://raceandequality.org/team/maria-paula-custodio/) - Maria Paula é oficial do projeto de participação política das mulheres LBTI+, função na qual é responsável por iniciativas como a Escola de Formação Política Kátia Tapety — atualmente em execução no Brasil e na Colômbia — e por prestar apoio complementar a outros projetos focados nos direitos de raça, gênero e LGBT+. É advogada, pesquisadora e - [Fernando Goldar](https://raceandequality.org/team/fernando-goldar/) - Fernando é Consultor Jurídico Sênior do Programa Legal para a América Latina de Raça e Igualdade. Anteriormente, trabalhou como consultor jurídico para diferentes organizações não governamentais da América Latina. Na Argentina, foi chefe de gabinete e assessor jurídico do Secretário de Direitos Humanos da Província de Buenos Aires, projetando e aplicando políticas públicas em direitos - [Dayana Alomia Hinestroza](https://raceandequality.org/team/dayana-alomia-hinestroza/) - Dayana faz parte da equipe jurídica de Raça e Igualdade, onde contribui para processos como análise de políticas, documentação de violações de direitos humanos e de incidência com organizações internacionais a partir de uma perspectiva crítica e transformadora. Ela é uma advogada afro-colombiana, formada pela Universidad Libre de Colombia. Sua prática profissional tem sido marcada - [Adolfo Lara](https://raceandequality.org/team/adolfo-lara/) - Adolfo é consultor do Programa Legal para a América Latina. Ele apoia ações legais e estratégicas perante o Sistema Interamericano de Direitos Humanos e perante o Sistema das Nações Unidas. Antes de se juntar à Raça e Igualdade, Adolfo trabalhou na Corte Interamericana de Direitos Humanos por quase cinco anos, atuando nos processos de mérito, - [Elvia Duque](https://raceandequality.org/team/elvia-duque/) - Elvia Duque é aOficial do Programa para a América Latina no Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos. Trabalha em projetos de incidencia perante a Organização dos Estados Americanos (OEA), principalmente em favor da ratificação da Convenção Interamericana contra o Racismo, a Discriminação Racial e Formas Conexas de Intolerância. Anteriormente, Elvia trabalhou durante muitos - [Ana Velez](https://raceandequality.org/team/ana-velez-2/) - Ana supports the Washington D.C. office's programs by managing administrative tasks, coordinating travel and event logistics, and overseeing financial processes to ensure projects are completed effectively. She graduated from American University with a bachelor's degree in International Studies, with a concentration in Justice, Ethics, and Human Rights in the Western Hemisphere. She earned a certificate - [Ana Velez](https://raceandequality.org/team/ana-velez-2/) - A Ana apoia os programas do escritório de Washington D.C. gerindo tarefas administrativas, coordenando a logística de viagens e eventos, além de supervisionar os processos financeiros para garantir que os projetos sejam realizados de forma eficaz. Licenciou-se em Estudos Internacionais pela American University, com especialização em Justiça, Ética e Direitos Humanos no Hemisfério Ocidental. Recentemente, - [Daniel Barrias](https://raceandequality.org/team/daniel-barrias/) - Daniel apoia a sustentabilidade institucional da Raça e Igualdade como Oficial de Desenvolvimento, gerindo processos de captação de recursos, fortalecimento organizacional e relações estratégicas com doadores. O seu trabalho procura garantir que os programas da organização tenham os recursos necessários para promover os direitos humanos e a igualdade nas Américas. Antes de assumir este cargo, - [Jesús Fragozo Caro](https://raceandequality.org/team/jesus-fragozo-caro/) - Jesús trabalha em ações de comunicação para promover a incidência em direitos humanos na América Latina e no Caribe, e apoia a implementação da estratégia de comunicação do Instituto. É comunicador social e jornalista de Barranquilla, Colômbia. Coordenou áreas de comunicação em organizações da sociedade civil. Também foi facilitador de um projeto piloto que desenvolveu - [Jesús Fragozo Caro](https://raceandequality.org/team/jesus-fragozo-caro/) - Jesús works on communication initiatives to promote human rights advocacy in Latin America and the Caribbean, and supports the implementation of the Institute's communication strategy. He is a social communicator and journalist from Barranquilla, Colombia. He has coordinated communication departments in civil society organizations. He also facilitated a pilot project that developed a model for - [Jesús Fragozo Caro](https://raceandequality.org/team/jesus-fragozo-caro/) - Jesús trabaja en acciones de comunicación para impulsar la incidencia en derechos humanos en América Latina y el Caribe, y apoya la implementación de la estrategia de comunicación del Instituto. Es comunicador social y periodista de Barranquilla, Colombia. Ha coordinado áreas de comunicación en organizaciones de la sociedad civil. También fue facilitador de un proyecto - [Otávio Zucoli Zanardi](https://raceandequality.org/team/otavio-zucoli-zanardi/) - Otávio é o Oficial do Programa LGBTI no Brasil, com experiência profissional em direitos humanos e advocacy internacional, especializando seus conhecimentos em direitos das pessoas LGBTI+, justiça racial, direitos dos povos indígenas e direitos das pessoas com deficiência. É bacharel em Direito (LL.B) pela Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL). Anteriormente, adquiriu experiência como estagiário e - [Otávio Zucoli Zanardi](https://raceandequality.org/team/otavio-zucoli-zanardi/) - Otávio es Oficial del Programa LGBTI en Brasil, con experiencia profesional en derechos humanos y advocacy internacional, especializando sus conocimientos en los derechos de las personas LGBTI+, la justicia racial, los derechos de los pueblos indígenas y los derechos de las personas con discapacidad. Es licenciado en Derecho (LL.B) por la Universidade Estadual de Londrina - [Otávio Zucoli Zanardi](https://raceandequality.org/team/otavio-zucoli-zanardi/) - Otávio is the LGBTI Program Officer in Brazil, with professional experience in human rights and international advocacy, specializing his knowledge in LGBTI rights, racial justice, Indigenous peoples’ rights, and the rights of persons with disabilities. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Law (LL.B) from the State University of Londrina (UEL). Previously, he gained experience as - [Adolfo Lara](https://raceandequality.org/team/adolfo-lara/) - Adolfo is a consultant for the Latin America Legal Program. He supports legal and strategic actions before the Inter-American Human Rights System and the United Nations System. Before joining Race and Equality, Adolfo worked at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights for almost five years in the areas of substantive matters, supervision of compliance with - [María Paula Custodio](https://raceandequality.org/team/maria-paula-custodio/) - María Paula is an officer of the LBTI+ women's political participation project, a role under which she is responsible for initiatives such as the Kátia Tapety Political Training School, which is currently running in Brazil, and for providing complementary support to other projects focused on race, gender and LGBT+ rights. She is a lawyer, trained - [María Paula Custodio](https://raceandequality.org/team/maria-paula-custodio/) - María Paula es oficial del proyecto de participación política de las mujeres LBTI+, rol bajo el cual es responsable de iniciativas como la Escuela de Formación Política Kátia Tapety, que actualmente se ejecuta en Brasil, y de prestar apoyo complementario a otros proyectos centrados en los derechos de raza, género y LGBT+. Es abogada, formada - [Adolfo Lara](https://raceandequality.org/team/adolfo-lara/) - Adolfo es consultor del Programa Legal para América Latina. Apoya acciones legales y estratégicas ante el Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos y ante el Sistema de Naciones Unidas. Antes de unirse a Raza e Igualdad, Adolfo trabajó en la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos durante casi cinco años en los támites de fondo, de supervisión - [Ana Velez](https://raceandequality.org/team/ana-velez-2/) - Ana apoya los programas de la oficina de Washington D. C. gestionando tareas administrativas, coordinando la logística de viajes y eventos, y supervisando los procesos financieros para garantizar que los proyectos se completen de manera eficaz. Se graduó en la American University con una licenciatura en Estudios Internacionales, con especialización en Justicia, Ética y Derechos - [Elvia Duque](https://raceandequality.org/team/elvia-duque/) - Elvia Duque is Senior Officer on Race and Ethnicity at the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights. She works on advocacy projects before the Organization of American States (OAS), mainly in favor of the ratification of the Inter-American Convention against Racism, Racial Discrimination and Related Forms of Intolerance. Previously, Elvia worked for many - [Daniel Barrias](https://raceandequality.org/team/daniel-barrias/) - As Development Officer, Daniel supports Race and Equality’s institutional sustainability of, managing fundraising processes, organizational strengthening, and strategic relations with donors. Its work seeks to ensure that the organization's programs have the necessary resources to advance human rights and equality in the Americas. Prior to assuming this role, Daniel worked in organizations such as the - [Daniel Barrias](https://raceandequality.org/team/daniel-barrias/) - Daniel apoya la sostenibilidad institucional de Raza e Igualdad como Oficial de Desarrollo Institucional, gestionando procesos de recaudación de fondos, fortalecimiento organizacional y relaciones estratégicas con donantes. Su trabajo busca asegurar que los programas de la organización cuenten con los recursos necesarios para avanzar los derechos humanos y la igualdad en las Américas. Antes de - [Elvia Duque](https://raceandequality.org/team/elvia-duque/) - Elvia Duque es Oficial Oficial Senior sobre Raza y Etnicidad del Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos. Trabaja en proyectos de incidencia ante la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA), principalmente a favor de la ratificación de la Convención Interamericana contra el Racismo, la Discriminación Racial y Formas Conexas de Intolerancia. Anteriormente, Elvia trabajó - [Fernando Goldar](https://raceandequality.org/team/fernando-goldar/) - Fernando is Senior Legal Consultant of the Latin America Legal Program. Previously, he worked as a legal consultant for different non-governmental organizations in Latin America. In Argentina, he was Chief of Staff and Legal Advisor to the Secretary of Human Rights of the Province of Buenos Aires, designing and implementing public policies on human rights, - [Fernando Goldar](https://raceandequality.org/team/fernando-goldar/) - Fernando es Consultor Legal Senior del Programa Legal para América Latina de Raza e Igualdad. Anteriormente, trabajó como consultor legal para diferentes organizaciones no gubernamentales de América Latina. En Argentina fue jefe de gabinete y asesor legal del Secretario de Derechos Humanos de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, diseñando y aplicando políticas públicas en derechos - [Dayana Alomia Hinestroza](https://raceandequality.org/team/dayana-alomia-hinestroza/) - Dayana is part of the legal team of Race and Equality, where she contributes to processes such as normative analysis, documentation of human rights violations and advocacy before international organizations from a critical and transformative perspective. She is an Afro-Colombian lawyer, graduated from the Universidad Libre of Colombia. Her professional practice has been marked by - [Dayana Alomia Hinestroza](https://raceandequality.org/team/dayana-alomia-hinestroza/) - Dayana forma parte del Equipo Legal de Raza e Igualdad, donde contribuye a procesos como el análisis normativo, la documentación de violaciones de derechos humanos y la incidencia ante organismos internacionales desde una perspectiva crítica y transformadora. Es abogada afrocolombiana, egresada de la Universidad Libre de Colombia. Su ejercicio profesional ha estado marcado por su - [Carlos Quesada](https://raceandequality.org/team/team-1/) - Hasta diciembre del 2014 fue el Director del Programa de Igualdad Racial y Étnica/Asesor sobre los Derechos de las Personas LGBTI de la organización Global Rights/Partners for Justice; es periodista y abogado. Trabaja para combatir la discriminación racial y étnica, así como la discriminación por orientación sexual e identidad de género en las Américas y - [Getye Dagne Mulat](https://raceandequality.org/team/getye-dagne-mulat/) - En su cargo, Getye trabaja directamente con el Director Ejecutivo de Raza e Igualdad, y realiza todas las transacciones financieras diarias, además de preparar periódicamente los reportes financieros de la organización. Getye tiene más de veinte años de experiencia trabajando en finanzas y contabilidad. Antes de unirse al Instituto, Getye trabajó en una empresa de - [Antônia Iarissa Duarte](https://raceandequality.org/team/antonia-iarissa-duarte/) - Antonia Iarissa es responsable de ayudar con la administración, las finanzas, los procesos y la logística de la oficina de Raza e Igualdad en Brasil. Trabaja en colaboración con el Director de Brasil y apoya a los responsables del programa en la realización de proyectos y la gestión de tareas operativas. Licenciada en Seguridad Pública - [Antônia Iarissa Duarte](https://raceandequality.org/team/antonia-iarissa-duarte/) - Antonia Iarissa is responsible for assisting with the administration, finances, processes, and logistics of the Race and Equality office in Brazil. She works in collaboration with the director and supports the program officers in executing projects and managing operational tasks. With a degree in Public Security from the Fluminense Federal University (UFF) and a current - [Antônia Iarissa Duarte](https://raceandequality.org/team/antonia-iarissa-duarte/) - Antonia Iarissa é responsável pela assistência na administração, finanças, processos e logística do escritório de Raça e Igualdade no Brasil. Trabalha em colaboração com o Diretor do país e apoia os oficiais dos programas na execução de projetos e na gestão de tarefas operacionais. Possui graduação em Segurança Pública pela Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF). Atualmente, - [Rodnei Jericó da Silva](https://raceandequality.org/team/rodnei-jerico-da-silva/) - Advogado e Diretor do escritório de Raça e Igualdade no Brasil. Rodnei (ele/dele) é responsável pela gestão dos projetos, programas e alianças estratégicas do Instituto no país. Por 23 anos, atuou como advogado e coordenador do SOS Racismo do Geledés – Instituto da Mulher Negra. É pós-graduado em Direitos Humanos pela Universidade de São Paulo - [Getye Dagne Mulat](https://raceandequality.org/team/getye-dagne-mulat/) - Getye directly reports to the Executive Director and performs all day-to-day financial transactions, as well as preparing the organization’s periodic financial reports. Getye has over 20 years of work experience in the field of accounting and financial management. Before joining Race & Equality, he worked at a publicly-owned enterprise, a coffee plantation development corporation, and - [Getye Dagne Mulat](https://raceandequality.org/team/getye-dagne-mulat/) - A Getye se reporta diretamente ao Diretor Executivo e realiza todas as transações financeiras do dia-a-dia, além de preparar os relatórios financeiros periódicos da organização. Getye tem mais de 20 anos de experiência profissional na área de contabilidade e gestão financeira. Antes de ingressar na Race & Equality, ele trabalhou em uma empresa pública, uma - [Christina M. Fetterhoff](https://raceandequality.org/team/christina-m-fetterhoff/) - Christina supervisiona a implementação dos programas Raça e Igualdade e elabora estratégias para promover as metas organizacionais em colaboração com as contrapartes da sociedade civil. Anteriormente, Christina foi bolsista de direitos humanos da Robert F. Kennedy. Seu interesse em questões de justiça social na América Latina a levou a estudar justiça de transição na Argentina, ## Resources - [Nicaragua: Pueblos indígenas se encuentran ante un posible “etnocidio”, denuncian ONGs ante la CIDH](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/nicaragua-pueblos-indigenas-se-encuentran-ante-un-posible-etnocidio-denuncian-ongs-ante-la-cidh/) - Washington D.C., 11 de julio de 2024.- En el 190 período de sesiones de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH), organizaciones defensoras de derechos de pueblos indígenas denunciaron la violencia contra los pueblos Mayangna y Miskitu de la Costa Caribe Norte de Nicaragua que desde el año 2018, se ha intensificado debido a un - [Organizaciones denuncian ante la CIDH la desaparición forzada y la prisión política como mecanismos sistemáticos de control social en Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/nicaragua-desapariciones-forzadas-sistema-control-social-audiencia-cidh/) - - Brooklyn Rivera, líder indígena Miskito, murió bajo custodia estatal tras 971 días de desaparición forzada, así como la posterior detención de seis de sus familiares y allegados. - Organizaciones exigen la liberación inmediata de al menos 60 personas presas políticas e información y liberación de 22 personas desaparecidas y el cese de las represalias - [Día Internacional de los Pueblos Indígenas: defensa territorial y protección ambiental en Brasil, Colombia y Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/dia-internacional-de-los-pueblos-indigenas-defensa-territorial-y-proteccion-ambiental-en-brasil-colombia-y-nicaragua/) - Washington, D.C., 10 de agosto de 2026.- Cada 9 de agosto, el Día Internacional de los Pueblos Indígenas recuerda la invaluable contribución de estos pueblos a la preservación de la biodiversidad, la protección de los ecosistemas y la lucha contra la crisis climática. Sus territorios albergan algunos de los ecosistemas más importantes del planeta y - [Organizations File a Complaint with the IACHR Regarding the Expansion of Extractive Policies in Nicaragua and Their Impact on the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples and People of African Descent](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaragua-hearing-iachr-mining-impact-indigenous-people-people-of-african-descent/) - Washington, D.C., August 4, 2026. As part of the 196th Session of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), a public hearing was held on August 3, during which human rights and environmental organizations presented the main impacts resulting from the expansion of the extractive model in Nicaragua. Participants in the hearing included the Institute - [Organizaciones denuncian ante la CIDH el avance de la política extractiva en Nicaragua y sus consecuencias para los derechos humanos de los pueblos indígenas y afrodescendientes](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaragua-hearing-iachr-mining-impact-indigenous-people-people-of-african-descent/) - Washington DC, 4 de agosto de 2026.- En el marco del 196º Período de Sesiones de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH), el 3 de agosto se celebró una audiencia pública en la que organizaciones de derechos humanos y ambientales expusieron las principales afectaciones derivadas del avance del modelo extractivo en Nicaragua. En la - [A iniciativa “Quilombo no Parlamento 2026” promove uma maior representação política da população negra no Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/brasil-iniciativa-quilombo-parlamento-2026/) - São Paulo, 30 de julho de 2026.-Em 29 de julho de 2026 por iniciativa da Coalizão Negra por Direitos, foi lançado o Quilombo no parlamento[1], e que reuniu mais de 150 pré-candidaturas ligadas ao movimento negro nas eleições de 2026. Além das pré-candidaturas o encontro reuniu pensadores e pensadoras negras e negros para reflexionar sobre - [July 25: Women of African Descent Nurture Life, Protect Their Communities, and Build the Future](https://raceandequality.org/resources/editorial-day-of-afro-latin-afro-caribbean-and-diaspora-women-race-and-equality/) - Rio de Janeiro, July 25, 2026.—July 25 marks the International Day of Afro-Latin, Afro-Caribbean, and Diaspora Women. It is a day to recognize, name, and highlight the strength of millions of women of African descent who, in Latin America and the Caribbean, nurture life, protect their territories, and build, with their own hands, alternatives for - [25 de julho: As mulheres afrodescendentes cultivam a vida, protegem suas comunidades e constroem o futuro](https://raceandequality.org/resources/editorial-day-of-afro-latin-afro-caribbean-and-diaspora-women-race-and-equality/) - Rio de Janeiro, 25 de julho, 2026.- Em 25 de julho, celebra-se o Dia Internacional da Mulher Negra Latino-americana, Caribenha e da Diáspora. Trata-se de um dia para reconhecer, nomear e visibilizar a força de milhões de mulheres negras que, na América Latina e no Caribe, cultivam a vida, protegem seus territórios e constroem, com - [25 de julio: Las mujeres afrodescendientes cultivan la vida, protegen a sus comunidades y construyen el futuro](https://raceandequality.org/resources/editorial-day-of-afro-latin-afro-caribbean-and-diaspora-women-race-and-equality/) - Rio de Janeiro, 25 de julio, 2026.- El 25 de julio se conmemora el Día Internacional de la Mujer Afrolatina, Afrocaribeña y de la Diáspora. Es una fecha para reconocer, nombrar y visibilizar la fuerza de millones de mujeres afrodescendientes que, en América Latina y el Caribe, cultivan la vida, protegen sus territorios y construyen, - [Race and Equality: The announcement that there will be no more elections in Nicaragua condemns the country to more repression and lack of freedoms](https://raceandequality.org/resources/statements-daniel-ortega-elections-nicaragua/) - Washington, D.C., July 21, 2026.- The Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) expresses its strongest rejection of the statements made by Daniel Ortega on July 19, in which he stated that there will be no elections in Nicaragua again and announced the intention to promote legislative reforms to make that decision - [Raza e Igualdad: El anuncio de que no habrán más elecciones en Nicaragua condena al país a un futuro de más represión y ausencia de libertades](https://raceandequality.org/resources/statements-daniel-ortega-elections-nicaragua/) - Washington, D.C., 21 de julio de 2026.- El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) expresa su más enérgico rechazo a las declaraciones realizadas por Daniel Ortega el pasado 19 de julio, en las que afirmó que en Nicaragua no volverán a haber elecciones y anunció la intención de impulsar reformas legislativas - [Nicaragua y el 19 de julio: Del fin de una dictadura a la consolidación de un régimen represivo](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/nicaragua-y-el-19-de-julio-del-fin-de-una-dictadura-a-la-consolidacion-de-un-regimen-represivo/) - Washington, D.C., 19 de julio de 2026.- Cada 19 de julio, el Gobierno de Nicaragua conmemora el triunfo de la Revolución Sandinista, el movimiento que en 1979 puso fin a más de cuatro décadas de dictadura somocista. Aquella victoria fue celebrada como un hito histórico en la lucha por la libertad, la justicia social y - [Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara: From Prison to Forced Exile](https://raceandequality.org/resources/luis-manuel-otero-alcantara-from-prison-to-forced-exile/) - Washington, D.C., July 18, 2026. The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) welcomes the release of Cuban artist and political prisoner Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara after he unjustly served a five-year prison sentence for peacefully exercising his fundamental rights. However, the Institute condemns the fact that his freedom was only - [Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara: Del encarcelamiento al exilio forzado](https://raceandequality.org/resources/luis-manuel-otero-alcantara-from-prison-to-forced-exile/) - Washington D. C., 18 de julio de 2026. El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) celebra que el artista y preso político cubano Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara haya recuperado su libertad tras cumplir injustamente una condena de cinco años de prisión por ejercer sus derechos fundamentales. Sin embargo, rechaza que esa - [Five years after July 11 , we demand that fundamental rights be recognized in Cuba](https://raceandequality.org/resources/five-years-after-july-11-we-demand-that-fundamental-rights-be-recognized-in-cuba/) - Washington D. C., July 10, 2026 - This Saturday, July 11, marks the fifth anniversary of the historic peaceful protests of July 11, 2021, in Cuba, better known as 11J, a day when thousands of people took to streets in the country’s 15 provinces and the special municipality of Isla de la Juventud to demand - [A cinco años del 11J, exigimos que se reconozcan los derechos fundamentales en Cuba](https://raceandequality.org/resources/five-years-after-july-11-we-demand-that-fundamental-rights-be-recognized-in-cuba/) - Washington D. C., 10 de julio de 2026 - Este sábado 11 de julio se cumplen cinco años de las históricas protestas pacíficas del 11 de julio de 2021 en Cuba, más conocidas como 11J, una jornada en la que miles de personas salieron a las calles en las 15 provincias del país y el - [Comunicado de solidaridad ante la emergencia causada por los terremotos en Venezuela](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/comunicado-de-solidaridad-ante-la-emergencia-causada-por-los-terremotos-en-venezuela/) - Bogotá, 1 de julio de 2026 - Las organizaciones que integramos Regionar y la Coalición de Organizaciones de Derechos Humanos de las Américas expresamos nuestra profunda solidaridad con el pueblo venezolano y con todas las personas y comunidades afectadas por los terremotos ocurridos el 24 de junio de 2026. Lamentamos profundamente la pérdida de vidas - [A un año del asesinato de Roberto Samcam: avanzar hacia la justicia exige esclarecer toda la cadena de responsabilidades y fortalecer la protección de las personas nicaragüenses opositoras en el exilio](https://raceandequality.org/resources/first-anniversary-of-roberto-samcams-murder/) - Washington, D.C., 19 de junio de 2026.- Al cumplirse un año del asesinato del mayor en retiro del Ejército de Nicaragua y opositor nicaragüense Roberto Samcam, desde el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) honramos su memoria y reiteramos nuestro llamado a que este crimen sea plenamente esclarecido y sancionado. El - [One Year After the Murder of Roberto Samcam: Moving Towards Justice Requires Clarifying the Entire Chain of Responsibilities and Strengthening the Protection of Nicaraguan Opponents in exile](https://raceandequality.org/resources/first-anniversary-of-roberto-samcams-murder/) - Washington, D.C., June 19, 2026.- On the one-year anniversary of the murder of retired Nicaraguan Army major and Nicaraguan dissident Roberto Samcam, the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) honors his memory and reiterates our call for this crime to be fully clarified and punished. The murder of Samcam, perpetrated on - [Raça e Igualdade responsabiliza o regime de Ortega-Murillo pela morte de Ta Upla Brooklyn Rivera, após mais de 970 dias de desaparecimento forçado](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-holds-the-ortega-murillo-regime-responsible-for-the-death-of-ta-upla-brooklyn-rivera-after-more-than-970-days-of-enforced-disappearance/) - Washington, D.C., 31 de maio de 2026. – Raça e Igualdade condena a morte do líder indígena Brooklyn Rivera, defensor dos direitos dos povos indígenas e Ta Upla do Povo Miskitu, e responsabiliza diretamente o regime Ortega-Murillo pelas graves violações de direitos humanos cometidas contra ele, incluindo sua detenção arbitrária, desaparecimento forçado, incomunicabilidade prolongada, a - [Nota de repúdio à aprovação do PDL 3/2025 pelo Senado Federal: Retrocesso institucional e violação dos direitos sexuais e reprodutivos de crianças e adolescentes no Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/nota-de-repudio-a-aprovacao-do-pdl-3-2025-pelo-senado-federal-retrocesso-institucional-e-violacao-dos-direitos-sexuais-e-reprodutivos-de-criancas-e-adolescentes-no-brasil/) - Brasil, 3 de junho de 2026.- Em 3 de junho de 2026, em uma votação simbólica (não nominal) que durou apenas 1 minuto e 40 segundos, o Plenário do Senado Federal aprovou o Projeto de Decreto Legislativo (PDL) nº 3/2025, que susta integralmente os efeitos da Resolução nº 258/2024 do Conselho Nacional dos Direitos da - [Race and Equality holds the Ortega-Murillo regime responsible for the death of Ta Upla Brooklyn Rivera after more than 970 days of enforced disappearance](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-holds-the-ortega-murillo-regime-responsible-for-the-death-of-ta-upla-brooklyn-rivera-after-more-than-970-days-of-enforced-disappearance/) - Washington, D.C., May 31, 2026 – Race and Equality strongly condemns the death of indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera, a defender of the rights of indigenous peoples and a Ta Upla of the Miskitu people, and holds the Ortega-Murillo regime directly responsible for the grave human rights violations committed against him, including his arbitrary detention, enforced - [Raza e Igualdad responsabiliza al régimen Ortega-Murillo por la muerte de Ta Upla Brooklyn Rivera tras más de 970 días de desaparición forzada](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-holds-the-ortega-murillo-regime-responsible-for-the-death-of-ta-upla-brooklyn-rivera-after-more-than-970-days-of-enforced-disappearance/) - Washington, D.C., 31 de mayo de 2026.- Raza e Igualdad condena enérgicamente la muerte del líder indígena Brooklyn Rivera, defensor de los derechos de los pueblos indígenas y Ta Upla del pueblo Miskitu, y responsabiliza directamente al régimen Ortega-Murillo por las graves violaciones de derechos humanos cometidas en su contra, incluyendo su detención arbitraria, desaparición - [El Día de la Afrocolombianidad no es solo una conmemoración, es un llamado al reconocimiento de derechos](https://raceandequality.org/resources/afro-colombian-day-is-not-just-a-commemoration-it-is-a-call-for-the-recognition-of-rights/) - Bogotá, 21 de mayo de 2026 - Hay una forma de estar en el mundo que no se aprende en un aula ni se decreta desde una institución. Se aprende viviendo en comunidad, cuidando. En Colombia, las comunidades Negras, Afrocolombianas, Raizales y Palenqueras han vivido así desde siempre; no porque no tuvieran otra opción, sino - [Afro-Colombian Day Is Not Just A Commemoration; It Is A Call For The Recognition Of Rights](https://raceandequality.org/resources/afro-colombian-day-is-not-just-a-commemoration-it-is-a-call-for-the-recognition-of-rights/) - Bogotá, May 21, 2026 - There is a way of being in the world that cannot be learned in a classroom or decreed by an institution. It is learned by living in community, by caring for one another. In Colombia, Black, Afro-Colombian, Raizal, and Palenquero communities have always lived this way; not because they had - [Afro-descendant organizations brief UN experts on the structural challenges faced by the Afro-descendant population in Mexico](https://raceandequality.org/resources/mexico-visit-working-group-of-experts-on-people-of-african-descent/) - Washington, D.C., May 20, 2026. – During the official visit to Mexico by the United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, civil society organizations, community leaders, and representatives of African descent from different regions of the country shared with the international experts their main concerns, challenges, and demands regarding human rights, - [Organizaciones afrodescendientes exponen ante expertas de la ONU los desafíos estructurales que enfrenta la población afrodescendiente en México](https://raceandequality.org/resources/mexico-visit-working-group-of-experts-on-people-of-african-descent/) - Washington, D.C., 20 de mayo de 2026. – Durante la visita oficial a México del Grupo de Trabajo de Expertos sobre las Personas Afrodescendientes de las Naciones Unidas, organizaciones de la sociedad civil, liderazgos comunitarios y representantes afrodescendientes de distintos territorios del país compartieron con las expertas internacionales sus principales preocupaciones, desafíos y demandas en - [May 17: LGBTIphobia also manifests itself in violence, censorship, and exclusion](https://raceandequality.org/resources/may-17-lgbtiphobia-also-manifests-itself-in-violence-censorship-and-exclusion/) - Washington, D.C., May 18, 2026.—Every May 17, the International Day Against LGBTI-phobia serves as a reminder that millions of people around the world continue to face violence, discrimination, and exclusion because of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. In Latin America and the Caribbean, although some countries have made significant legal progress in - [17M: A LGBTIfobia também se manifesta na violência, na censura e na exclusão](https://raceandequality.org/resources/may-17-lgbtiphobia-also-manifests-itself-in-violence-censorship-and-exclusion/) - Washington, D.C., 18 de maio de 2026. — A cada 17 de maio, o Dia Internacional contra a LGBTIfobia relembra que milhões de pessoas no mundo continuam enfrentando violência, discriminação e exclusão em razão de sua orientação sexual, identidade ou expressão de gênero. Na América Latina e no Caribe, embora alguns países tenham registrado avanços - [17M: La LGBTIfobia también se manifiesta en la violencia, la censura y la exclusión](https://raceandequality.org/resources/may-17-lgbtiphobia-also-manifests-itself-in-violence-censorship-and-exclusion/) - Washington, D.C., 18 de mayo, 2026.- Cada 17 de mayo, el Día Internacional contra la LGBTIfobia recuerda que millones de personas en el mundo continúan enfrentando violencia, discriminación y exclusión por su orientación sexual, identidad o expresión de género. En América Latina y el Caribe, aunque algunos países han registrado avances legales importantes en materia - [A ocho años del inicio de la crisis en Nicaragua: una realidad que persiste y exige acción sostenida](https://raceandequality.org/resources/eight-years-human-rights-crisis-nicaragua/) - Washington, D.C., 17 de abril de 2026.- A ocho años del inicio de la crisis de derechos humanos en Nicaragua, desde el Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) reiteramos que esta no es un recuerdo que pueda borrar el tiempo: es una realidad que se ha transformado, profundizado y que - [Eight years after the beginning of the crisis in Nicaragua: a reality that persists and demands sustained action](https://raceandequality.org/resources/eight-years-human-rights-crisis-nicaragua/) - Washington, D.C., April 17, 2026.- Eight years after the beginning of the human rights crisis in Nicaragua, from the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) we reiterate that this is not a memory that can erase time: it is a reality that has been transformed, deepened and that continues to - [The Long Cuban Night, a documentary on repression in Cuba, premieres Saturday, April 11 at the Miami Film Festival](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-long-cuban-night-a-documentary-on-repression-in-cuba-premieres-saturday-april-11-at-the-miami-film-festival/) - Washington, D.C., April 7, 2026 – The Long Cuban Night (2026, 100 min.), the first feature-length documentary by Cuban director and sound designer Sergio Fernández Borrás, will have its world premiere at the 43rd Miami Film Festival (MFF), taking place from April 9 to 19. The screening is scheduled for Saturday the 11th at 5:45 - [Cuba y la noche, documental sobre la represión en la Isla, se estrena el sábado 11 de abril en el Festival de Cine de Miami](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-long-cuban-night-a-documentary-on-repression-in-cuba-premieres-saturday-april-11-at-the-miami-film-festival/) - Washington D.C., 7 de abril de 2026 - Cuba y la noche (2026, 100 min.), primer largometraje documental del director y sonidista cubano Sergio Fernández Borrás, tendrá su estreno mundial en el 43° Festival de Cine de Miami (MFF, por sus siglas en inglés), que se celebrará del 9 al 19 de abril. La proyección - [A luta pela igualdade racial à luz dos mecanismos internacionais: Raça e Igualdade e seu compromisso com povos afrodescendentes, indígenas e Roma nas Américas](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-struggle-for-racial-equality-in-light-of-international-mechanisms-international-day-for-the-elimination-of-racial-discrimination/) - Washington, D.C., 20 de março de 2026. – No marco do Dia Internacional pela Eliminação da Discriminação Racial, o Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) reafirma seu compromisso com a luta contra o racismo estrutural e a construção de sociedades mais justas, inclusivas e equitativas nas Américas. Desde Raça e Igualdade, - [La lucha por la igualdad racial a la luz de los mecanismos internacionales: Raza e Igualdad y su compromiso con pueblos afrodescendientes, indígenas y Roma en las Américas](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-struggle-for-racial-equality-in-light-of-international-mechanisms-international-day-for-the-elimination-of-racial-discrimination/) - Washington D.C., 20 de marzo de 2026.– En el marco del Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial, el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) reafirma su compromiso con la lucha contra el racismo estructural y la construcción de sociedades más justas, inclusivas y equitativas en las Américas. Desde - [The Struggle for Racial Equality in Light of International Mechanisms: Race and Equality and Its Commitment to People of African Descent, Indigenous Peoples, and the Roma](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-struggle-for-racial-equality-in-light-of-international-mechanisms-international-day-for-the-elimination-of-racial-discrimination/) - Washington, D.C., March 20, 2026.—On the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights (Race and Equality) reaffirms its commitment to combating structural racism and building more just, inclusive, and equitable societies in the Americas. At Race and Equality, we work in close collaboration - [El Colectivo 46/2 reconoce el trabajo del GHREN y celebra la presentación del Nuevo Informe que reafirma las denuncias de las organizaciones de sociedad civil durante los últimos 8 años](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/colectivo-46-2-nicaragua-informe-ghren/) - 17 de marzo, 2026.- El Grupo de Expertos en Derechos Humanos sobre Nicaragua (GHREN) presentó este lunes, ante la 61ª Sesión del Consejo de Derechos Humanos, el Informe Anual donde se examina la Situación de los Derechos Humanos en Nicaragua, aportando nuevos elementos para analizar la continuidad, la dimensión de género y el agravamiento de - [Activists from Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela denounce transnational repression in exile before the IACHR](https://raceandequality.org/resources/activists-from-cuba-nicaragua-and-venezuela-denounce-transnational-repression-in-exile-before-the-iachr/) - Guatemala City, March 16, 2025. Transnational repression carried out by the dictatorships of Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela is a reality. This became evident during the regional hearing “Situation of Transnational Repression,” held last Thursday, March 12, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Guatemala City, within the framework of the 195th session of the Inter-American Commission on - [Activistas de Cuba, Nicaragua y Venezuela denuncian ante la CIDH la represión transnacional que enfrentan en el exilio](https://raceandequality.org/resources/activists-from-cuba-nicaragua-and-venezuela-denounce-transnational-repression-in-exile-before-the-iachr/) - Ciudad de Guatemala, 16 de marzo de 2025. La represión transnacional ejercida por las dictaduras de Cuba, Nicaragua y Venezuela es una realidad. Así quedó evidenciado durante la audiencia regional ‘Situación de represión transnacional’, celebrada el pasado jueves 12 de marzo en el Hotel Intercontinental de Ciudad de Guatemala, en el marco del 195° período - [Organizations denounce invisibility and structural discrimination against Roma peoples in the region in historic hearing before the IACHR ](https://raceandequality.org/resources/roma-population-iachr-hearing-structural-discrimination/) - Guatemala City, March 12, 2026.- Organizations that promote and defend the rights of the Roma population in the Americas, especially in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and the United States, appeared before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights during its 195th Session, held from March 9 to 12 in Guatemala City, to present the human rights situation - [Organizações denunciam invisibilidade e discriminação estrutural contra o povo Roma na região em audiência histórica perante a CIDH](https://raceandequality.org/resources/roma-population-iachr-hearing-structural-discrimination/) - Cidade da Guatemala, 12 de março de 2026. – Organizações que promovem e defendem os direitos do povo Roma nas Américas, especialmente na Argentina, Brasil, Colômbia e Estados Unidos, compareceram perante a Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos no marco de seu 195º Período de Sessões, realizado de 9 a 12 de março na Cidade da - [Organizaciones denuncian invisibilidad y discriminación estructural contra pueblos Roma en la región en histórica audiencia ante la CIDH](https://raceandequality.org/resources/roma-population-iachr-hearing-structural-discrimination/) - Ciudad de Guatemala, 12 de marzo de 2026.– Organizaciones que promueven y defienden los derechos de la población Roma en las Américas, especialmente en Argentina, Brasil, Colombia y Estados Unidos, comparecieron ante la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos en el marco de su 195 Período de Sesiones, realizado del 9 al 12 de marzo en - [O manifesto coletivo de seis mulheres ativistas da América Latina e do Caribe](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-collective-manifesto-of-six-women-activists-from-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/) - Washington D.C., 6 de março de 2026 – No último 19 de fevereiro, seis mulheres ativistas do Brasil, Colômbia, Cuba, México e República Dominicana reuniram-se em um encontro virtual que, a partir da Raza e Igualdad, chamamos de “Quando as mulheres criam, a memória resiste”. Durante uma hora e trinta minutos compartilharam quem são, de - [El manifiesto colectivo de seis mujeres activistas de América Latina y el Caribe](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-collective-manifesto-of-six-women-activists-from-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/) - Washington D.C., 6 de marzo de 2026 - El pasado 19 de febrero, seis mujeres activistas de Brasil, Colombia, Cuba, México y República Dominicana se reunieron en un encuentro virtual que, desde Raza e Igualdad, llamamos ‘Cuando las mujeres crean, la memoria resiste’. Durante una hora y treinta minutos compartieron quiénes eran, desde dónde luchan - [The collective manifesto of six women activists from Latin America and the Caribbean](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-collective-manifesto-of-six-women-activists-from-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/) - Washington, D.C., March 6, 2026—On February 19, six women activists from Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic gathered for a virtual meeting that we at Race and Equality called “When Women Create, Memory Endures.” For an hour and a half, they shared who they were, where they were fighting from, and the realities - [Cuba’s independent civil society, ready for a democratic transition](https://raceandequality.org/resources/cubas-independent-civil-society-ready-for-a-democratic-transition/) - For more than a decade, we have been fortunate to work with Cuba's independent civil society. We have seen their commitment to human rights, their dedication to documenting the violations that happen in the country, and their courage in exposing them. We have witnessed—through urgent messages and calls that lead to reactions by our legal - [La sociedad civil independiente de Cuba, lista para la transición democrática](https://raceandequality.org/resources/cubas-independent-civil-society-ready-for-a-democratic-transition/) - Hace más de una década, hemos tenido la suerte de trabajar con la sociedad civil independiente de Cuba. Hemos sido testigos de su compromiso con los derechos humanos, su dedicación a documentar las violaciones que se producen en el país y su valentía al denunciarlas. Hemos sido testigos, a través de mensajes urgentes y llamadas - [The Conviction for the Murder of Marielle Franco Must Translate into Structural Guarantees Against Gender-based Political Violence in Brazil](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-conviction-for-the-murder-of-marielle-franco-must-translate-into-structural-guarantees-against-gender-based-political-violence-in-brazil/) - Rio de Janeiro, March 4, 2026.- The historic conviction of the brothers Chiquinho and Domingos Brazão to 76 years and 3 months in prison for the murder of city councilwoman Marielle Franco and driver Anderson Gomes represents not only the end of a long cycle of impunity, but also a milestone in the legal recognition - [La condena por el asesinato de Marielle Franco debe traducirse en garantías estructurales contra la violencia política de género en Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-conviction-for-the-murder-of-marielle-franco-must-translate-into-structural-guarantees-against-gender-based-political-violence-in-brazil/) - Río de Janeiro, 4 de marzo de 2026.- La condena histórica de los hermanos Chiquinho y Domingos Brazão a 76 años y 3 meses de prisión por el asesinato de la concejala Marielle Franco y del conductor Anderson Gomes representa no solo el fin de un largo ciclo de impunidad, sino también un hito en - [A condenação pelo assassinato de Marielle Franco deve se traduzir em garantias estruturais contra a violência política de gênero no Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-conviction-for-the-murder-of-marielle-franco-must-translate-into-structural-guarantees-against-gender-based-political-violence-in-brazil/) - Rio de Janeiro, 4 de março de 2026.- A condenação histórica dos irmãos Chiquinho e Domingos Brazão a 76 anos e 3 meses de prisão pelo assassinato da vereadora Marielle Franco e do motorista Anderson Gomes representa não apenas o fim de um longo ciclo de impunidade, mas também um marco no reconhecimento jurídico da - [A 19 años de la agresión a doña Ernestina Ascencio, familia y organizaciones exigen cumplimiento de sentencia de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos](https://raceandequality.org/resources/case-ernestina-ascencio-rosario-compliance-sentence-inter-american-court-human-rights/) - A dos meses de emitida la sentencia de la Corte Interamericana, el Estado mexicano sigue sin proponer una hoja de ruta para el cumplimiento del fallo. México, 25 de febrero de 2026.- A 19 años de la agresión sexual perpetrada por miembros del Ejército mexicano contra doña Ernestina Ascencio Rosario, mujer indígena nahua monolingüe de - [19 Years after the Attack on Ernestina Ascencio, Family and Organizations Demand Compliance with the Inter-American Court of Human Rights](https://raceandequality.org/resources/case-ernestina-ascencio-rosario-compliance-sentence-inter-american-court-human-rights/) - Two months after the Inter-American Court issued its ruling, the Mexican government has yet to propose a roadmap for compliance with the ruling. Mexico, February 25, 2026 - Nineteen years after the sexual assault perpetrated by members of the Mexican Army against Ernestina Ascencio Rosario, a 73-year-old monolingual Nahua indigenous woman, which, combined with a - [Régimen autoritario de Cuba destierra a la activista cubana Leticia Ramos, integrante de las Damas de Blanco](https://raceandequality.org/resources/cubas-authoritarian-regime-forces-cuban-activist-leticia-ramos-member-of-the-ladies-in-white-into-exile/) - Washington D.C., 10 de febrero de 2025 - Este lunes 9 de febrero, el régimen autoritario de Cuba impidió el ingreso al país de la activista cubana Leticia Ramos, integrante del movimiento Damas de Blanco, forzándola al destierro. Ramos viajó desde Estados Unidos a Cuba, pero una vez en el país las autoridades le negaron - [Cuba’s Authoritarian Regime Forces Cuban Activist Leticia Ramos, Member of the Ladies in White, into Exile](https://raceandequality.org/resources/cubas-authoritarian-regime-forces-cuban-activist-leticia-ramos-member-of-the-ladies-in-white-into-exile/) - Washington, D.C., February 10, 2025 — On Monday, February 9, Cuba’s authoritarian regime barred Cuban activist Leticia Ramos, a member of the Ladies in White movement, from entering the country, forcing her into exile. Ramos traveled from the United States to Cuba, but once there, authorities denied her the right to reunite with her family, - [Three years since the release and exile of 222 Nicaraguans: memory, dignity, and justice pending](https://raceandequality.org/resources/three-years-since-the-release-and-exile-of-222-nicaraguans-memory-dignity-and-justice-pending/) - Washington, D.C February 9, 2026.- This February 9 marks three years since the release of 222 Nicaraguans who were arbitrarily deprived of their liberty for political reasons and who, after their release from prison, were forced into exile by the Ortega-Murillo regime. Their arrival in Washington, D.C., was made possible thanks to diplomatic and humanitarian - [Tres años de la excarcelación y destierro de 222 nicaragüenses: memoria, dignidad y justicia pendiente](https://raceandequality.org/resources/three-years-since-the-release-and-exile-of-222-nicaraguans-memory-dignity-and-justice-pending/) - Washington, D.C., 9 de febrero de 2026.- Este 9 de febrero se cumplen tres años de la liberación de 222 personas nicaragüenses que estuvieron arbitrariamente privadas de libertad por motivos políticos y que, tras su excarcelación, fueron forzadas al destierro por el régimen Ortega-Murillo. Su llegada a Washington D.C. fue posible gracias a gestiones diplomáticas - [We condemn violence against Danne Belmont, trans leader and executive director of the GAAT Foundation in Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/resources/we-condemn-violence-against-danne-belmont-trans-leader-and-executive-director-of-the-gaat-foundation-in-colombia/) - Bogotá, February 2, 2026 - The International Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights expresses its solidarity with Danne Belmont, executive director of the Trans Support and Action Group Foundation (GAAT), and her partner, who were victims of transphobic violence on February 1, 2026, in Bogotá, Colombia. At Race and Equality, we strongly reject all - [Condenamos violencia contra Danne Belmont, lideresa trans y directora ejecutiva de la Fundación GAAT en Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/resources/we-condemn-violence-against-danne-belmont-trans-leader-and-executive-director-of-the-gaat-foundation-in-colombia/) - Bogotá, 2 de febrero de 2026 - El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos expresa su solidaridad con Danne Belmont, directora ejecutiva de la Fundación Grupo Apoyo y Acción Trans (GAAT), y su pareja, quienes fueron víctimas de actos de violencia transfóbica el 1 de febrero de 2026 en la ciudad de Bogotá, - [Museo V: memoria, arte y resistencia contra la violencia basada en género en Cuba](https://raceandequality.org/resources/museo-v-memory-art-and-resistance-against-gender-based-violence-in-cuba/) - Washington D. C., 27 de enero de 2026 — En un contexto marcado por la represión y el silenciamiento de las violencias basadas en género en Cuba, en 2022 nació el Museo Virtual de la Memoria contra la Violencia Basada en Género, conocido como Museo V. Impulsado por la periodista y escritora cubana María Matienzo, - [Museo V: Memory, Art, and Resistance Against Gender-Based Violence in Cuba](https://raceandequality.org/resources/museo-v-memory-art-and-resistance-against-gender-based-violence-in-cuba/) - Washington, D.C., January 27, 2026 — In a context marked by repression and the silencing of gender-based violence in Cuba, the Virtual Museum of Memory Against Gender-Based Violence—known as Museo V—was created in 2022. Led by Cuban journalist and writer María Matienzo, now living in exile in Madrid, the project transcends the traditional museum format to - [Excarcelaciones condicionadas no son libertad: Raza e Igualdad exige liberaciones plenas en Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/excarcelaciones-condicionadas-no-son-libertad-raza-e-igualdad-exige-liberaciones-plenas-en-nicaragua/) - Washington, D.C., 12 de enero de 2026.- Ante las recientes excarcelaciones de personas que estaban en prisión por motivos políticos en Nicaragua, el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) expresa su preocupación por las condiciones y restricciones bajo las cuales se están realizando, las cuales son incompatibles con los principios de - [Raza e Igualdad alerta sobre incremento de vigilancia y criminalización de opiniones en Nicaragua tras captura de Nicolás Maduro en Venezuela](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/raza-e-igualdad-alerta-sobre-incremento-de-vigilancia-y-criminalizacion-de-opiniones-en-nicaragua-tras-captura-de-nicolas-maduro-en-venezuela/) - Washington, D.C., 8 de enero de 2026.- El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) expresa su profunda preocupación por los reportes de un aumento significativo de la vigilancia en barrios y redes sociales en Nicaragua, tras la detención del dictador Nicolás Maduro en Venezuela, lo cual incluiría arrestos de personas que - [Inter-American Court of Human Rights Condemns the State of Mexico for Sexual Violence by Members of the Mexican Army, Torture, and the Death of Ernestina Ascencio Rosario](https://raceandequality.org/resources/inter-american-court-of-human-rights-condemns-the-state-of-mexico-for-sexual-violence-by-members-of-the-mexican-army-torture-and-the-death-of-ernestina-ascencio-rosario/) - The family of Ernestina Ascencio Rosario and their representatives welcome the decision of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR), which, after nearly nineteen years of impunity and denial of justice by the State of Mexico, declared the State internationally responsible for the sexual violence, torture, and death of Ernestina Ascencio Rosario. Ernestina was a - [Audiência na CIDH expõe violações contra indígenas LGBTI no Brasil e cobra ações urgentes do Estado](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/audiencia-na-cidh-expoe-violacoes-contra-indigenas-lgbti-no-brasil-e-cobra-acoes-urgentes-do-estado/) - Em 21 de novembro de 2025, no 194° Período de Sessões da Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos, ocorreu a audiência: "Situação das pessoas LGBTI Indígenas", com organizações da sociedade civil e lideranças indígenas, no qual denunciaram as formas de violência enfrentadas por pessoas indígenas LGBTI no Brasil, como a ausência de dados oficiais, os impactos - [La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos condena al Estado mexicano por la violación sexual de parte de militares, tortura y muerte de doña Ernestina Ascencio Rosario](https://raceandequality.org/resources/inter-american-court-of-human-rights-condemns-the-state-of-mexico-for-sexual-violence-by-members-of-the-mexican-army-torture-and-the-death-of-ernestina-ascencio-rosario/) - La Familia de doña Ernestina Ascencio Rosario y sus representantes, celebramos la decisión de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (Corte IDH) en la que, tras casi diecinueve años de impunidad y denegación de justicia por parte del Estado mexicano, declaró la responsabilidad internacional de este por la violación sexual, tortura y muerte de doña - [Nicaragua: Ninguna medida de excarcelación será suficiente mientras el régimen Ortega-Murillo mantenga intacta su estructura represiva](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaragua-no-release-measure-will-be-enough-as-long-as-the-ortega-murillo-regime-keeps-its-repressive-structure-intact/) - Washington, D.C., 3 de diciembre de 2025.- El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) expresa su satisfacción al conocer que recientemente, el régimen de Ortega-Murillo ha excarcelado a personas que se encontraban arbitrariamente privadas de su libertad por motivos políticos. Tras meses sometidas a prisión injusta, condiciones inhumanas, malos tratos y - [Nicaragua: No Release Measure Will Be Enough as Long as the Ortega-Murillo Regime Keeps Its Repressive Structure Intact](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaragua-no-release-measure-will-be-enough-as-long-as-the-ortega-murillo-regime-keeps-its-repressive-structure-intact/) - Washington, D.C., December 3, 2025.- The Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) expresses its satisfaction to learn that recently, the Ortega-Murillo regime has released people who were arbitrarily deprived of their liberty for political reasons. After months of unjust imprisonment, inhumane conditions, ill-treatment and isolation, we are comforted to know that - [“We are still alive in an endless abyss”: Three Cuban Activists One Month After Hurricane Melissa](https://raceandequality.org/resources/we-are-still-alive-in-an-endless-abyss-three-cuban-activists-one-month-after-hurricane-melissa/) - Washington DC, November 29, 2025 - One month ago today, Hurricane Melissa swept through eastern Cuba, leaving destruction, anguish, and a worsening situation for the region's inhabitants in its wake. We spoke with three activists who, in addition to facing the impact of the cyclone, are surviving state abandonment, political harassment, and the collapse of - [“Seguimos vivos en un abismo sin fin”: tres activistas cubanos a un mes del huracán Melissa](https://raceandequality.org/resources/we-are-still-alive-in-an-endless-abyss-three-cuban-activists-one-month-after-hurricane-melissa/) - Washington D.C., 29 de noviembre de 2025 - Hoy hace un mes, el paso del huracán Melissa por el oriente de Cuba dejó destrucción, angustia y un panorama agravado para los habitantes de esta región. Dialogamos con tres activistas que, además de enfrentar el impacto del ciclón, sobreviven al abandono estatal, el hostigamiento político y - [Día del Periodista en Nicaragua: detenciones, juicios y condenas por ejercer el derecho a informar](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/dia-del-periodista-en-nicaragua-detenciones-juicios-y-condenas-por-ejercer-el-derecho-a-informar/) - Washington D.C., 1 de marzo de 2022.- Hoy, 1 de marzo, se conmemora el Día Nacional del Periodista en Nicaragua en un ambiente adverso para el ejercicio de la libertad de expresión e información, y la libertad de prensa. Desde el año 2018, las y los periodistas nicaragüenses han sido blanco de graves violaciones a - [25N: Women Resisting and Transforming the Region, Even Under Attack](https://raceandequality.org/resources/25n-women-resisting-and-transforming-the-region-even-under-attack/) - Washington, D.C., November 25, 2025.- In Latin America and the Caribbean, violence against women defenders is not an isolated event: it is a structural pattern that crosses borders, regimes and territories. Despite the contexts of racism, criminalization of activism, forced displacement, territorial dispossession, and repression, women continue to sustain struggles that are indispensable for democratic - [25N: Mulheres que resistem e transformam a região, mesmo sob ataque](https://raceandequality.org/resources/25n-women-resisting-and-transforming-the-region-even-under-attack/) - Washington, D.C., 25 de novembro de 2025. Na América Latina e no Caribe, a violência contra mulheres defensoras de direitos humanos não é um fenômeno isolado: trata-se de um padrão estrutural que atravessa fronteiras, regimes e territórios. Apesar de contextos de racismo, criminalização do ativismo, deslocamento forçado, desapropriação de terras e repressão, as mulheres continuam - [25N: Mujeres que resisten y transforman la región, incluso bajo ataque](https://raceandequality.org/resources/25n-women-resisting-and-transforming-the-region-even-under-attack/) - Washington, D.C., 25 de noviembre de 2025.- En América Latina y el Caribe, la violencia contra las mujeres defensoras no es un hecho aislado: es un patrón estructural que atraviesa fronteras, regímenes y territorios. A pesar de los contextos de racismo, criminalización del activismo, desplazamiento forzado, despojo territorial y represión, las mujeres continúan sosteniendo luchas - [Cuban organization Ladies in White denounces violence perpetrated by Cuba's authoritarian regime before the IACHR](https://raceandequality.org/resources/cuban-organization-ladies-in-white-denounces-violence-perpetrated-by-cubas-authoritarian-regime-before-the-iachr/) - Miami, November 19, 2025 - “Arbitrary detentions, forced disappearances, and threats.” These were some of the acts of violence reported on Monday, November 17, by members of the Cuban organization Ladies in White during a private hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), held as part of the 194th Period of Sessions in - [Organización cubana Damas de Blanco denuncia ante la CIDH la violencia ejercida por el régimen autoritario de Cuba](https://raceandequality.org/resources/cuban-organization-ladies-in-white-denounces-violence-perpetrated-by-cubas-authoritarian-regime-before-the-iachr/) - Miami, 19 de noviembre de 2025 - “Detenciones arbitrarias, desapariciones forzadas y amenazas”. Estas fueron algunas de las violencias denunciadas el pasado lunes 17 de noviembre por integrantes de la organización cubana Damas de Blanco durante una audiencia privada ante la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH), realizada en el marco del 194° Período de - [Freedom with exile: the case of Cuban activist Aymara Nieto](https://raceandequality.org/resources/freedom-with-exile-the-case-of-cuban-activist-aymara-nieto/) - Washington, D.C., November 11, 2025 - Three months ago today, Aymara Nieto Muñoz began rebuilding her life in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where she has been living since August 11, 2025, after being released and exiled along with her husband, Ismael Boris, and two of her daughters. After more than seven years of political imprisonment - [Libertad con destierro: el caso de la activista cubana Aymara Nieto](https://raceandequality.org/resources/freedom-with-exile-the-case-of-cuban-activist-aymara-nieto/) - Washington D.C., 11 de noviembre de 2025 - Hoy hace tres meses, Aymara Nieto Muñoz comenzó a reconstruir su vida en Santo Domingo, República Dominicana, donde reside desde el 11 de agosto de 2025, tras ser liberada y desterrada junto a su esposo, Ismael Boris, y dos de sus hijas. Luego de más de siete - [Denunciamos el desmonte de una valla en Santa Marta que exigía libertad de los presos políticos en Cuba, Nicaragua y Venezuela](https://raceandequality.org/resources/we-denounce-the-dismantling-of-a-fence-in-santa-marta-that-demanded-freedom-for-political-prisoners-in-cuba-nicaragua-and-venezuela/) - Santa Marta, 8 de noviembre de 2025 — Desde Raza e Igualdad denunciamos la censura ejercida por las autoridades locales de Santa Marta, que este viernes 7 de noviembre ordenaron el desmonte de una valla instalada por nuestra organización a las afueras del Aeropuerto Internacional Simón Bolívar. La pieza exigía la libertad de las personas - [We denounce the dismantling of a fence in Santa Marta that demanded freedom for political prisoners in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela](https://raceandequality.org/resources/we-denounce-the-dismantling-of-a-fence-in-santa-marta-that-demanded-freedom-for-political-prisoners-in-cuba-nicaragua-and-venezuela/) - Santa Marta, November 8, 2025 — Race and Equality denounces the censorship exercised by the local authorities of Santa Marta, who on Friday, November 7, ordered the removal of a billboard installed by our organization outside Simón Bolívar International Airport. The billboard demanded the release of political prisoners in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, in the - [Brasil: Raça e Igualdade celebra a aprovação do Acordo de Escazú na Câmara dos Deputados](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/brasil-raca-e-igualdade-celebra-a-aprovacao-do-acordo-de-escazu-na-camara-dos-deputados/) - Rio de Janeiro, 6 de novembro de 2025.- Raça e Igualdade celebra a importante aprovação da proposta da adesão do Brasil ao Acordo de Escazú pela Câmara dos Deputados, tratado essencial para a justiça ambiental na América Latina, principalmente aos direitos de acesso à informação, participação pública e para a proteção de defensoras e defensores - [A equivocada política de segurança pública no Brasil: O Racismo sistêmico por traz do massacre mais letal na história do Rio de Janeiro](https://raceandequality.org/resources/brazils-misguided-public-security-policy-the-systemic-racism-behind-the-deadliest-massacre-in-rio-de-janeiros-history/) - Rio de Janeiro, 29 de outubro de 2025.- Tivemos ontem, 28 de outubro, mais uma ação desastrosa do governo do Rio de Janeiro, que gerou até agora em números oficiais, 64 mortes[1], sendo 4 policiais. O cenário se mostra o pior possível e evidencia que o Brasil e seus mandatários precisam urgentemente rever o enfrentamento - [La equivocada política de seguridad pública en Brasil: El racismo sistémico detrás de la masacre más letal en la historia de Río de Janeiro](https://raceandequality.org/resources/brazils-misguided-public-security-policy-the-systemic-racism-behind-the-deadliest-massacre-in-rio-de-janeiros-history/) - Río de Janeiro, 29 de octubre de 2025.- La operación policial llevada a cabo el 28 de octubre de 2025 en los complejos de Alemão y Penha, en Río de Janeiro, con 64 personas oficialmente confirmadas muertas , se estableció como la más mortífera de la historia del Estado, superando en escala a la Masacre - [Brazil's misguided public security policy: The systemic racism behind the deadliest massacre in Rio de Janeiro's history](https://raceandequality.org/resources/brazils-misguided-public-security-policy-the-systemic-racism-behind-the-deadliest-massacre-in-rio-de-janeiros-history/) - Rio de Janeiro, October 29, 2025.- The police operation carried out on October 28, 2025 in the Alemão and Penha complexes, in Rio de Janeiro, with 64 people officially confirmed dead[1], was deemed the deadliest in the history of the state, surpassing in scale the Jacarezinho Massacre (2021), which resulted in 28 deaths and was, - [MUDE, a shelter threatened for defending the rights of black women and children in Palmira, Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/resources/mude-a-shelter-threatened-for-defending-the-rights-of-black-women-and-children-in-palmira-colombia/) - Bogotá, October 20, 2025 - On July 15, 2024, members of the Movimiento de mujeres unidas, diversas y emancipadas (MUDE, by its initials in Spanish) reported that, in the early hours of the morning, several people violently entered the house where the organization's headquarters were located, in the municipality of Palmira, Valle del Cauca. Through - [MUDE, un refugio amenazado por defender los derechos de mujeres e infancias negras en Palmira, Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/resources/mude-a-shelter-threatened-for-defending-the-rights-of-black-women-and-children-in-palmira-colombia/) - Bogotá, 20 de octubre de 2025 - El 15 de julio de 2024, las integrantes del Movimiento de Mujeres Unidas, Diversas y Emancipadas (MUDE) denunciaron que, en horas de la madrugada, varias personas ingresaron violentamente a la casa donde funcionaba la sede de la organización, en el municipio de Palmira, Valle del Cauca. A través - [“The struggle continues inside and outside Cuba”: José Daniel Ferrer, after his forced exile in the US](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-struggle-continues-inside-and-outside-cuba-jose-daniel-ferrer-after-his-forced-exile-in-the-us/) - Washington D.C., October 16, 2025 – That was one of the statements made by José Daniel Ferrer, leader of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), after arriving in Miami, United States, together with his wife, the doctor and activist Nelva Ortega, and three of his children, after being forced into exile. Ferrer's departure was officially - [“La lucha continúa dentro y fuera de Cuba”: José Daniel Ferrer, tras su exilio forzado en EEUU](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-struggle-continues-inside-and-outside-cuba-jose-daniel-ferrer-after-his-forced-exile-in-the-us/) - Washington D.C., 16 de octubre de 2025 – Esa fue una de las afirmaciones de José Daniel Ferrer, líder de la Unión Patriótica de Cuba (UNPACU), tras llegar a Miami, Estados Unidos, junto con su esposa, la doctora y activista Nelva Ortega, y tres de sus hijos, luego de acogerse al exilio forzado. La salida - [Rejeitamos o atentado contra os defensores venezuelanos Yendri Velásquez e Luis Peche, exemplo de repressão transnacional](https://raceandequality.org/resources/we-condemn-the-attack-against-venezuelan-human-rights-defenders-yendri-velasquez-and-luis-peche-an-example-of-transnational-repression/) - Bogotá, 14 de outubro de 2025 – Na segunda-feira, 13 de outubro de 2025, os ativistas venezuelanos Yendri Velásquez e Luis Alejandro Peche foram vítimas de um atentado a tiros no norte de Bogotá. Ambos ficaram feridos nas pernas e estão se recuperando, fora de perigo. Segundo informações oficiais, três homens armados os interceptaram e - [We condemn the attack against Venezuelan human rights defenders Yendri Velásquez and Luis Peche, an example of transnational repression](https://raceandequality.org/resources/we-condemn-the-attack-against-venezuelan-human-rights-defenders-yendri-velasquez-and-luis-peche-an-example-of-transnational-repression/) - Bogotá, October 14, 2025 – On Monday, October 13, 2025, Venezuelan activists Yendri Velásquez and Luis Alejandro Peche were victims of a shooting in northern Bogotá. Both were wounded in the legs and are recovering and out of danger. According to official information, three armed men intercepted them and shot them repeatedly before fleeing the - [Rechazamos atentado contra los defensores venezolanos Yendri Velásquez y Luis Peche, muestra de represión transnacional](https://raceandequality.org/resources/we-condemn-the-attack-against-venezuelan-human-rights-defenders-yendri-velasquez-and-luis-peche-an-example-of-transnational-repression/) - Bogotá, 14 de octubre de 2025 – Este lunes 13 de octubre de 2025, los activistas venezolanos Yendri Velásquez y Luis Alejandro Peche fueron víctimas de un atentado a tiros en el norte de Bogotá. Ambos resultaron heridos en las piernas y se recuperan fuera de peligro. Según información oficial, tres hombres armados los interceptaron - [Raza e Igualdad condena las torturas y amenazas contra José Daniel Ferrer, quien anunció estar dispuesto al exilio forzado](https://raceandequality.org/resources/torture-threats-jose-daniel-ferrer-forced-exile/) - Washington D.C., 7 de octubre de 2025. – El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) expresa su preocupación ante el anuncio del activista cubano José Daniel Ferrer, líder de la Unión Patriótica de Cuba (UNPACU), quien manifestó estar dispuesto a aceptar el exilio forzado como única alternativa para proteger su vida - [Race and Equality Condemns the Torture and Threats Against José Daniel Ferrer, Who Announced His Willingness To Go Into Forced Exile](https://raceandequality.org/resources/torture-threats-jose-daniel-ferrer-forced-exile/) - Washington, D.C., October 7, 2025. – The Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights (Race and Equality) expresses its concern over the announcement by Cuban activist José Daniel Ferrer, leader of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), who stated that he is willing to accept forced exile as the only alternative to protect his life - [Escuela Kátia Tapety en Colombia: dos encuentros para fortalecer liderazgos LGBTI+](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/escuela-katia-tapety-en-colombia-dos-encuentros-para-fortalecer-liderazgos-lgbti/) - Bogotá, 2 de octubre de 2025 — La Escuela de Formación Política Kátia Tapety, del Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad), llegó a Colombia con dos encuentros realizados en alianza con el Grupo de Acción y Apoyo a Personas Trans (GAAT), y con la Fundación Somos Identidad. Las jornadas se llevaron - [Afro-descendant activists in the region condemn the effects of racism on Afro-descendant women](https://raceandequality.org/resources/afro-descendant-activists-in-the-region-condemn-the-effects-of-racism-on-afro-descendant-women/) - Five female leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean, along with Professor Justin Hansford, a member of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, participated in the discussion "Voices of the Diaspora: Women of African Descent in Resistance and Global Leadership" on September 18 in Bogotá. Bogotá, September 22, 2025.- Within the framework - [Activistas afro denuncian el impacto del racismo en las mujeres afrodescendientes de la región](https://raceandequality.org/resources/afro-descendant-activists-in-the-region-condemn-the-effects-of-racism-on-afro-descendant-women/) - Cinco lideresas de América Latina y el Caribe, junto con el profesor Justin Hansford, miembro del Foro Permanente de la ONU sobre los Afrodescendientes, participaron el pasado 18 de septiembre en Bogotá en el conversatorio Voces de la diáspora: mujeres afrodescendientes en resistencia y liderazgo global. Bogotá, 22 de septiembre de 2025 - En el - [SOS por Buenaventura: Que el terror no sea la norma ¡Protección y justicia para su población!](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/sos-por-buenaventura-que-el-terror-no-sea-la-norma-proteccion-y-justicia-para-su-poblacion/) - Bogotá, 25 de septiembre de 2025.- El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) lamenta y condena el homicidio del joven Alan Josué Valencia Cuero, ocurrido el 11 de septiembre de 2025 en el Distrito de Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca. Al mismo tiempo, expresa su máxima preocupación y llama la atención de - [Foro Permanente de las Naciones Unidas sobre los Afrodescendientes realizará consulta regional en Bogotá](https://raceandequality.org/resources/united-nations-permanent-forum-on-people-of-african-descent-to-hold-regional-consultation-in-bogota/) - Bogotá, 16 de septiembre de 2025. Este viernes 19 de septiembre, el Foro Permanente de las Naciones Unidas sobre los Afrodescendientes realizará la consulta regional para América Latina hispanohablante, un espacio que forma parte del proceso de construcción de la futura Declaración de las Naciones Unidas sobre el respeto, la protección y la efectividad de - [Fórum Permanente das Nações Unidas sobre Afrodescendentes realizará consulta regional em Bogotá](https://raceandequality.org/resources/united-nations-permanent-forum-on-people-of-african-descent-to-hold-regional-consultation-in-bogota/) - Bogotá, 16 de setembro de 2025. Nesta sexta-feira, 19 de setembro, o Fórum Permanente das Nações Unidas sobre Afrodescendentes realizará a consulta regional para a América Latina de língua espanhola, um espaço que faz parte do processo de construção da futura Declaração das Nações Unidas sobre o respeito, à proteção e a efetividade dos direitos - [United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent to hold regional consultation in Bogotá](https://raceandequality.org/resources/united-nations-permanent-forum-on-people-of-african-descent-to-hold-regional-consultation-in-bogota/) - Bogotá, September 16, 2025. This Friday, September 19, the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent will hold a regional consultation for Spanish-speaking Latin America, a space that is part of the process of drafting the future United Nations Declaration on the respect, protection, and fulfillment of the human rights of people of - [A Raça e Igualdade realizará na Colômbia dois encontros da Escola Kátia Tapety](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-will-hold-two-katia-tapety-school-meetings-in-colombia/) - Bogotá, 16 de setembro de 2025 - O Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade), em parceria com o Grupo de Acción y Apoyo a personas Trans (GAAT) e a Fundación Somos Identidad, realizará na Colômbia dois encontros da Escola de Formação Política Kátia Tapety, que acontecerão no dia 23 de setembro - [Race and Equality will hold two Kátia Tapety School meetings in Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-will-hold-two-katia-tapety-school-meetings-in-colombia/) - Bogotá, September 16, 2025 - The Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights (Race and Equality), in partnership with the Grupo de Acción y Apoyo a personas Trans (GAAT) and the Fundación Somos Identidad, will hold two meetings of the Kátia Tapety School of Political Training in Colombia, which will take place on September 23 - [Raza e Igualdad realizará en Colombia dos encuentros de la Escuela Kátia Tapety](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-will-hold-two-katia-tapety-school-meetings-in-colombia/) - Bogotá, 16 de septiembre de 2025 - El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad), en asocio con el Grupo de Acción y Apoyo a personas Trans (GAAT) y la Fundación Somos Identidad, realizará en Colombia dos encuentros de la Escuela de Formación Política Kátia Tapety, que tendrán lugar el 23 de - [Race and Equality reports on the forced disappearances for women in Nicaragua and Cuba to the United Nations Committee](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-reports-on-the-forced-disappearances-for-women-in-nicaragua-and-cuba-to-the-united-nations-committee/) - Washington, D.C., September 10, 2025.- The Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) participated in the regional consultation of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances (CED) as part of its general comment on women, girls and enforced disappearances. The objective of this CED initiative, which was held virtually on September 3, was to - [Raza e Igualdad informa sobre desapariciones forzadas de mujeres en Nicaragua y Cuba ante Comité de Naciones Unidas](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-reports-on-the-forced-disappearances-for-women-in-nicaragua-and-cuba-to-the-united-nations-committee/) - Washington, D.C., 10 de septiembre de 2025.- El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) participó en la consulta regional del Comité contra las Desapariciones Forzadas (CED) en el marco de su observación general sobre las mujeres, las niñas y las desapariciones forzadas. El objetivo de esta iniciativa del CED, que se - [La próxima semana, cuatro documentales sobre el exilio y la resistencia cubana se presentan en Madrid](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/la-proxima-semana-cuatro-documentales-sobre-el-exilio-y-la-resistencia-cubana-se-presentan-en-madrid/) - Madrid, 5 de septiembre de 2025. Cuatro documentales independientes cubanos se presentarán en la capital española los días 10 y 11 de septiembre, en la sala Artistic Metropol (calle Cigarrera, 6, Arganzuela, 28005), como parte de un ciclo de cine organizado por el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos. Las producciones, que han sido - [Un año de libertad en el exilio: 135 nicaragüenses continúan su lucha por justicia y dignidad](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/un-ano-de-libertad-en-el-exilio-135-nicaraguenses-continuan-su-lucha-por-justicia-y-dignidad/) - Washington, DC; 5 de septiembre de 2025.- Hoy se cumple un año desde que 135 personas presas políticas fueron excarceladas y trasladadas a Guatemala, tras haber permanecido arbitrariamente privadas de libertad en Nicaragua por órdenes del régimen de Daniel Ortega y Rosario Murillo. Su liberación fue posible gracias a las gestiones diplomáticas del Gobierno de - [“¿Dónde más busco?”: informe denuncia la práctica sistemática de desapariciones forzadas en Nicaragua y la lucha de las personas buscadoras](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/donde-mas-busco-informe-denuncia-la-practica-sistematica-de-desapariciones-forzadas-en-nicaragua-y-la-lucha-de-las-personas-buscadoras/) - 28 de agosto, 2025.- Un nuevo informe elaborado por la Unidad de Defensa Jurídica (UDJ), Raza e Igualdad, el Movimiento Autónomo de Mujeres de Nicaragua (MAM), la Iniciativa Mesoamericana de Mujeres Defensoras de Derechos Humanos (IM-Defensoras) y el Colectivo de Derechos Humanos Nunca Más, revela que las desapariciones forzadas se han consolidado como el rostro - [Nicaragua: Raids Carried Out by the Ortega-Murillo Regime Reveal New Escalation of Repression](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaragua-raids-carried-out-by-the-ortega-murillo-regime-reveal-new-escalation-of-repression/) - Washington, D.C., August 18, 2025. – The Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights (Race and Equality) strongly condemns the recent police raids carried out by the Ortega-Murillo regime in the departments of Carazo, Granada, Masaya, and Rivas, which left at least 27 people detained between August 14 and 16. as denounced and documented by - [Nicaragua: Redadas llevadas a cabo por el régimen Ortega-Murillo evidencian nueva escalada represiva](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaragua-raids-carried-out-by-the-ortega-murillo-regime-reveal-new-escalation-of-repression/) - Washington, D.C., 18 de agosto de 2025.- El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) condena enérgicamente las recientes redadas policiales llevadas a cabo por el régimen Ortega-Murillo en los departamentos de Carazo, Granada, Masaya y Rivas, las cuales dejaron al menos 27 personas detenidas entre el 14 y 16 de agosto, - [Raza e Igualdad acompaña a mujeres afrodescendiente, indígenas y diversas en la XVI Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/mujeres-afrodescendiente-indigenas-diversas-xvi-conferencia-regional-sobre-la-mujer/) - Washington, D.C., 18 de agosto de 2025.- El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) acompañó a mujeres afrodescendientes, indígenas y diversas en su participación en la XVI Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer, que se realizó en la Ciudad de México del 12 al 15 de agosto, bajo el tema: “Las transformaciones - [Nicaragua: organizaciones y víctimas denuncian ante la CIDH nuevos patrones de represión](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/nicaragua-organizaciones-y-victimas-denuncian-ante-la-cidh-nuevos-patrones-de-represion/) - Washington D.C., 28 de julio de 2025.– En el marco del 193 Período de Sesiones de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH), organizaciones de la sociedad civil nicaragüense en el exilio, organizaciones internacionales y familiares de víctimas participaron el 25 de julio en una audiencia pública para denunciar la continuidad de la represión estatal - [La Comadre Demands Guarantees to Continue Advancing with Dignity](https://raceandequality.org/resources/la-comadre-demands-guarantees-to-continue-advancing-with-dignity/) - PUBLIC PRESS RELEASE The Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) and the Consultancy for Human Rights and Displacement (CODHES) express our dismay, indignation and solidarity in the face of the facts that recently violated the organizational process of the collective reparation organization LA COMADRE, formed by Afro-Colombian women victims of the - [La Comadre exige garantías para seguir caminando con dignidad](https://raceandequality.org/resources/la-comadre-demands-guarantees-to-continue-advancing-with-dignity/) - COMUNICADO A LA OPINIÓN PÚBLICA Bogotá, 15 de julio de 2025.- Desde el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) y la Consultoría para los Derechos Humanos y el Desplazamiento (CODHES), manifestamos nuestra consternación , indignación y solidaridad frente a los hechos que recientemente vulneraron el proceso organizativo del Sujeto de Reparación - [Cuba: Warning about the escalation of repression against activists and human rights defenders four years after the 11J protests](https://raceandequality.org/resources/cuba-warning-about-the-escalation-of-repression-against-activists-and-human-rights-defenders-four-years-after-the-11j-protests/) - Bogotá - Havana, July 11, 2025.- Four years after the protests of July 11, 2021 (11J), national and international organizations warn of a new peak of repression by the Cuban State against activists, independent journalists, human rights defenders and relatives of persons deprived of liberty for reasons of conscience. This situation demands urgent attention from - [Cuba: alertamos sobre la escalada represiva contra activistas y defensores de DDHH a cuatro años de las protestas del 11J](https://raceandequality.org/resources/cuba-warning-about-the-escalation-of-repression-against-activists-and-human-rights-defenders-four-years-after-the-11j-protests/) - Bogotá - La Habana, 11 de julio de 2025.- A cuatro años de las protestas del 11 de julio de 2021 (11J), organizaciones nacionales e internacionales alertamos sobre un nuevo pico de represión del Estado cubano contra activistas, periodistas independientes, personas defensoras de DDHH y familiares de personas privadas de libertad por motivos de conciencia. - [Guilherme Dias Santos Ferreira, mais uma vítima do racismo sistêmico e da violência do Estado no Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/guilherme-dias-santos-ferreira-mais-uma-vitima-do-racismo-sistemico-e-da-violencia-do-estado-no-brasil/) - Rio de Janeiro, 9 de julho de 2025.- O Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos manifesta profundo pesar e solidariedade à família e aos amigos de Guilherme Dias Santos Ferreira, jovem marceneiro negro de 26 anos, brutalmente assassinado com um tiro na cabeça por um policial militar de folga, no dia 4 de - [A ONU alerta sobre a persistência do racismo sistêmico no Brasil mesmo com avanços institucionais](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/a-onu-alerta-sobre-a-persistencia-do-racismo-sistemico-no-brasil-mesmo-com-avancos-institucionais/) - Rio de Janeiro, 3 de julho de 2025.- A Relatora Especial das Nações Unidas sobre Formas Contemporâneas de Racismo, Discriminação Racial, Xenofobia e Intolerância Correlata, Ashwini K.P., apresentou o relatório oficial de sua visita ao Brasil, no qual reconhece o progresso institucional do país no combate à discriminação racial, mas alerta para a persistência do - [Orgulho em resistência: Desafios persistentes para os direitos LGBTI+ na América Latina e no Caribe](https://raceandequality.org/resources/pride-day-lgbt-rights-latin-america/) - Washington, D.C., 28 de junho de 2025.– O Dia do Orgulho LGBTI+ nasceu de um ato de protesto e resistência contra a discriminação e a violência. Embora tenha sido um importante ponto de virada na luta pelos direitos das pessoas com orientações sexuais e identidades de gênero diversas, a verdade é que, 56 anos após - [Pride in Resistance: Persistent Challenges to LGBTI+ Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean](https://raceandequality.org/resources/pride-day-lgbt-rights-latin-america/) - Washington, D.C., June 28, 2025.- LGBTI+ Pride Day was born from an act of protest and resistance in the face of discrimination and violence, and although it was an important turning point in the fight for the rights of people with diverse sexual orientation and gender identity, the truth is that 56 years after the - [Orgullo en resistencia: Desafíos persistentes para los derechos LGBTI+ en América Latina y el Caribe](https://raceandequality.org/resources/pride-day-lgbt-rights-latin-america/) - Washington, D.C., 28 de junio de 2025.- El Día del Orgullo LGBTI+ nació de un acto de protesta y resistencia ante la discriminación y la violencia, y aunque fue un importante punto de inflexión en la lucha por los derechos de las personas con orientación sexual e identidad de género diversas, lo cierto es que - [Nicaragua: Persecution of people perceived as opponents has become a recurrent practice and can transcend beyond its borders](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaragua-persecution-opponents-beyond-borders/) - Washington, D.C., June 27, 2025.- The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights pointed out that the persecution of the Government of Nicaragua against people perceived as opponents "has become a recurrent practice and can transcend beyond its borders," which represents a high risk to the life and physical integrity of people - [Nicaragua: Persecución contra personas percibidas como opositoras se ha convertido en una práctica recurrente y puede trascender más allá de sus fronteras](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaragua-persecution-opponents-beyond-borders/) - Washington, D.C., 27 de junio de 2025.- La Oficina del Alto Comisionado de Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, señaló que la persecución del Gobierno de Nicaragua contra personas percibidas como opositoras “se ha convertido en una práctica recurrente y puede trascender más allá de sus fronteras”, lo cual representa un alto riesgo para la - [The international community must act to protect Nicaraguan opposition figures exiled in Costa Rica](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-international-community-must-act-to-protect-nicaraguan-opposition-figures-exiled-in-costa-rica/) - Geneva, June 24. The Colectivo 46/2 denounces before the international community the murder of retired Nicaraguan Army Major Roberto Samcam Ruíz, which took place on June 19 at his home in San José, Costa Rica. Samcam Ruíz was a strong critical voice against the Ortega-Murillo dictatorship. He denounced the Nicaraguan army and accused it of participating in the - [La Comunidad Internacional debe actuar para proteger a las personas opositoras nicaragüenses exiliadas en Costa Rica](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-international-community-must-act-to-protect-nicaraguan-opposition-figures-exiled-in-costa-rica/) - Ginebra, 23 de Junio. El Colectivo 46/2 denuncia ante la comunidad internacional el asesinato del Mayor en retiro del Ejército de Nicaragua, Roberto Samcam Ruíz, sucedido el 19 de junio en su casa de habitación en San José, Costa Rica. Samcam Ruíz era una voz contundente de denuncia contra la dictadura Ortega-Murillo, denunció al ejército de Nicaragua y - [Murder of Roberto Samcam: An Abominable Crime that Sets Off Alarms about the Infiltration of Nicaraguan Military Intelligence in Costa Rica](https://raceandequality.org/resources/murder-of-roberto-samcam-statement-race-and-equality/) - Washington, D.C., June 20, 2025 - The Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) strongly condemns the murder of retired Nicaraguan Army Major Roberto Samcam, which occurred early Thursday morning, June 19, in San José, Costa Rica. This crime shows that the risk to the integrity and life of people who oppose - [Asesinato de Roberto Samcam: Un crimen abominable que enciende las alarmas sobre la infiltración de la inteligencia militar nicaragüense en Costa Rica](https://raceandequality.org/resources/murder-of-roberto-samcam-statement-race-and-equality/) - Washington, D.C., 20 de junio de 2025.- El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) condena enérgicamente el asesinato del Mayor en retiro del Ejército de Nicaragua, Roberto Samcam, ocurrido en horas de la mañana del jueves 19 de junio en San José, Costa Rica. Este crimen pone de manifiesto que el - [Perú: Proyecto de ley de Amnistía representa una seria amenaza al acceso a justicia de víctimas de graves violaciones de derechos humanos](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/peru-proyecto-de-ley-de-amnistia-representa-una-seria-amenaza-al-acceso-a-justicia-de-victimas-de-graves-violaciones-de-derechos-humanos/) - El Congreso avanza en una ley de amnistía que beneficiaría a responsables de graves violaciones a los derechos humanos cometidas entre 1980 y 2000. La propuesta contraviene sentencias vinculantes de la Corte Interamericana y podría afectar más de 750 casos, vulnerando el derecho a la justicia de miles de víctimas. El presidente del Consejo de - [Colombia: Raza e Igualdad celebra avance en el Congreso del Proyecto de Ley Integral Trans](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/proyecto-ley-integral-trans-colombia/) - Bogotá, junio de 2025.- El día 3 de junio de 2025 constituye un hito en la lucha por el reconocimiento y garantía de los derechos de las personas trans y no binarias en Colombia. En esta fecha, la Comisión Primera Constitucional Permanente de la Cámara de Representantes del Congreso de la República dio apertura formal - [El Salvador: New Foreign Agents Law Threatens Rights and Freedoms of Civil Society Organizations and the Media](https://raceandequality.org/resources/el-salvador-foreign-agents-law-threatens-civil-society-organizations-and-media/) - June 13, 2025.- In the context of serious human rights setbacks, the weakening of the rule of law, and the dismantling of institutional controls in El Salvador, the Legislative Assembly, controlled largely by President Bukele’s New Ideas party, passed a Foreign Agents Law without public debate. The Law purports to promote “transparency” on the influence of - [El Salvador: La nueva Ley de Agentes Extranjeros amenaza los derechos y libertades de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil y los medios de comunicación](https://raceandequality.org/resources/el-salvador-foreign-agents-law-threatens-civil-society-organizations-and-media/) - 13 de junio, 2025.- En el contexto del grave retroceso en materia de derechos humanos, del debilitamiento del Estado de derecho y del desmantelamiento de los controles institucionales en El Salvador, la Asamblea Legislativa, controlada en gran medida por el partido Nuevas Ideas del presidente Bukele, aprobó una Ley de Agentes Extranjeros sin debate público. - [As organizações que compõem RegionaR / Fórum Regional de Direitos Humanos pedem a garantia e o respeito ao trabalho das organizações e defensores de direitos humanos nas Américas](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/as-organizacoes-que-compoem-regionar-forum-regional-de-direitos-humanos-pedem-a-garantia-e-o-respeito-ao-trabalho-das-organizacoes-e-defensores-de-direitos-humanos-nas-americas/) - 23 de maio de 2025. - Diante das prisões de defensores dos direitos humanos em El Salvador e na Venezuela e da possível criminalização de seu trabalho, as organizações que compõem o Fórum Regional de Direitos Humanos (RegionaR) expressam sua preocupação com a estigmatização e a perseguição estatal contra organizações e indivíduos dedicados à promoção - [Organizaciones que conforman el RegionaR / Foro Regional de Derechos Humanos llaman a garantizar y respetar la labor de organizaciones y personas defensoras de derechos humanos en las Américas](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/llamado-regionar-personas-defensoras-derechos-humanos-americas/) - 23 de mayo de 2025.- Ante las detenciones de personas defensoras de derechos humanos en El Salvador y Venezuela y la posible criminalización de su trabajo, las organizaciones que conforman el Foro Regional de Derechos Humanos, RegionaR, expresan su preocupación por la estigmatización y persecución estatal en contra de organizaciones y personas que se dedican - [Colombia: Raza e Igualdad condena asesinato de lideresa Nawar Jiménez y urge al Estado medidas integrales de protección para personas defensoras de derechos humanos](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/colombia-raza-e-igualdad-condena-asesinato-de-lideresa-nawar-jimenez-y-urge-al-estado-medidas-integrales-de-proteccion-para-personas-defensoras-de-derechos-humanos/) - Bogotá, 22 de mayo de 2025.- El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) manifiesta su consternación y rechazo ante el feminicidio de Nawar Jiménez, mujer trans, lideresa social y defensora de derechos humanos, asesinada en el municipio de El Carmen de Bolívar. Nawar participó en la organización Caribe Afirmativo, contribuyendo al - [Raza e Igualdad condena redada policial en contra de personas opositoras en Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/raza-e-igualdad-condena-redada-policial-en-contra-de-personas-opositoras-en-nicaragua/) - Washington, D.C., 19 de mayo de 2025.- El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) denuncia y condena las recientes detenciones de personas opositoras en Nicaragua, que incluye a dos exalcaldes de municipios en el Norte del país y a integrantes del partido político Ciudadanos por la Libertad (CxL), el cual fue - [Venezuela: Exigimos información sobre la suerte y paradero de Eduardo Torres, defensor de derechos humanos de PROVEA, así como el respeto y garantía de sus derechos ](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/venezuela-exigimos-informacion-sobre-la-suerte-y-paradero-de-eduardo-torres/) - Eduardo Torres, defensor de PROVEA, se encuentra desaparecido desde el 9 de mayo en Caracas. Junto a otros integrantes de la organización, es beneficiario de medidas cautelares de la CIDH en reconocimiento al alto riesgo derivado de su labor. Su desaparición ocurre en un contexto de represión y hostigamiento a defensores de derechos humanos. - [Gobierno de Cuba debe respetar acuerdos internacionales: ¡Libertad para José Daniel Ferrer y Félix Navarro!](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/revocacion-libertad-jose-daniel-ferrer-y-felix-navarro/) - Washington, D.C., 29 de abril de 2025.- Ante la detención y revocación de la libertad condicional del líder de la Unión Patriótica de Cuba (UNPACU), José Daniel Ferrer, y del dirigente del movimiento Pedro Luis Boitel, Félix Navarro, el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) expresa su máximo repudio y exige - [The UN Releases Letter Demanding Information from the Brazilian Government Regarding the Case of Sônia Maria de Jesus ](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-un-releases-letter-demanding-information-from-the-brazilian-government-regarding-the-case-of-sonia-maria-de-jesus/) - Sônia Maria de Jesus, a Black woman with multiple disabilities, was subjected to decades of domestic servitude by a family with ties to the judiciary. Four UN Special Rapporteurs and a Working Group sent an official communication to the Brazilian government expressing serious concern over the case, urging immediate action to prevent Sônia’s revictimization and - [La ONU hizo pública una carta en la que exige información al Estado brasileño sobre la situación de Sônia Maria de Jesus ](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-un-releases-letter-demanding-information-from-the-brazilian-government-regarding-the-case-of-sonia-maria-de-jesus/) - Sônia Maria de Jesus, una mujer negra con múltiples discapacidades, fue sometida durante décadas a condiciones de esclavitud doméstica por una familia con vínculos en el Poder Judicial. Cuatro relatorías especiales y un grupo de trabajo de la ONU enviaron una comunicación al Estado brasileño expresando profunda preocupación por el caso, exigiendo información y medidas - [A ONU publicizou carta na qual cobra informações ao Estado brasileiro sobre a situação de Sônia Maria de Jesus](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-un-releases-letter-demanding-information-from-the-brazilian-government-regarding-the-case-of-sonia-maria-de-jesus/) - · Sônia Maria de Jesus, mulher negra com múltiplas deficiências, foi submetida a condições de escravidão doméstica por décadas por uma família com vínculos no Judiciário. · Quatro relatorias especiais e um grupo de trabalho da ONU enviaram comunicação ao Estado brasileiro expressando grave preocupação com o caso, cobrando informações e medidas urgentes para evitar - [Estado de Nicaragua en desacato continuo a las resoluciones de la Corte IDH, alertan ante el Consejo Permanente de la OEA](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/estado-de-nicaragua-en-desacato-continuo-a-las-resoluciones-de-la-corte-idh/) - En el marco de la última resolución de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (Corte IDH), en el asunto Juan Sebastián Chamorro y otros, la presidenta de la Corte IDH informó sobre el desacato permanente por parte del Estado de Nicaragua a 19 resoluciones emitidas desde 2021, lo que mantiene en total indefensión a los - [Serious Threat to Civic Space in Peru: Organizations Condemn Law that Restricts the Work of Civil Society and Violates Victims’ Rights](https://raceandequality.org/resources/apci-law-peru-threat-human-rights/) - April 24, 2025. – The undersigned organizations express our strongest condemnation of the enactment last April 14, 2025, without observation by the Executive Branch of Peru, of the law approved in Congress on March 12, which represents a serious threat to the defense of human rights. Likewise, the approval of this law does not comply with - [Grave amenaza al espacio cívico en Perú: organizaciones condenan ley que restringe la labor de la sociedad civil y vulnera los derechos de las víctimas](https://raceandequality.org/resources/apci-law-peru-threat-human-rights/) - 24 de abril de 2025. – Las organizaciones firmantes expresamos nuestra más enérgica condena ante la promulgación el pasado 14 de abril del 2025, sin observaciones por parte del Poder Ejecutivo del Perú, de la ley aprobada en el Congreso el 12 de marzo, que representa una seria amenaza para la defensa de derechos humanos. - [Nicarágua: Sete Anos Após Os Protestos De Abril, As Vítimas Da Repressão Continuam Exigindo Justiça](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaragua-seven-years-repression-april/) - Washington, DC, 17 de abril de 2025.- Este mês de abril marca o sétimo aniversário dos protestos que desencadearam uma onda de repressão violenta por parte do regime liderado por Daniel Ortega e Rosario Murillo. Segundo a Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos (CIDH) e seu Mecanismo Especial de Acompanhamento para a Nicarágua (MESENI), a repressão - [Nicaragua: Seven Years After the April Protests, Victims of Repression Continue to Demand Justice](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaragua-seven-years-repression-april/) - Washington, DC, April 17, 2025.- This April marks the seventh anniversary of the protests that unleashed violent repression by the regime presided by Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, which left 355 lethal victims, more than 2,000 people injured, more than 2,000 people detained and more than 440,000 people in exile, according to the IACHR and - [Nicaragua: A siete años de las protestas de abril, las víctimas de la represión siguen reclamando justicia](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaragua-seven-years-repression-april/) - Washington, DC, 17 de abril de 2025.- Este abril se conmemora el séptimo aniversario de las protestas que desencadenaron una violenta represión por parte del régimen presidido por Daniel Ortega y Rosario Murillo, la cual dejó 355 víctimas letales, más de 2000 personas heridas, más de 2000 personas detenidas y a más de 440,000 personas - [Nicaragua: Corte Interamericana reafirma la extrema gravedad de la situación de personas detenidas, desterradas y desnacionalizadas](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/nicaragua-resolucion-corte-idh-asunto-juan-sebastian-chamorro/) - La resolución responde a la solicitud de medidas de protección presentadas por CEJIL, la Iniciativa Mesoamericana de Mujeres Defensoras de Derechos Humanos, la Unidad de Defensa Jurídica, la UDR, la FIDH, Raza e Igualdad y el Colectivo Nicaragua Nunca Más, entre otras personas y organizaciones. San José, 9 de abril de 2025 – La - [Segundo Decenio de los Afrodescendientes: Es hora de que los Estados ratifiquen la Convención Interamericana contra el Racismo](https://raceandequality.org/resources/second-decade-for-people-of-african-descent-inter-american-convention-against-racism/) - Washington, D.C., 21 de marzo de 2025.- Conmemorar un año más el Día Internacional para la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial nos lleva a reflexionar sobre los hechos que dieron origen a esta fecha, pero también sobre la persistencia de este mal y los pasos que son necesarios para combatirlo y erradicarlo, como la ratificación - [Second Decade for People of African Descent: It Is Time for States to Ratify the Inter-American Convention against Racism ](https://raceandequality.org/resources/second-decade-for-people-of-african-descent-inter-american-convention-against-racism/) - Washington, D.C., March 21, 2025.- Commemorating yet another year of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination leads us to reflect on the events that gave rise to this date, but also on the persistence of this evil and the steps that are necessary to combat and eradicate it, such as the ratification - [Segunda Década para os Povos Afrodescendentes: É hora de os Estados ratificarem a Convenção Interamericana contra o Racismo  ](https://raceandequality.org/resources/second-decade-for-people-of-african-descent-inter-american-convention-against-racism/) - Washington, D.C., 21 de março de 2025 - Comemorar mais um ano do Dia Internacional para a Eliminação da Discriminação Racial nos leva a refletir sobre os eventos que deram origem a esta data, mas também sobre a persistência desse mal e as medidas necessárias para combatê-lo e erradicá-lo, como a ratificação e a implementação - [Chacinas: A banalização da violência nas grandes cidades do Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/chacinas-a-banalizacao-da-violencia-nas-grandes-cidades-do-brasil/) - Rio de Janeiro, 13 de março de 2025.- Na terça-feira de carnaval, dia 04, ocorreu no bairro de Fazenda Couto, a operação impostergável, em ação da RONDESP (Rondas Especiais da Polícia Militar da Bahia). A ação resultou na morte de 12 pessoas, com idade entre 17 e 27 anos, até aonde se apurou todos homens - [CSW69: Um espaço fundamental para os direitos das mulheres na América Latina e no Caribe](https://raceandequality.org/resources/csw69-a-key-space-for-womens-rights-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/) - Washington, D.C., 7 de março de 2025 - Em 2025, o mundo comemora o 30º aniversário da Quarta Conferência Mundial sobre a Mulher e a adoção da Plataforma de Ação de Pequim, um marco fundamental na luta pela igualdade de gênero. Nesse contexto, a 69ª sessão da Comissão da ONU sobre a Situação da Mulher - [CSW69: Un espacio clave para los derechos de las mujeres en América Latina y el Caribe](https://raceandequality.org/resources/csw69-a-key-space-for-womens-rights-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/) - Washington, D.C., 7 de marzo de 2025.- En 2025, el mundo conmemora el 30° aniversario de la Cuarta Conferencia Mundial sobre la Mujer y la adopción de la Plataforma de Acción de Beijing, un hito fundamental en la lucha por la igualdad de género. En este contexto, la 69ª sesión de la Comisión sobre la - [CSW69: A Key Space for Women's Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean](https://raceandequality.org/resources/csw69-a-key-space-for-womens-rights-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/) - CSW69: A Key Space for Women's Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean Washington, D.C., March 7, 2025 - In 2025, the world commemorates the 30th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action, a key milestone in the struggle for gender equality. In this context, - [Persecución sostenida y represión extraterritorial: Organizaciones de Derechos Humanos denuncian la situación de Nicaragua ante la Corte IDH](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/persecucion-sostenida-y-represion-extraterritorial-nicaragua-corte-idh/) - San José, Costa Rica, 05 de febrero de 2025.- En una audiencia ante la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (Corte IDH) organizaciones de derechos humanos denunciaron la continua represión y persecución del Estado de Nicaragua en contra de personas beneficiarias de medidas provisionales y sus núcleos familiares, algunas de ellas presas en la cárceles nicaragüenses - [Declaración y el Programa de Acción de Durban: Expectativas de la sociedad civil sobre el proyecto de Declaración Internacional de protección, promoción y efectivo cumplimiento de los derechos de los afrodescendientes](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/declaracion-y-el-programa-de-accion-de-durban/) - El 15 de enero de 2025, el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) y la Articulación Latinoamericana para los Decenios Afrodescendientes (ALDA) organizaron una reunión en la sede de Raza e Igualdad en Ginebra, con el objetivo de avanzar en la implementación de la Declaración y el Plan de Acción de - [Programa de Ação e Declaração de Durban: Expectativas da sociedade civil sobre o projeto de Declaração Internacional sobre a Proteção, a Promoção e o Cumprimento Eficaz dos Direitos das Pessoas Afrodescendentes](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/programa-de-acao-e-declaracao-de-durban/) - No dia 15 de janeiro de 2025, o Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) e a Articulación Latinoamericana para los Decenios Afrodescendientes (ALDA), realizaram uma reunião em vistas da implementação sobre a Declaração e Plano de Ação de Durban, na sede de Raça e Igualdade em Genebra. Estiveram presentes neste espaço - [The Inter-American Court of Human Rights will judge the Mexican State in the case of Mrs. Ernestina Ascencio Rosario](https://raceandequality.org/resources/case-ernestina-ascencio-mexico-inter-american-court/) - Mexico City, January 28, 2025.- On January 30, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights will hold a public hearing in the case of Ernestina Ascencio Rosario v. Mexico. A 73-year-old Nahua woman from the Sierra de Zongolica, Veracruz, Ernestina died in 2007 after being attacked by members of the Mexican Army and being the - [La Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos juzgará al Estado mexicano en el caso de doña Ernestina Ascencio Rosario](https://raceandequality.org/resources/case-ernestina-ascencio-mexico-inter-american-court/) - Ciudad de México, 28 de enero de 2025.- El próximo 30 de enero de 2025, la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos celebrará una audiencia pública contra México por el caso de doña Ernestina Ascencio Rosario, una mujer nahua de la Sierra de Zongolica, Veracruz. Doña Ernestina falleció en 2007, tras ser atacada por miembros del - [¡Justicia para Leandro y Smith!: La juventud de Quibdó exige vivir, no ser marcada por el miedo y la violencia](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/19725-2/) - Bogotá, 24 de enero de 2025.- El recrudecimiento de la violencia armada el municipio de Quibdó, Chocó; constituye una violación flagrante de los derechos fundamentales y pone de relieve el racismo estructural y la exclusión histórica que enfrentan las comunidades del departamento del Chocó. Según Darwin Lozano - veedor del Chocó - esta violencia ha cobrado - [CIDH admite caso de lesbianas peruanas que exigen entrega de DNI para su hijo con datos de ambas madres](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/cidh-admite-caso-de-lesbianas-peruanas-que-exigen-entrega-de-dni-para-su-hijo-con-datos-de-ambas-madres/) - Lima, 24 de enero de 2024.- La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) notificó a las ciudadanas peruanas Darling Delfín Ponce y Jenny Trujillo Cueva, así como a sus representantes legales DEMUS, Lesbianas Independientes Feministas Socialistas – LIFS, Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) y Más Igualdad Perú, que se aprobó - [Política Nacional para Povos e Comunidades de Terreiro e Matriz Africana: Uma Iniciativa por Direitos e Reparação](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/politica-nacional-para-povos-e-comunidades-de-terreiro-2/) - Brasil, 21 de janeiro de 2025 – Neste ano, em celebração ao Dia Nacional de Combate à Intolerância Religiosa, o Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) celebra uma importante conquista em prol do enfrentamento do racismo religioso no Brasil: a Política Nacional para Povos e Comunidades Tradicionais de Terreiro e Matriz - [Celebramos el anuncio de excarcelación en Cuba, y exigimos que todas las personas privadas de libertad por motivos políticos sean liberadas sin condiciones](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/celebramos-el-anuncio-de-excarcelacion-en-cuba-y-exigimos-que-todas-las-personas-privadas-de-libertad-por-motivos-politicos-sean-liberadas-sin-condiciones/) - Washington D.C., 15 de enero de 2024 – “El presidente Díaz-Canel dirigió una carta al Sumo Pontífice (el Papa Francisco) en la que, en el espíritu del Jubileo Ordinario de 2025 declarado por Su Santidad, comunicó la decisión de beneficiar con el otorgamiento de libertad a 553 personas sancionadas en debido proceso por delitos diversos - [NOTA DE REPÚDIO: URGIMOS PELA PROTEÇÃO DO POVO INDÍGENA AVA GUARANI NO PARANÁ!](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/urgimos-pela-protecao-do-povo-indigena-ava-guarani-no-parana/) - Brasil, 07 de janeiro de 2025 – Sob ataques constantes de pistoleiros, indígenas da etnia Ava Guarani, pertencentes à comunidade Yvy Okaju, localizada entre Guaíra e Terra Roxa, no Paraná, clamam por socorro às autoridades! Quatro indígenas, incluindo uma criança e um adolescente, foram baleados por invasores mascarados que entraram atirando na comunidade. No dia - [Perú: Exigen que Tribunal Constitucional emita sentencia justa e inmediata en caso de niño y sus madres lesbianas](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/peru-exigen-que-tribunal-constitucional-emita-sentencia-justa-e-inmediata-en-caso-de-nino-y-sus-madres-lesbianas/) - Lima, 19 de noviembre de 2024.- Ayer, 18 de noviembre de 2024, se realizó la audiencia del caso Tengo Dos Mamás ante el Tribunal Constitucional (TC), donde se expuso que Dakarai D.T., un niño de 10 años, viene enfrentando discriminación y violencia debido a la negación del Registro Nacional de Identificación y Estado Civil (RENIEC) - [Transmasculinities before the IACHR: Urgent call for the right to healthcare in Latin America](https://raceandequality.org/resources/transmasculinities-before-the-iachr-urgent-call-for-the-right-to-healthcare-in-latin-america/) - On November 12, the coalition of transmasculine organizations presented before the IACHR about the diverse realities of access to the right to healthcare of transmasculine people in the region. Washington, D.C., November 20, 2024.- Within the framework of the 191st Regular Session of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), representatives of transmasculine organizations in - [Transmasculinidades perante à CIDH: Chamado urgente para o direito à saúde na América Latina](https://raceandequality.org/resources/transmasculinities-before-the-iachr-urgent-call-for-the-right-to-healthcare-in-latin-america/) - No dia 12 de novembro, a coalizão de organizações transmasculinas fez uma apresentação à CIDH sobre as diferentes realidades no acesso ao direito à saúde para pessoas transmasculinas na região. Washington, D.C., 20 de novembro de 2024 - No âmbito do 191º Período Ordinário de Sessões da Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos (CIDH), representantes de - [Transmasculinidades ante la CIDH: Llamado urgente por el derecho a la salud en América Latina](https://raceandequality.org/resources/transmasculinities-before-the-iachr-urgent-call-for-the-right-to-healthcare-in-latin-america/) - El pasado 12 de noviembre, la coalición de organizaciones transmasculinas expusieron ante la CIDH sobre las diversas realidades del acceso al derecho a la salud de las personas transmasculinas en la región. Washington, D.C., 20 de noviembre de 2024.- En el marco de 191º Período Ordinario de Sesiones de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos - [Programa de pasantías para jóvenes afrodescendientes e indígenas en Chile: Una iniciativa para fortalecer el liderazgo social y la inclusión laboral](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/pasantias-jovenes-afrodescendientes-indigenas-chile/) - Washington, DC; 12 de noviembre de 2024.- El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad), la Colectiva de Mujeres Afrodescendientes Luanda y la Asociación Indígena Mapuche Rayen Leufú presentan un programa de pasantías dirigida a jóvenes afrodescendientes e indígenas en Chile. Esta iniciativa se presenta en el marco del proyecto “Iniciativa de - [Raza e Igualdad y #NicasLibresYa dialogan con familiares de personas privadas de libertad por motivos políticos: Revelan sus deseos para esta época del año](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/raza-e-igualdad-y-nicaslibresya-dialogan-con-familiares-de-personas-privadas-de-libertad-por-motivos-politicos-revelan-sus-deseos-para-esta-epoca-del-ano/) - Washington D.C., 18 de diciembre de 2024 – En esta época del año, desde Raza e Igualdad y la campaña #NicasLibresYa, queremos destacar los deseos de las familias que están sufriendo la prisión arbitraria de sus seres queridos por motivaciones políticas que los regímenes autoritarios de Cuba y Nicaragua ejercen contra quienes se identifican como - [Reformas recientes intensifican la persecución política en Nicaragua y el exilio, alerta la OACNUDH](https://raceandequality.org/resources/recent-reforms-intensify-political-persecution-in-nicaragua-and-exile-warns-the-ohchr/) - Ginebra, 9 de diciembre de 2024 – En Nicaragua “reina un clima severo y represivo”, expresó la Alta Comisionada Adjunta para los Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas, Nada Al-Nashif, durante su actualización oral sobre la situación de derechos humanos ante el Consejo de Derechos Humanos de Naciones Unidas, este lunes 9 de diciembre. En - [Reforma a Constitución Política de Nicaragua anula la división de poderes](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/reforma-a-constitucion-politica-de-nicaragua-anula-la-division-de-poderes/) - 11 de diciembre de 2024.- Las organizaciones firmantes manifestamos profunda preocupación por la reciente reforma a la Constitución Política de Nicaragua, la cual, reestructura el Estado, concentrando el Poder en la figura de “Co-presidentes” y con ello, anula, constitucionalmente, la división de poderes. Además, consolida el cierre del espacio cívico, eliminando la libertad de expresión - [11 Latin American leaders strengthen their capacities in Ecuador](https://raceandequality.org/resources/11-latin-american-leaders-strengthen-their-capacities-in-ecuador/) - Images from a conference held at the end of October in Quito, Ecuador, which brought together 11 leaders from Costa Rica, Panama, Peru and Uruguay, who shared their experiences and strengthened their capacities during a series of training sessions facilitated by FLACSO Ecuador, which addressed topics such as human rights in the region and the - [11 líderes y lideresas de América Latina fortalecen sus capacidades en Ecuador](https://raceandequality.org/resources/11-latin-american-leaders-strengthen-their-capacities-in-ecuador/) - Imágenes de una jornada que se realizó a finales de octubre en Quito, Ecuador, y reunió a 11 líderes y lideresas de Costa Rica, Panamá, Perú y Uruguay, quienes compartieron sus experiencias y fortalecieron sus capacidades durante una serie de sesiones de formación facilitadas por FLACSO Ecuador, en la que se abordaron temas como los - [Cuban regime intensifies repression against Berta Soler, leader of Damas de Blanco](https://raceandequality.org/resources/cuban-regime-intensifies-repression-against-berta-soler-leader-of-damas-de-blanco/) - Washington D.C., December 9, 2024 - Last Sunday, December 1, Cuban activist Berta Soler was arbitrarily detained by members of State Security. The leader of the Ladies in White was leaving the main headquarters of this organization located in the Lawton neighborhood in Havana when she was arrested, as denounced by her partner Angel Moya - [Human Rights and Strategic Litigation: Towards a Transformation of International Standards](https://raceandequality.org/resources/human-rights-and-strategic-litigation/) - In commemoration of International Human Rights Day, Race and Equality offers a comprehensive look at four cases that are being litigated before the Inter-American Human Rights System. Washington, DC; December 10, 2024.- In the process of promoting and defending human rights, strategic litigation represents a key front of the struggle. For this reason, it is - [Los derechos humanos y el litigio estratégico: Hacia una transformación de los estándares internacionales](https://raceandequality.org/resources/human-rights-and-strategic-litigation/) - En conmemoración del Día de los Derechos Humanos, Raza e Igualdad ofrece una mirada comprensiva de cuatro casos que litiga actualmente ante el Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos. Washington, DC; 10 de diciembre, 2024.- En el proceso de promover y defender derechos humanos, el litigio estratégico representa una frente de lucha clave. Por ello, para - [Direitos humanos e litígio estratégico: rumo a uma transformação das normas internacionais](https://raceandequality.org/resources/human-rights-and-strategic-litigation/) - Em comemoração ao Dia dos Direitos Humanos, Raça e Igualdade oferece uma visão abrangente de quatro casos que estão atualmente sendo demandados no Sistema Interamericano de Direitos Humanos. Washington D.C., 10 de dezembro de 2024 - No processo de promoção e defesa dos direitos humanos, o litígio estratégico representa uma linha de frente fundamental de - [Recent Reforms Intensify Political Persecution in Nicaragua and Exile, Warns the OHCHR](https://raceandequality.org/resources/recent-reforms-intensify-political-persecution-in-nicaragua-and-exile-warns-the-ohchr/) - Geneva, December 9, 2024 – "A severe and repressive climate prevails in Nicaragua," stated Nada Al-Nashif, the UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, during her oral update on the human rights situation before the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday, December 9. In her statement, Al-Nashif warned that recent legal and constitutional reforms - [Régimen cubano recrudece represión contra Berta Soler, líder de las Damas de Blanco](https://raceandequality.org/resources/cuban-regime-intensifies-repression-against-berta-soler-leader-of-damas-de-blanco/) - Washington D.C., 9 de diciembre de 2024 - El pasado domingo 1 de diciembre, la activista cubana Berta Soler fue detenida de forma arbitraria por integrantes de la Seguridad del Estado. La líder de las Damas de Blanco salía de la sede principal de esta organización ubicada en el barrio Lawton, en La Habana, cuando - [A Escalada da Violência Policial em São Paulo: e agora, quem protege os cidadãos?](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/a-escalada-da-violencia-policial-em-sao-paulo-e-agora-quem-protege-os-cidadaos/) - Brasil, 05 de dezembro de 2024 - O Brasil segue a passos largos na contramão do desrespeito aos direitos humanos, sobretudo quando observamos o racismo estrutural e sistêmico, fruto de políticas contínuas que evidenciam violações e o menosprezo à vida de pessoas negras. A violência como política de segurança pública revela-se, principalmente, perante os moradores - [Programa de pasantías en el marco del proyecto "Iniciativa de equidad en el fortalecimiento de colaboración y empoderamiento de las comunidades afrodescendientes e indígenas en América Latina y el Caribe"](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/pasantias-oitp-colombia/) - TÉRMINOS DE REFERENCIA CONVOCATORIA INTERNA PARA JÓVENES INTEGRANTES DE OITP AÑO 2025 PROGRAMA DE PASANTÍAS EN EL MARCO DEL PROYECTO: “INICIATIVA DE EQUIDAD EN EL FORTALECIMIENTO DE COLABORACIÓN Y EMPODERAMIENTO DE LAS COMUNIDADES AFRODESCENDIENTES E INDIGENAS EN AMERICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE” PRESENTACIÓN La Organización Indígena del Territorio Pasto (OITP), y el Instituto Internacional - [Cuatro años del 27N: El día en que artistas de Cuba hicieron un plantón](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/cuatro-anos-del-27n-el-dia-en-que-artistas-de-cuba-hicieron-un-planton/) - Washington D.C., 27 de noviembre de 2024 – Hoy hace cuatro años, un grupo de artistas se tomó desde muy temprano las afueras del Ministerio de Cultura de Cuba, en La Habana, y animaron a cerca de 300 personas, entre jóvenes, periodistas independientes y activistas, a unirse a esta manifestación pública, que fue la primera - [Gender-Based Violence and the Mental Health of Women Human Rights Defenders: Recognizing the Impact and Proposing Prevention, Care, and Reparation Measures](https://raceandequality.org/resources/international-day-for-the-elimination-of-violence-against-women-2024/) - Washington, DC; November 25, 2024.- Berta Soler, leader of the organization Damas de Blanco (Cuba), began her activism when her son was four years old; today, he is 29. During that time, Soler was the target of different forms of repression by the Cuban government, due to her persistent struggle for people deprived of liberty - [La violencia de género y la salud mental de las mujeres defensoras de derechos humanos: Reconociendo el impacto y proponiendo medidas de prevención, atención y reparación](https://raceandequality.org/resources/international-day-for-the-elimination-of-violence-against-women-2024/) - Washington, DC; 25 de noviembre de 2024.- Berta Soler, líder de la organización Damas de Blanco (Cuba), inició su activismo cuando su hijo tenía cuatro años; hoy, él tiene 29. Durante ese tiempo, Soler ha sido blanco de diferentes formas de represión del Gobierno cubano, debido a su persistente lucha contra la situación de personas - [A violência de gênero e a saúde mental das mulheres defensoras dos direitos humanos: reconhecer o impacto e propor medidas de prevenção, cuidados e reparação](https://raceandequality.org/resources/international-day-for-the-elimination-of-violence-against-women-2024/) - Washington, DC; 25 de novembro de 2024 - Berta Soler, líder da organização Damas de Blanco (Cuba), iniciou o seu ativismo quando o seu filho tinha quatro anos de idade; hoje tem 29. Durante esse tempo, Soler foi alvo de diferentes formas de repressão por parte do governo cubano, devido à sua luta persistente contra - [Trans Remembrance: TGEU registers one of the highest numbers of murders of trans persons in the world](https://raceandequality.org/resources/trans-memory-tgeu-registers-one-of-the-highest-numbers-of-murders-of-trans-people-in-the-world/) - TGEU's Trans Murder Monitoring warns that this increase occurs in the context of the advance of anti-democratic and transphobic movements. Washington DC, November 20, 2024 – Today, on Trans Day of Remembrance, the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) emphasizes the urgency of driving concrete action to eradicate hate crimes globally. - [Memória Trans: TGEU registra um dos maiores números de assassinatos de pessoas trans no mundo](https://raceandequality.org/resources/trans-memory-tgeu-registers-one-of-the-highest-numbers-of-murders-of-trans-people-in-the-world/) - O Observatório de Pessoas Trans Assassinadas da TGEU alerta que esse aumento está ocorrendo em um contexto de avanço de movimentos antidemocráticos e transfóbicos. Washington DC, 20 de novembro de 2024 - Hoje, no Dia Internacional da Memória Transgênero, o Instituto de Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) enfatiza a urgência de pressionar - [Memoria Trans: TGEU registra una de las cifras más altas de asesinatos a personas trans en el mundo](https://raceandequality.org/resources/trans-memory-tgeu-registers-one-of-the-highest-numbers-of-murders-of-trans-people-in-the-world/) - Observatorio de Personas Trans Asesinadas de TGEU alerta que dicho aumento se da en un contexto de avance de movimientos antidemocráticos y transfóbicos. Washington DC, 20 de noviembre de 2024.– Hoy, en el Día de la Memoria Trans, el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) hace hincapié en la urgencia de - [En audiencia CIDH sobre Nicaragua: Instituciones Financieras Internacionales inadvertidamente financian crímenes de lesa humanidad ](https://raceandequality.org/resources/at-iachr-hearing-on-nicaragua-international-financial-institutions-inadvertently-fund-crimes-against-humanity/) - Washington, D.C., 15 de noviembre de 2024.-“La comunidad internacional y diversos fondos (de Instituciones Financieras Internacionales - IFIs), sin querer, están financiando crímenes de lesa humanidad”, dijo el Relator Especial para Nicaragua de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, Arif Bulkan, en la audiencia temática “Nicaragua: apoyo financiero internacional y su impacto en los derechos - [At IACHR Hearing on Nicaragua: International Financial Institutions Inadvertently Fund Crimes Against Humanity](https://raceandequality.org/resources/at-iachr-hearing-on-nicaragua-international-financial-institutions-inadvertently-fund-crimes-against-humanity/) - Washington, D.C., November 15, 2024 - "The international community and various funds from International Financial Institutions (IFIs) are inadvertently financing crimes against humanity," stated Arif Bulkan, Special Rapporteur on Nicaragua for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), during the thematic hearing titled “Nicaragua: International Financial Support and Its Impact on Human Rights,” held on - [UPR: Nicaragua Denies Human Rights Violations in the Name of Sovereignty](https://raceandequality.org/resources/upr-nicaragua-denies-human-rights-violations-in-the-name-of-sovereignty/) - Geneva, November 15, 2024 – The Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) expresses deep concern over Nicaragua’s position at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the UN Human Rights Council held on November 13. The State’s speech, far from showing any commitment to human rights, overlooked international reports on harassment against - [Ante el EPU: Nicaragua niega violaciones a los derechos humanos en nombre de la soberanía](https://raceandequality.org/resources/upr-nicaragua-denies-human-rights-violations-in-the-name-of-sovereignty/) - Ginebra, 15 de noviembre.- El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) expresa su profunda preocupación por la posición del Estado de Nicaragua ante el Examen Periódico Universal (EPU) del Consejo de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas, celebrado este miércoles 13 de noviembre. Su discurso, lejos de reflejar algún nivel de - [UPR Nicaragua 2024: Race and Equality calls for strong recommendations in the face of systematic human rights violations in Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/upr-nicaragua-2024-race-and-equality-calls-for-strong-recommendations-in-the-face-of-systematic-human-rights-violations-in-nicaragua/) - Geneva, November 12, 2024.- The State of Nicaragua will be evaluated in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the United Nations Human Rights Council tomorrow, Wednesday, November 13. The Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) urges the participating States of this space to make forceful recommendations in the face of the - [EPU Nicaragua 2024: Raza e Igualdad solicita recomendaciones contundentes ante violaciones sistemáticas a derechos humanos en Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/upr-nicaragua-2024-race-and-equality-calls-for-strong-recommendations-in-the-face-of-systematic-human-rights-violations-in-nicaragua/) - Ginebra 12 de noviembre de 2024.- El Estado de Nicaragua será evaluado en el Examen Periódico Universal (EPU) del Consejo de Derechos Humanos de Naciones Unidas mañana, el miércoles 13 de noviembre. El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) urge a los Estados participantes de este espacio a realizar recomendaciones contundentes - [Nicaragua enfrenta crisis devastadora en derechos sexuales y reproductivos, alertan organizaciones previo al EPU 2024](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaragua-faces-devastating-crisis-in-sexual-and-reproductive-rights-organizations-warn-ahead-of-2024-upr/) - Ginebra, 7 de noviembre.- Nicaragua enfrenta una crisis devastadora en términos de derechos sexuales y reproductivos, especialmente para las niñas y mujeres adolescentes. En el marco de los preparativos para el Examen Periódico Universal (EPU) de Nicaragua, el Centro de Derechos Reproductivos, el Servicio Internacional de Derechos Humanos (ISHR) y el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad - [Nicaragua Faces Devastating Crisis in Sexual and Reproductive Rights, Organizations Warn Ahead of 2024 UPR](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaragua-faces-devastating-crisis-in-sexual-and-reproductive-rights-organizations-warn-ahead-of-2024-upr/) - Geneva, November 7.- Nicaragua is currently facing a severe crisis in sexual and reproductive rights, particularly affecting girls and adolescent women. In preparation for Nicaragua’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR), the Center for Reproductive Rights, the International Service for Human Rights (ISHR), and the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) organized the - [For the First Time, the IACHR Grants a Specific Thematic Hearing on the Health of Transmasculinities](https://raceandequality.org/resources/for-the-first-time-the-iachr-grants-a-specific-thematic-hearing-on-the-health-of-transmasculinities/) - A coalition of transmasculine organizations from South America obtained a thematic hearing before the IACHR to address the problem of their access to the right to health in the region. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) granted a thematic hearing to be held on November 12 at 9:00 am (Washington DC time) to Fraternidad - [Pela primeira vez, a CIDH concede uma audiência temática específica sobre saúde das transmasculinidades](https://raceandequality.org/resources/for-the-first-time-the-iachr-grants-a-specific-thematic-hearing-on-the-health-of-transmasculinities/) - Uma coalizão de organizações de pessoas transmasculinas da América do Sul conseguiu obter uma audiência temática perante a CIDH para abordar a questão do acesso ao direito à saúde na região. A Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos (CIDH) concedeu uma audiência temática para o próximo dia 12 de novembro, às 11h (Horário de Brasília), à - [Por primera vez la CIDH concede una audiencia temática específica sobre la salud de transmasculinidades](https://raceandequality.org/resources/for-the-first-time-the-iachr-grants-a-specific-thematic-hearing-on-the-health-of-transmasculinities/) - Coalición de organizaciones de personas transmasculinas de Sudamérica logró obtener una audiencia temática ante la CIDH para tratar la problemática sobre su acceso al derecho a la salud en la región. La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) concedió una audiencia temática para este 12 de noviembre a las 9:00 am (hora Washington DC) a - [Organizaciones de sociedad civil expresamos preocupación por el agravamiento de la situación de personas defensoras de derechos humanos en República Dominicana](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/situacion-personas-defensoras-derechos-humanos-republica-dominicana/) - Desde el inicio del plan para incrementar las deportaciones, se han denunciado múltiples violaciones a los derechos humanos, incluyendo expulsiones masivas y deportación de niñas, niños y adolescentes no acompañados. Las denuncias de violaciones de derechos humanos en la República Dominicana han conducido a un aumento en las agresiones y ataques a organizaciones de la - [Tracie Keesee, Especialista do EMLER, participa de evento na Câmara dos Deputados](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/tracie-keesee-participa-de-evento-na-camara-dos-deputados/) - Brasil, 01 de novembro de 2024 - No próximo dia 5 de novembro, às 9h, a Comissão de Direitos Humanos, Minorias e Igualdade Racial da Câmara dos Deputados, presidida pela deputada Daiana Santos (PCdoB-RS), realizará o evento "Justiça Racial no Cenário Internacional". O encontro discutirá o cumprimento, no Brasil, das recomendações do Mecanismo Internacional de - [In Cuba, Extreme Poverty Mainly Affects People of African Descent on the Island](https://raceandequality.org/resources/in-cuba-extreme-poverty-mainly-affects-people-of-african-descent-on-the-island/) - Bogota, October 30, 2024 - “Cuba is not as they tell you,” warns Yaxys Cires, Director of Strategy for the Observatorio Cubano de Derechos Humanos (OCDH), the independent Cuban civil society organization, which published in July 2024 the seventh report on social rights in this country, revealing that extreme poverty on the island had climbed - [En Cuba, la pobreza extrema afecta principalmente a las personas afrodescendientes de la Isla](https://raceandequality.org/resources/in-cuba-extreme-poverty-mainly-affects-people-of-african-descent-on-the-island/) - Bogotá, 29 de octubre de 2024 - “Cuba no es como te la cuentan”, advierte Yaxys Cires, director de Estrategia del Observatorio Cubano de Derechos Humanos (OCDH), la organización de la sociedad civil independiente cubana, que publicó en julio de 2024 el séptimo informe sobre los derechos sociales en este país, en el que se - [Governing Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Calls for a Delegation to Investigate the Enforced Disappearance of Brooklyn Rivera in Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/governing-council-of-the-inter-parliamentary-union-calls-for-a-delegation-to-investigate-the-enforced-disappearance-of-brooklyn-rivera-in-nicaragua/) - Geneva, October 23, 2024 – At the 149th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), delegates listened to the moving testimony of Tininiska Rivera Castellón, daughter of the Miskitu indigenous leader and YATAMA party deputy, Brooklyn Rivera Bryan, who has been forcibly disappeared since September 2023. The IPU Governing Council decided to request that the Committee - [Consejo de Gobierno de la Unión Interparlamentaria pide enviar una delegación que investigue desaparición forzada de Brooklyn Rivera en Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/governing-council-of-the-inter-parliamentary-union-calls-for-a-delegation-to-investigate-the-enforced-disappearance-of-brooklyn-rivera-in-nicaragua/) - Ginebra, 23 de octubre 2024.- En la 149ª Asamblea de la Unión Interparlamentaria (UIP), los delegados y delegadas escucharon el impactante testimonio de Tininiska Rivera Castellón, hija del líder indígena miskitu y diputado del partido indígena YATAMA, Brooklyn Rivera Bryan, desaparecido forzosamente desde septiembre de 2023. El Consejo de Gobierno de la UIP decidió solicitar - [Cuba: organizaciones independientes comparten preocupación por agravamiento de la crisis humanitaria tras colapso energético](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/cuba-organizaciones-independientes-comparten-preocupacion-por-agravamiento-de-la-crisis-humanitaria-tras-colapso-energetico/) - Washington D.C., 21 de octubre de 2024 - En las últimas 72 horas, las organizaciones firmantes hemos visto en Cuba el desplome total de los servicios imprescindibles para la subsistencia humana. Tras semanas de un déficit de más del 50% de la generación energética en el país, con provincias que reciben solo 3 horas de - [In the face of the rise of the extreme right in Latin America and the Caribbean, Afro-Latino, Indigenous and LGBTI+ leaders held advocacy meetings in Washington D.C.](https://raceandequality.org/resources/in-the-face-of-the-rise-of-the-extreme-right-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-afro-latino-indigenous-and-lgbti-leaders-held-advocacy-meetings-in-washington-d-c/) - Washington D.C., October 16, 2024 - In the face of the growing influence of far-right movements and the worrying advance of racist and xenophobic agendas in Latin America and the Caribbean, a delegation of Afro-Latino, Indigenous, and LGBTI+ leaders, led by the Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights (Race and Equality), held key advocacy - [Diante da ascensão da extrema-direita na América Latina, lideranças afrodescendentes, indígenas e LGBTI+ participaram de reuniões de advocacy em Washington D.C.](https://raceandequality.org/resources/in-the-face-of-the-rise-of-the-extreme-right-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-afro-latino-indigenous-and-lgbti-leaders-held-advocacy-meetings-in-washington-d-c/) - Washington D.C., 16 de outubro de 2024 - Diante da crescente influência de movimentos de extrema-direita e do preocupante avanço de agendas racistas e xenofóbicas na América Latina e no Caribe, uma delegação de lideranças afrodescendentes, indígenas e LGBTI+, liderada pelo Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade), realizou reuniões importantes de - [Ante el auge de la extrema derecha en Latinoamérica, líderes afrolatinos, indígenas y LGBTI+ sostuvieron reuniones de incidencia en Washington D.C.](https://raceandequality.org/resources/in-the-face-of-the-rise-of-the-extreme-right-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-afro-latino-indigenous-and-lgbti-leaders-held-advocacy-meetings-in-washington-d-c/) - Washington D.C., 16 de octubre 2024.- Ante la creciente influencia de movimientos de extrema derecha y el preocupante avance de agendas racistas y xenófobas en América Latina y el Caribe, una delegación de liderazgos afrolatinos, indígenas y LGBTI+, encabezada por el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad), sostuvo reuniones clave de - [Este viernes 18 de octubre, el Comité de la CEDAW evaluará al Estado de Cuba](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/este-viernes-18-de-octubre-el-comite-de-la-cedaw-evaluara-al-estado-de-cuba/) - Ginebra, 16 de octubre de 2024 – La última vez que el Estado de Cuba fue evaluado ante el Comité para la Eliminación de la Discriminación contra la Mujer (en adelante el Comité), fue en julio de 2013. En aquel entonces, este órgano de expertos independientes que supervisa la aplicación de la Convención sobre la - [Lesbian resistance in old age](https://raceandequality.org/resources/lesbian-resistance-in-old-age/) - Washington DC, October 13, 2024.- On the Day of Lesbian Feminist Rebellions in Latin America and the Caribbean, Race and Equality wishes to place special emphasis on the human rights of older lesbians and the complex challenges they face in the region. Historically, they have been left out of public policies and social support systems, - [Resistencia lésbica en la vejez](https://raceandequality.org/resources/lesbian-resistance-in-old-age/) - Washington DC, 13 de octubre de 2024.- En el Día de las Rebeldías Lésbicas Feministas de Latinoamérica y el Caribe, Raza e Igualdad desea poner especial énfasis en los derechos humanos de las personas mayores lesbianas y los desafíos complejos que enfrentan en la región. Históricamente, han sido invisibilizadas en las políticas públicas y los - [Imunidade aos Militares, Impunidade aos Crimes Estatais: #JustiçaParaJohnatha](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/justicaparajohnatha/) - Brasil, 03 de outubro de 2024 - Após quase dez anos de espera para o Júri do caso Johnatha, jovem negro periférico assassinado em maio de 2014 na Favela de Manguinhos, cujo crime cometido por um policial militar, foi desqualificado como homicídio culposo, ou seja, quando não há intenção de matar. Essa decisão, contrária às - [Curso debate cobertura jornalística sobre religiões de matriz africana.](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/curso-religioes-de-matriz-africana/) - A formação é organizada por Raça e Igualdade, em parceria com a Alma Preta; Como convidada, Katiuscia Ribeiro, filósofa e pesquisadora, será uma das palestrantes dos encontros virtuais. O curso de formação para jornalistas e estudantes sobre como cobrir temas ligados às religiões de matriz africana ocorre nos dias 12 e 19 de outubro, - [Raza e Igualdad participa en conversatorio "Lecciones aprendidas del proyecto Bio-CLIMA tras su suspensión en Nicaragua", de Fundación del Río y Fundación Heinrich Böll](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/raza-e-igualdad-participa-en-conversatorio-lecciones-aprendidas-del-proyecto-bio-clima-tras-su-suspension-de-fundacion-del-rio-y-fundacion-heinrich-boll/) - San José, Costa Rica – Antecedentes del proyecto Bio-CLIMA. El 7 de marzo de 2024, el Fondo Verde para el Clima (GCF, por sus siglas en inglés) decidió rescindir el Acuerdo de Actividad Financiada del proyecto Bio-CLIMA: Acción climática integrada para reducir la deforestación y fortalecer la resiliencia en las Biosferas de Bosawas y río - [En Bélgica, activistas de Cuba denuncian violaciones a los DDHH en la Isla](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/en-belgica-activistas-de-cuba-denuncian-violaciones-a-los-ddhh-en-la-isla/) - Bruselas, 25 de septiembre de 2024 – La directora de la revista feminista Alas tensas, Ileana Álvarez; y el periodista independiente Mario Luis reyes, se reunieron en Bruselas, Bélgica, con representantes de la Unión Europea, y de organizaciones de derechos humanos localizada en esta ciudad. El 24 y 25 de septiembre cumplieron un itinerario lleno - ["Enforced Disappearances Create a Climate of Terror Among Opponents": Working Group Presents Report on the Effects of Enforced Disappearances in Electoral Contexts in Nicaragua and the World](https://raceandequality.org/resources/enforced-disappearances-create-a-climate-of-terror-among-opponents-working-group-presents-report-on-the-effects-of-enforced-disappearances-in-electoral-contexts-in-nicaragua-and-the-world/) - Geneva, September 23, 2024. The Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances presented its most recent report on the impact that these actions have on electoral processes in the world and stressed, that the practice is being used by the "elites in power", to maintain and consolidate it, mentioning the disappearances in Nicaragua since 2018 - [“Desapariciones forzadas crean clima de terror entre opositores”: Grupo de Trabajo presenta informe sobre efectos de las desapariciones forzadas en contextos electorales en Nicaragua y el mundo](https://raceandequality.org/resources/enforced-disappearances-create-a-climate-of-terror-among-opponents-working-group-presents-report-on-the-effects-of-enforced-disappearances-in-electoral-contexts-in-nicaragua-and-the-world/) - Ginebra, 23 de septiembre de 2024. El Grupo de Trabajo sobre Desapariciones Forzadas o Involuntarias presentó su más reciente informe sobre el impacto que estas acciones tienen sobre los procesos electorales en el mundo y, destacó, que la práctica está siendo utilizada por las “elites en el poder”, para mantenerlo y consolidarlo haciendo mención de - [Bisexual recognition and visibility: Obstacles Faced by Bisexual People](https://raceandequality.org/resources/bisexual-recognition-and-visibility-obstacles-faced-by-bisexual-people/) - Washington DC, September 23, 2024.- Every year, International Day of Bisexual Visibility offers a crucial opportunity, at the global level, for the recognition of bisexual identities as an important part of sexual and gender diversity. The Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) values and honors bisexual human rights defenders who contribute - [Reconhecimento e visibilidade bissexual: obstáculos enfrentados por pessoas bissexuais](https://raceandequality.org/resources/bisexual-recognition-and-visibility-obstacles-faced-by-bisexual-people/) - Washington DC, 23 de setembro de 2024 - Como todos os anos, o Dia Internacional da Visibilidade Bissexual oferece uma oportunidade, em nível global, para o reconhecimento da identidade bissexual como parte importante da diversidade sexual e de gênero. O Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) valoriza e homenageia os defensores - [Reconocimiento y visibilidad bisexual: obstáculos que enfrentan las personas bisexuales](https://raceandequality.org/resources/bisexual-recognition-and-visibility-obstacles-faced-by-bisexual-people/) - Washington DC, 23 de septiembre de 2024.- Como cada año, el Día Internacional de la Visibilidad Bisexual ofrece una oportunidad, a nivel global, para el reconocimiento de la identidad bisexual como parte importante de la diversidad sexual y de género. El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) valora y rinde homenaje - [¡Libertad para el activista cubano José Daniel Ferrer García!](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/libertad-para-el-activista-cubano-jose-daniel-ferrer-garcia/) - Washington D.C., 19 de septiembre de 2024 – El Parlamento Europeo votó hoy una resolución de urgencia en la que se solicita la liberación inmediata e incondicional del activista cubano José Daniel Ferrer García (53 años), líder de la Unión Patriótica de Cuba (Unpacu), quien permanece en prisión desde el 11 de julio de 2021, - ["Nicaragua is testing the limits of the United Nations system," experts say at a side event during the 57th session of the UN Human Rights Council](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaragua-is-testing-the-limits-of-the-united-nations-system-experts-say-at-a-side-event-during-the-57th-session-of-the-un-human-rights-council/) - Geneva, September 13, 2024.- "Nicaragua is not only isolating itself; it is testing the limits of the United Nations system," stated Jan Michael Simon, Chair of the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua (GHREN), during a side event organized by the Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights (Race and Equality), held in the - ["Nicaragua pone a prueba los límites del Sistema de Naciones Unidas", dicen personas expertas en evento paralelo al 57º período de sesiones del Consejo ONU](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaragua-is-testing-the-limits-of-the-united-nations-system-experts-say-at-a-side-event-during-the-57th-session-of-the-un-human-rights-council/) - Ginebra 13 de septiembre de 2024.- “Nicaragua no solo se está aislando, está poniendo a prueba los límites del Sistema Internacional de Naciones Unidas”, afirmó Jan Michael Simon, presidente del Grupo de Expertos en Derechos Humanos sobre Nicaragua (GHREN), durante un evento paralelo organizado por el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e - [Raza e Igualdad y #NicasLibresYa condenan la desnacionalización de las 135 personas desterradas hacia Guatemala ](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/raza-e-igualdad-y-nicaslibresya-condenan-la-desnacionalizacion-de-las-135-personas-desterradas-hacia-guatemala/) - Washington D.C., 10 de septiembre de 2024.- Desde Raza e Igualdad y la campaña #NicasLibresYa, expresamos nuestra más enérgica condena a la decisión arbitraria tomada por el régimen de Daniel Ortega y Rosario Murillo de arrebatarle la nacionalidad nicaragüense a 135 personas que el pasado 5 de septiembre fueron desterradas hacia Guatemala tras sufrir cárcel por - [Mujeres afrodescendientes se reunieron en Lima para construir una agenda común hacia su empoderamiento y la justicia étnica racial - social](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/dialogo-mujeres-afrodescendientes-empoderamiento-justicia-etnica-racial-social/) - Lima, 6 de septiembre de 2024 – Del 29 de agosto al 1 de septiembre, se llevó a cabo el “Diálogo regional de mujeres afrodescendientes para promover nuestro empoderamiento y lograr una justicia étnica racial - social”, en Lima, Perú. Este evento fue organizado por el Centro de Desarrollo de la Mujer Negra Peruana (CEDEMUNEP), y - [Race and Equality and #NicasLibresYa celebrate the release of 135 political prisoners and demand that the Ortega-Murillo regime cease all arbitrary detentions and imprisonments for political motives](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-and-nicaslibresya-celebrate-the-release-of-135-political-prisoners-and-demand-that-the-ortega-murillo-regime-cease-all-arbitrary-detentions-and-imprisonments-for-political-motives/) - Washington D.C., September 5, 2024.- Race and Equality and the organizations that make up the campaign #NicasLibreYa, celebrate the recent release of 135 people who were deprived of their liberty for political reasons and held in inhumane conditions in Nicaragua. This morning, the 5th of September, 135 people were liberated and subsequently exiled to Guatemala - [Raza e Igualdad y #NicasLibresYa celebran la excarcelación de 135 personas presas políticas y exigen al régimen Ortega-Murillo cesar las detenciones arbitrarias y la prisión por motivos políticos](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-and-nicaslibresya-celebrate-the-release-of-135-political-prisoners-and-demand-that-the-ortega-murillo-regime-cease-all-arbitrary-detentions-and-imprisonments-for-political-motives/) - Washington D.C., 5 de septiembre de 2024.- Raza e Igualdad y las organizaciones que conforman la campaña #NicasLibresYa, celebramos la reciente liberación de 135 personas que se encontraban privadas de libertad por motivos políticos en Nicaragua en condiciones inhumanas. La mañana de este jueves 5 de septiembre, estas 135 personas fueron liberadas y posteriormente desterradas - [Multifaceted Crisis in Nicaragua Requires Urgent Change of Course by the Government, Says UN High Commissioner for Human Rights](https://raceandequality.org/resources/multifaceted-crisis-in-nicaragua-requires-urgent-change-of-course-by-the-government-says-un-high-commissioner-for-human-rights/) - Geneva, September 4, 2024 – "The multifaceted crisis that has affected Nicaragua since 2018 requires an urgent change of course by the Government," recommended the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, in his annual report (2023-2024) published on Tuesday, September 3, in compliance with Human Rights Council Resolution 52/2. In his report, - [Crisis multifacética de Nicaragua requiere un ‎cambio urgente de rumbo por parte del gobierno, dice Alto Comisionado ONU](https://raceandequality.org/resources/multifaceted-crisis-in-nicaragua-requires-urgent-change-of-course-by-the-government-says-un-high-commissioner-for-human-rights/) - Ginebra, 4 de septiembre de 2024. – “La crisis multifacética que ha afectado a Nicaragua desde 2018 requiere un cambio urgente de rumbo por parte del Gobierno” recomendó el Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, Volker Türk, en su informe anual (2023-2024) publicado este martes 3 de septiembre. En su informe, - [En pre-sesión EPU Nicaragua: Exigimos prueba de vida de personas en situación de desaparición forzada](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/en-pre-sesion-epu-nicaragua-exigimos-prueba-de-vida-de-personas-en-situacion-de-desaparicion-forzada/) - COMUNICADO PRENSA_LEGAL Solicitamos a la ONU que utilice todos los mecanismos a su disposición para investigar y documentar las violaciones de Derechos Humanos en Nicaragua, y que tome medidas concretas para proteger a las víctimas. Ginebra, Suiza. 29 de agosto de 2024. La articulación de organizaciones de Nicaragua, en el marco de la Presesión del - [Visit of the UN Rapporteur on Racism to Brazil: Systemic racism and violence against women from racial and ethnic groups are the highlights of her report](https://raceandequality.org/resources/visit-of-the-un-rapporteur-on-racism-to-brazil/) - Brazil, September 02, 2024 – "Systemic racism demands systemic responses." This approach was emphasized by Ashiwini K.P., United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, during her press conference where she presented the preliminary conclusions following her visit to Brazil. Between August 5 and 16, the Rapporteur visited - [Visita de la Relatora de la ONU sobre el Racismo a Brasil: El racismo sistémico y la violencia contra las mujeres de grupos raciales y étnicos son los aspectos más destacados de su informe](https://raceandequality.org/resources/visit-of-the-un-rapporteur-on-racism-to-brazil/) - Brasil, 02 de setembro de 2024 – "El racismo sistémico exige respuestas sistémicas". Así lo enfatizó Ashiwini K.P., Relatora Especial de las Naciones Unidas sobre las formas contemporáneas de racismo, discriminación racial, xenofobia y formas conexas de intolerancia, durante la conferencia de prensa con las conclusiones preliminares de su visita a Brasil. Entre el 5 - [Representação política das pessoas afrodescendentes, um passo fundamental na luta contra o racismo sistêmico](https://raceandequality.org/resources/political-representation-of-people-of-african-descent-fight-against-systemic-racism/) - Washington, DC; 31 de agosto de 2024 - Promover os direitos humanos e as liberdades fundamentais das pessoas afrodescendentes, assim como combater o racismo sistêmico, também implica enfrentar a crise de representação política e trabalhar por uma democracia mais inclusiva. Sob essa premissa, o Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) comemora - [Political Representation of People of African Descent, a Key Step in the Fight Against Systemic Racism](https://raceandequality.org/resources/political-representation-of-people-of-african-descent-fight-against-systemic-racism/) - Washington, DC; August 31, 2024.- Promoting the human rights and fundamental freedoms of people of African descent, as well as combating systemic racism, also implies facing the crisis of political representation and working for more inclusive democracy. Under this premise, the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) commemorates this International Day - [Representatividad política de las personas afrodescendientes, un paso clave en la lucha contra el racismo sistémico](https://raceandequality.org/resources/political-representation-of-people-of-african-descent-fight-against-systemic-racism/) - Washington, DC; 31 de agosto de 2024.- Promover los derechos humanos y las libertades fundamentales de las personas afrodescendientes, así como combatir el racismo sistémico, implica también enfrentar la crisis de representatividad política y trabajar por una democracia más inclusiva. Bajo esa premisa, el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) conmemora - [En América Latina y el Caribe, las desapariciones forzadas entorpecen la democracia](https://raceandequality.org/resources/in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-enforced-disappearances-hinder-democracy/) - Washington D.C., 30 de agosto de 2024 – En Venezuela, luego de que se cumpliera un mes de las cuestionadas elecciones presidenciales en este país, más de dos mil personas han sido víctimas de desapariciones forzadas y detenciones arbitrarias, de acuerdo con las organizaciones Provea y Foro Penal. En México, “son alrededor de 110 mil - [In Latin America and the Caribbean, Enforced Disappearances Hinder Democracy](https://raceandequality.org/resources/in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-enforced-disappearances-hinder-democracy/) - Washington D.C., August 30, 2024 - In Venezuela, a month after its disputed presidential elections, more than two thousand people have been victims of forced disappearances and arbitrary detentions, according to the organizations Provea and Foro Penal. In Mexico, “there are around 110 thousand people who are missing to date,” according to the UN Committee - [Visita da Relatora da ONU sobre Racismo ao Brasil: Racismo Sistêmico e a Violência contra Mulheres de Grupos Raciais e Étnicos são destaques de seu Relatório](https://raceandequality.org/resources/visit-of-the-un-rapporteur-on-racism-to-brazil/) - Brasil, 23 de agosto de 2024 – “Racismo sistêmico demanda respostas sistêmicas”. Assim enfatizou Ashiwini K.P., Relatora Especial das Nações Unidas sobre formas contemporâneas de racismo, discriminação racial, xenofobia e intolerância correlata, durante a coletiva de imprensa com as conclusões preliminares sobre sua visita ao Brasil. Entre os dias 05 e 16 de agosto, a - [República Dominicana: Raza e Igualdad apoya participación de sociedad civil en la visita del Grupo de Trabajo sobre la cuestión de la discriminación contra las mujeres y las niñas](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/visita-grupo-trabajo-discriminacion-mujeres-ninas-republica-dominicana/) - Washington DC, 14 de agosto, 2024.- Tras la visita a República Dominicana del Grupo de Trabajo sobre la cuestión de la discriminación contra las mujeres y las niñas—realizada del 22 al 31 de julio de 2024—, las organizaciones de la sociedad civil agrupadas en la Red Jacques Viau y la Coalición Dominicana por el Respeto - [Día Internacional de los Pueblos Indígenas: Elevando la voz de organizaciones y activistas indígenas en espacios de promoción y protección de sus derechos](https://raceandequality.org/resources/international-day-of-the-worlds-indigenous-peoples-raising-the-voices-of-indigenous-organizations-and-activists-in-advocacy-spaces-for-the-promotion-and-protection-of-their-rights/) - Washington DC, 9 de agosto de 2024.- En el último año, el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) ha reforzado su trabajo de acompañamiento y capacitación a organizaciones y activistas por los derechos de los pueblos indígenas en las Américas, de cara a potenciar su participación e incidencia en espacios de - [Dia Internacional dos Povos Indígenas: Ressoando a voz de organizações e ativistas indígenas em espaços de promoção e defesa de seus direitos](https://raceandequality.org/resources/international-day-of-the-worlds-indigenous-peoples-raising-the-voices-of-indigenous-organizations-and-activists-in-advocacy-spaces-for-the-promotion-and-protection-of-their-rights/) - Washington DC, 9 de agosto de 2024 - No último ano, o Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade), fortaleceu seu trabalho de acompanhamento e capacitação de organizações e ativistas pelos direitos dos povos indígenas nas Américas, a fim de potencializar suas participações e incidência política em espaços de promoção e defesa - [International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples: Raising the voices of Indigenous organizations and activists in advocacy spaces for the promotion and protection of their rights](https://raceandequality.org/resources/international-day-of-the-worlds-indigenous-peoples-raising-the-voices-of-indigenous-organizations-and-activists-in-advocacy-spaces-for-the-promotion-and-protection-of-their-rights/) - Washington DC, August 9, 2024.- In the last year, the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) has strengthened its work of accompaniment and training of organizations and activists for the rights of Indigenous peoples in the Americas, to enhance their participation and advocacy in spaces for the promotion and protection of - [Conheça os temas prioritários da Relatora da ONU sobre Racismo, Ashiwini K.P., em sua visita ao Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/temas-prioritarios-da-relatora-da-onu-sobre-racismo-ashiwini-k-p/) - Brasil, 07 de agosto de 2024 - Entre os dias 5 e 16 de agosto, a Relatora Especial da ONU sobre formas contemporâneas de Racismo, Discriminação Racial, Xenofobia e Intolerância Correlatas, Sra. Ashiwini K.P., realiza uma visita oficial ao Brasil. Em sua agenda, estão previstas reuniões fechadas com autoridades do poder executivo federal e de - [Raça e Igualdade e as organizações do RegionaR manifestam preocupação com as alegações de violações dos direitos humanos no contexto eleitoral da Venezuela e exigem auditoria dos votos](https://raceandequality.org/resources/statement-regionar-venezuela/) - Em 28 de julho, foram realizadas eleições presidenciais na Venezuela. No entanto, há dúvidas fundamentadas sobre a veracidade dos resultados proclamados pelo Conselho Nacional Eleitoral (CNE), segundo os quais, Nicolás Maduro teria sido reeleito. De acordo com informações públicas, o domingo foi um dia amplamente pacífico em que milhões de venezuelanos saíram com entusiasmo, animação - [Race and Equality and RegionaR organizations express concern over allegations of human rights violations in Venezuela's electoral context and demand independent vote verification](https://raceandequality.org/resources/statement-regionar-venezuela/) - August 1, 2024.- On July 28, presidential elections were held in Venezuela, however, there are well-founded doubts about the veracity of the results proclaimed by the National Electoral Council (CNE), according to which Mr. Nicolás Maduro would have been re-elected. According to public information, Sunday was a mostly peaceful day in which millions of Venezuelans - [Raza e Igualdad y organizaciones de RegionaR expresan preocupación por denuncias de violaciones de derechos humanos en el contexto electoral de Venezuela y demandan verificación independiente de votos](https://raceandequality.org/resources/statement-regionar-venezuela/) - 1 de agosto, 2024.- El pasado 28 de julio se celebraron elecciones presidenciales en Venezuela, sin embargo, existen dudas fundadas sobre la veracidad de los resultados proclamados por el Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE), según los cuales el señor Nicolás Maduro habría sido reelecto. De acuerdo con información pública, el domingo se llevó a cabo una - [General Recommendation No. 5 of the MESECVI: A New Front in the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence Against Afro-descendent Women in the Americas](https://raceandequality.org/resources/general-recommendation-no-5-of-the-mesecvi/) - Washington DC, July 25, 2024.- This International Day of Black Latin American and Caribbean Women, the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) joins efforts to support the dissemination and promote the implementation of General Recommendation No. 5: Gender-based violence against Afro-descendent women, recognizing that it is a novel and comprehensive framework - [Recomendação Geral No. 5 do MESECVI: Uma nova frente no enfrentamento à violência de gênero contra as mulheres afrodescendentes nas Américas](https://raceandequality.org/resources/general-recommendation-no-5-of-the-mesecvi/) - Washington D.C., 25 de julho de 2024 - Neste Dia da Mulher Negra Latino-americana, Caribenha e da Diáspora, o Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) une esforços para apoiar a divulgação e promover a implementação da Recomendação Geral nº 5: Violência de gênero contra mulheres afrodescendentes, reconhecendo que se trata de - [Recomendación General No. 5 del MESECVI: Un nuevo frente de lucha contra la violencia de género hacia mujeres afrodescendientes en las Américas](https://raceandequality.org/resources/general-recommendation-no-5-of-the-mesecvi/) - Washington DC, 25 de julio de 2024.- Este Día de la Mujer Afrolatina, Afrocaribeña y de la Diáspora, el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) se une a los esfuerzos para apoyar la difusión y promover la implementación de la Recomendación General No. 5: Violencia de género contra las mujeres afrodescendientes, - [Tres años del 11J: Más de 600 personas permanecen privadas de libertad por protestar pacíficamente en Cuba](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/a-tres-anos-del-11j-mas-de-600-personas-permanecen-privadas-de-libertad-por-protestar-pacificamente-en-cuba/) - Washington D.C., 10 de julio de 2024 – Las organizaciones firmantes realizan la siguiente declaración en conmemoración del tercer aniversario de las manifestaciones realizadas el 11 de julio de 2021 (11J -en adelante) y los días siguientes en Cuba, y demandan al Estado cubano el respeto, protección y garantía de los derechos humanos de todos - [En los tres años del 11J, diez activistas de Cuba denuncian violaciones de DDHH en este país](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/en-los-tres-anos-del-11j-diez-activistas-de-cuba-denuncian-violaciones-de-ddhh-en-este-pais/) - Washington D.C., 10 de julio de 2024 – En Cuba, este jueves se conmemoran tres años de las históricas y multitudinarias protestas del 11 y 12 de julio de 2021, también conocidas como 11J. Miles de personas se tomaron las calles y más de 1400 habitantes de este país, fueron detenidos de forma arbitraria, de - [Informe de Raza e Igualdad: IFIs deben garantizar que su apoyo no perpetúe la crisis en Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/informe-de-raza-e-igualdad-ifis-deben-garantizar-que-su-apoyo-no-perpetue-la-crisis-en-nicaragua/) - Washington D.C., 3 de julio de 2024.- El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) lanzó el informe "El apoyo financiero internacional a Nicaragua y la crisis democrática y de derechos humanos", que analiza la falta de cambios sustanciales en la relación de las Instituciones Financieras Internacionales (IFIs) con el régimen autoritario - [Organizações LGBTI que tornam o Orgulho possível na América Latina](https://raceandequality.org/resources/lgbti-organizations-that-make-pride-possible-in-latin-america/) - Washington DC., 28 de junho de 2024.- No Dia Internacional do Orgulho LGBTI+, a Raça e Igualdade reconhece que a luta pelos direitos das pessoas LGBTI+ tem sido uma longa e contínua batalha, marcada pelo papel fundamental das organizações da sociedade civil (OSCs) e pelos avanços significativos na promoção e defesa dos direitos das pessoas - [Organizaciones LGBTI que hacen posible el Orgullo en Latinoamérica](https://raceandequality.org/resources/lgbti-organizations-that-make-pride-possible-in-latin-america/) - Washington DC., 28 de junio de 2024.- En el Día Internacional del Orgullo LGBTI+, Raza e Igualdad reconoce que la lucha por los derechos de las personas LGBTI+ ha sido una batalla larga y continua, marcada por el papel fundamental de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil (OSC) y los avances significativos en la promoción - [LGBTI organizations that make Pride possible in Latin America](https://raceandequality.org/resources/lgbti-organizations-that-make-pride-possible-in-latin-america/) - Washington DC., June 28, 2024.- On International LGBTI+ Pride Day, Race and Equality recognizes that the fight for the rights of LGBTI+ persons has been a long and ongoing battle, marked by the fundamental role of civil society organizations (CSOs) and the significant advances in the promotion and defense of the rights of LGBTI+ persons - [Assembleia Geral da OEA: Raça e Igualdade Dialoga com a Sociedade Civil e Especialistas sobre Discriminação Racial, Violência de Gênero e Segurança Hemisférica nas Américas](https://raceandequality.org/resources/oas-general-assembly-race-and-equality-to-dialogue-with-civil-society-and-experts-on-racial-discrimination-gender-based-violence-and-hemispheric-security/) - Washington D.C., 14 de junho de 2024 – Em vistas da 54ª sessão da Assembleia Geral da Organização dos Estados Americanos (OEA), o Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) reafirma seu compromisso com a defesa dos direitos humanos na região com a realização de três eventos paralelos. O primeiro evento, o - [OAS General Assembly: Race and Equality to dialogue with civil society and experts on racial discrimination, gender-based violence and hemispheric security](https://raceandequality.org/resources/oas-general-assembly-race-and-equality-to-dialogue-with-civil-society-and-experts-on-racial-discrimination-gender-based-violence-and-hemispheric-security/) - Washington D.C., June 14, 2024 - Ahead of the 54th session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race & Equality) is reaffirming its commitment to the defense of human rights in the region by holding three parallel events. The first event, the - [Asamblea de la OEA: Raza e Igualdad dialogará con sociedad civil y expertos sobre discriminación racial, violencia de género y seguridad hemisférica](https://raceandequality.org/resources/oas-general-assembly-race-and-equality-to-dialogue-with-civil-society-and-experts-on-racial-discrimination-gender-based-violence-and-hemispheric-security/) - Washington D.C., 14 de junio de 2024 – De cara al 54º período de sesiones de la Asamblea General de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA), el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) reafirma su compromiso con la defensa de los derechos humanos en la región realizando tres eventos paralelos. - [“PROTEJA SEUS DIREITOS”: a campanha que busca proporcionar ferramentas pedagógicas que ajudem a reduzir a violência contra os defensores do meio ambiente na região](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/proteja-seus-direitos/) - Brasil, 18 de junho de 2024 - O Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) se uniu à American Bar Association - ABA ROLI e diversos grupos de organizações da sociedade civil [1] que trabalham pelos direitos dos Defensores Ambientais (DE) na América Latina, para lançarem a campanha "PROTEJA SEUS DIREITOS". Esta - [Raza e Igualdad y 23 organizaciones instan a los Estados a crear una Convención para la prevención y el castigo de los crímenes de lesa humanidad](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/instan-crear-convencion-prevencion-castigo-crimenes-lesa-humanidad/) - Washington DC, 5 de junio de 2024.- En un documento informativo titulado “Hacia una Convención para la prevención y el castigo de los crímenes de lesa humanidad: Recomendaciones a los Estados relacionadas con amnistías y otras medidas de impunidad similares”, Raza e Igualdad y 23 organizaciones asociadas instan a los Estados a apoyar la apertura - [Mother’s Day in Nicaragua: The International Community Must Amplify its Cry for Justice](https://raceandequality.org/resources/dia-de-las-madres-en-nicaragua-la-comunidad-internacional-debe-amplificar-su-clamor-por-justicia/) - May 30th marks Mother’s Day in Nicaragua, a day that should represent happiness and peace, but in this Central American country it is marked by mourning and pain. We at the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race & Equality) recognize the tireless quest for justice of Nicaraguan mothers and renew our commitment to - [Día de las madres en Nicaragua: la comunidad internacional debe amplificar su clamor por justicia](https://raceandequality.org/resources/dia-de-las-madres-en-nicaragua-la-comunidad-internacional-debe-amplificar-su-clamor-por-justicia/) - Washington D.C, 30 de mayo 2024.- El 30 de mayo se celebra el día de las madres en Nicaragua, un día que debería representar felicidad y paz, pero en este país centroamericano está marcado por luto y dolor. Desde el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) reconocemos la incansable búsqueda de justicia de - [Colombia: Raza e Igualdad promueve inclusión de las juventudes en el movimiento negro del país](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/conversatorio-la-voceria-movimiento-negro-colombia/) - Bogotá, 29 de mayo de 2024.- En el marco del Día de la Afrocolombianidad, el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos organizó el conversatorio "La Vocería: El Rol de los Procesos Juveniles en el Fortalecimiento del Movimiento Negro en Colombia", que reunió a jóvenes de diversas organizaciones afrocolombianas para discutir su papel en la - [Nicaragua: Condenamos detenciones arbitrarias a quienes ejercen su derecho a la libertad de expresión](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/nicaragua-condenamos-detenciones-arbitrarias-a-quienes-ejercen-su-derecho-a-la-libertad-de-expresion/) - Las organizaciones firmantes condenamos la continuidad de los allanamientos ilegales y detenciones arbitrarias a quienes ejercen su derecho a la libertad de expresión en Nicaragua. El domingo 19 de mayo de 2024 por la noche, la plataforma Alertas Libertad de Prensa Nicaragua dio a conocer que el periodista del municipio de León en Nicaragua, - [Colombia: Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) dio trámite a petición en el caso Bernardo Cuero Bravo](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/dia-afrocolombianidad-cidh-tramite-peticion-caso-bernardo-cuero-bravo/) - Bogotá, 21 de mayo de 2024.- En el marco del Día de la Afrocolombianidad, celebramos que la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) haya dado trámite a la petición presentada por la Asociación Nacional de Colombianos Desplazados (AFRODES), el Comité de Solidaridad de Presos Políticos (CSPP) y el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos - [Tras amenazas y hostigamiento, CIDH amplía medidas cautelares a favor de la abogada cubana Marienys Pavó Oñate](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/tras-amenazas-y-hostigamiento-cidh-amplia-medidas-cautelares-a-favor-de-la-abogada-cubana-marienys-pavo-onate/) - Washington D.C., 20 de mayo de 2024 - El pasado 11 de mayo, la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) adoptó la Resolución de Ampliación 29/2024, en la que ordena al Estado de Cuba garantizar la vida y la integridad personal de la abogada cubana Marienys Pavó Oñate, y le pide entregar información sobre las - [IDAHOBIT: Celebrando os últimos avanços na luta das pessoas LGBTI+](https://raceandequality.org/resources/idahobit-celebrating-the-most-recent-advancements-in-the-struggle-of-lgbti-persons/) - Washington D.C., 17 de maio de 2024 -. "Ninguém fica para trás: igualdade, liberdade e justiça para todes" é o tema global deste 17 de maio, Dia Internacional Contra a Homofobia, Transfobia e Bifobia + (IDAHOBIT). Hoje comemoramos a data em que a Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) retirou a homossexualidade da lista de patologias - [IDAHOBIT: Celebrating the most recent advancements in the struggle of LGBTI+ persons](https://raceandequality.org/resources/idahobit-celebrating-the-most-recent-advancements-in-the-struggle-of-lgbti-persons/) - Washington D.C., May 17, 2024 -. "No One Left Behind: Equality, Freedom, and Justice for All" is the global theme for May 17, the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia+ (IDAHOBIT). Today we commemorate the date on which the World Health Organization (WHO) removed homosexuality from the list of mental illnesses of the International - [IDAHOBIT: Celebrando los últimos avances de la lucha de las personas LGBTI+](https://raceandequality.org/resources/idahobit-celebrating-the-most-recent-advancements-in-the-struggle-of-lgbti-persons/) - Washington D.C., 17 de mayo de 2024 -. “Nadie se queda atrás: igualdad, libertad y justicia para todes” es el lema global para este 17 de mayo, Día Internacional contra la Homofobia, Transfobia y Bifobia + (IDAHOBIT por sus siglas en inglés). Hoy conmemoramos la fecha en que la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) - [Five years after 11M in Cuba: LGBTI+ activism, stories of repression, jail, and forced exile](https://raceandequality.org/resources/five-years-after-11m-in-cuba-lgbti-activism-stories-of-repression-jail-and-forced-exile/) - Washington D.C., May 10, 2024 - This Saturday, May 11, marks five years since a public demonstration in Havana, Cuba, that ended with dozens of LGBTI+ people detained and assaulted. On that day in 2019, also known as 11M, dozens of people with diverse sexual orientation and gender identity were getting ready to participate in - [Cinco años del 11M en Cuba: Activismo LGBTI+, historias de represión, cárcel y exilio forzado](https://raceandequality.org/resources/five-years-after-11m-in-cuba-lgbti-activism-stories-of-repression-jail-and-forced-exile/) - Washington D.C., 10 de mayo de 2024 – Este sábado 11 de mayo se cumplen cinco años de una manifestación pública en La Habana, Cuba, que terminó con decenas de personas LGBTI+ detenidas y violentadas. Aquel día de 2019, también conocido como 11M, decenas de personas con orientación sexual e identidad de género diversas se - [Cuba y Nicaragua: países donde el periodismo independiente es un crimen](https://raceandequality.org/resources/cuba-and-nicaragua-countries-where-independent-journalism-is-a-crime/) - Washington D.C., 3 de mayo de 2024.- En los regímenes autoritarios de Cuba y Nicaragua el periodismo independiente es castigado con cárcel, exilio, despojo arbitrario de la nacionalidad, confiscaciones de propiedades personales y medios de comunicación. A propósito del Día de la Libertad de Prensa, que se conmemora hoy en todo el mundo, y reconociendo - [Cuba and Nicaragua: countries where independent journalism is a crime](https://raceandequality.org/resources/cuba-and-nicaragua-countries-where-independent-journalism-is-a-crime/) - On World Press Freedom Day, we demand that Cuban and Nicaraguan authorities respect independent journalism, without resorting to violence and repression against those who practice this profession. Washington D.C., May 3, 2024 - In the authoritarian regimes of Cuba and Nicaragua, independent journalism is punished with imprisonment, exile, arbitrary deprivation of nationality, confiscation of personal property, - [Lesbian Visibility: a look into the strength and public presence of lesbians](https://raceandequality.org/resources/lesbian-visibility-a-look-into-the-strength-and-public-presence-of-lesbians/) - Washington D.C., 26 April 2024. – April brings much lesbian power. Today we recall the fundamental political role that lesbians have had in history, and the courage and determination of many lesbian women who face a machista, violent, and discriminatory society. Their strength has generated an undeniable impact in every country in the region; therefore, on - [Visibilidad Lésbica: una mirada a la fuerza y presencia pública lésbica](https://raceandequality.org/resources/lesbian-visibility-a-look-into-the-strength-and-public-presence-of-lesbians/) - Washington D.C., 26 de abril de 2024.– Abril trae mucha fuerza lésbica. Esta fecha nos recuerda lo fundamental que es el papel político de las lesbianas en la historia, el coraje y la determinación de muchas mujeres lesbianas para enfrentar a una sociedad machista, violenta y discriminadora. Esta fuerza ha generado un impacto innegable en cada - [Visibilidade lésbica: um olhar sobre a força e presença pública lésbica](https://raceandequality.org/resources/lesbian-visibility-a-look-into-the-strength-and-public-presence-of-lesbians/) - Washington, D.C., 26 de abril de 2024 – O mês de abril traz muita força lésbica. Esta data nos recorda o quão fundamental é o papel político das lésbicas na história, a coragem e a determinação de muitas mulheres lésbicas para enfrentar uma sociedade sexista, violenta e discriminatória. Essa força gerou um impacto inegável em - [UN liquidity crisis: Rights groups call on States to #PayYourDues](https://raceandequality.org/resources/un-liquidity-crisis-rights-groups-call-on-states-to-payyourdues/) - As the United Nations face a historic liquidity crisis due to unpaid dues, civil society urges Member States to fulfill their financial obligations, safeguarding critical human rights operations. The failure of States to pay their membership dues to the United Nations (UN) in full and on time is causing a financial liquidity crisis for the organisation. According to - [Six Years of Crimes Against Humanity in Nicaragua: Justice Must Not Be Delayed Any Longer! ](https://raceandequality.org/resources/six-years-of-crimes-against-humanity-in-nicaragua-justice-must-not-be-delayed-any-longer/) - Washington D.C., April 18, 2024 - On the sixth anniversary of the socio-political and human rights crisis in Nicaragua, the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) urges international solidarity with the direct victims of repression and their families, who deserve truth, justice, reparations and guarantees of non-repetition. Race and Equality urgently - [Seis años de crímenes de lesa humanidad en Nicaragua: ¡La justicia no debe demorar más!](https://raceandequality.org/resources/six-years-of-crimes-against-humanity-in-nicaragua-justice-must-not-be-delayed-any-longer/) - Washington D.C, 18 de abril 2024.- En el sexto aniversario de la crisis sociopolítica y de derechos humanos en Nicaragua, el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) insta a la solidaridad internacional con las víctimas directas de la represión y sus familiares, quienes merecen verdad, justicia, reparación y garantías de no - [Working Group on Arbitrary Detention calls for "full release" of Cuban activist Yandier García Labrada](https://raceandequality.org/resources/working-group-on-arbitrary-detention-calls-for-full-release-of-cuban-activist-yandier-garcia-labrada/) - Washington D.C., April 5, 2024 - "February 27 (2024) was the last time I saw my brother. He was very thin," says Iran Almaguer Labrada, brother of Cuban activist Yandier Garcia Labrada (39 years old), who appears in the Opinion 68/2023 of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, which was made public in mid-March. In - [Grupo de Trabajo sobre la Detención Arbitraria solicita “libertad plena” para el activista cubano Yandier García Labrada](https://raceandequality.org/resources/working-group-on-arbitrary-detention-calls-for-full-release-of-cuban-activist-yandier-garcia-labrada/) - Washington D.C., 5 de abril de 2024 – “El día 27 de febrero (de 2024) fue la última vez que vi a mi hermano. Estaba muy delgadito”, dice Irán Almaguer Labrada, hermano del activista cubano Yandier García Labrada (39 años), quien aparece en la Opinión número 68/2023[1] del Grupo de Trabajo sobre la Detención Arbitraria, - [Visibilidad Trans: acceder a la salud es un derecho humano, no un privilegio](https://raceandequality.org/resources/trans-visibility-day-access-to-healthcare-is-a-human-right-not-a-privilege/) - Washington D.C., 31 de marzo de 2024.- En el Día Internacional de la Visibilidad Trans, el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) reconoce que las personas trans, trans no binaries y personas de género diverso siguen enfrentando fuertes barreras institucionales, sociales y económicas para ejercer su derecho a la salud, aún - [Trans Visibility Day: access to healthcare is a human right, not a privilege](https://raceandequality.org/resources/trans-visibility-day-access-to-healthcare-is-a-human-right-not-a-privilege/) - Washington D.C., 31 March 2024.- On International Transgender Day of Visibility, the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) recognizes that trans people, trans non-binary people, and gender diverse people continue to face strong institutional, social, and economic barriers in the exercise of their right to healthcare, while even more people who - [Dia da Visibilidade Trans: Acesso à Saúde é um Direito Humano, não um privilégio](https://raceandequality.org/resources/trans-visibility-day-access-to-healthcare-is-a-human-right-not-a-privilege/) - Washington D.C., 31 de março de 2024.- No Dia Internacional da Visibilidade Trans, o Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) reconhece que pessoas trans, trans não-binárias e de gênero diverso continuam a enfrentar fortes barreiras institucionais, sociais e econômicas para exercer seu direito à saúde, ainda mais pessoas negras, marginalizadas, - [Cuba violates human rights, we demand an end to repression!](https://raceandequality.org/resources/cuba-violates-human-rights-we-demand-an-end-to-repression/) - Washington D.C., March 26, 2024. - On March 17 and 18, 2024, the social networks of international and civil society organizations that monitor the social, political and economic crisis in Cuba were flooded with images of the island, showing people from the provinces of Santiago de Cuba, Granma and Matanzas, shouting: "Current and food", "homeland - [Cuba viola derechos humanos. ¡Exigimos el cese de la represión!](https://raceandequality.org/resources/cuba-violates-human-rights-we-demand-an-end-to-repression/) - Washington D.C., 26 de marzo de 2024. – El 17 y 18 de marzo de 2024, las redes sociales de las organizaciones internacionales y de la sociedad civil que monitorean la crisis social, política y económica en Cuba, se inundaron de imágenes de la Isla, en las que se mostraban personas de las provincias de - [Cuba: Sociedad civil independiente exige al Estado acatar recomendaciones del EPU](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/cuba-sociedad-civil-independiente-exige-al-estado-acatar-recomendaciones-del-epu/) - Washington DC, 26 de marzo de 2024.- Después de que el Estado de Cuba fuera evaluado en el cuarto ciclo del Examen Periódico Universal (EPU) el 15 de noviembre de 2023, el día de hoy se aprobó el informe final del Grupo de Trabajo de este mecanismo del Consejo de Derechos de Humanos, en el - [No Dia Internacional para a Eliminação da Discriminação Racial, fazemos um apelo urgente para combater a discriminação e o racismo religioso nas Américas](https://raceandequality.org/resources/religious-racism-urgent-call/) - Washington D.C, 21 de março de 2024.- Ao comemorar neste 21 de março o Dia Internacional para a Eliminação da Discriminação Racial, o Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) apela urgentemente aos Estados para que adotem medidas para combater as crescentes manifestações de discriminação e racismo religioso nas Américas, que afetam - [En el Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial, hacemos un llamado urgente a combatir la discriminación y racismo religiosos en las Américas](https://raceandequality.org/resources/religious-racism-urgent-call/) - Washington DC, 21 de marzo de 2024.- Al conmemorar este 21 de marzo el Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial, el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) hace un llamado urgente a los Estados para que adopten medidas para combatir las crecientes manifestaciones de discriminación y racismo religiosos - [On the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, We Make an Urgent Call to Combat Religious Discrimination and Racism in the Americas](https://raceandequality.org/resources/religious-racism-urgent-call/) - Washington DC, March 21, 2024.- As we commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on March 21, the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) urgently calls on States to adopt measures to combat growing manifestations of religious discrimination and racism in the Americas, which significantly affect racialized population - [Makira-E'ta e Raça e Igualdade lançam edital para jovens lideranças indígenas](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/makira-eta-e-raca-e-igualdade-lancam-edital-para-jovens-liderancas-indigenas/) - TERMO DE REFERÊNCIA No 01/24 - RAÇA E IGUALDADE Projeto: RAÇA & IGUALDADE; Título da Vaga: Jovens Líderes Indígenas Departamento: Coordenadoria da Rede de Jovens Comunicadores; Tipo de contrato: Contratação de prestação de serviços - Pessoa jurídica; Previsão de início: Janeiro/2024 Modalidade de Trabalho: Remoto - Manaus/AM Período de inscrição: 28 de Fevereiro a 02 - [La CIDH dio trámite a la Petición presentada por la Coordinación de Mujeres afrocolombianas Desplazadas en Resistencia (La COMADRE) reclamando la negación del Estado de Colombia a reconocerla como sujeta de reparación colectiva étnica](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/cidh-tramite-peticion-la-comadre-colombia/) - Bogotá, 13 de marzo de 2024.- La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) dio trámite a una Petición presentada por la Coordinación de Mujeres Afrocolombianas Desplazadas en Resistencia (La COMADRE) reclamando la negación del Estado de Colombia a reconocerla como sujeta de reparación colectiva étnica como consecuencia del desplazamiento forzado y otros hechos victimizantes padecidos - [Programa de pasantías en el marco del proyecto “Empoderar las voces de las y los jóvenes indígenas y afrodescendientes: construir comunidades más fuertes para la equidad y la inclusión en Brasil y Colombia”](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/programa-de-pasantias-jovenes-indigenas-onic-colombia/) - La Organización Nacional Indígena de Colombia – ONIC lleva más de 42 años trabajando bajo los principios de Unidad, Territorio, Cultura y Autonomía y siendo el actor principal del movimiento indígena para la defensa y protección de los derechos étnicos, colectivos y culturales de los pueblos indígenas y para la democratización de la sociedad, logrando - [8M: La fuerza antirracista en la lucha por los derechos de todas las mujeres](https://raceandequality.org/resources/8m-anti-racist-force-in-the-struggle-for-the-rights-of-all-women/) - Washington DC, 8 de marzo de 2024.- Desde sus inicios, el movimiento por los derechos de las mujeres se ha nutrido de diferentes perspectivas, ampliando así su visión y misión en las diferentes esferas de la sociedad. Una de ellas es la perspectiva antirracista que, a pesar de toparse con una serie de obstáculos para - [8M: Anti-racist force in the struggle for the rights of all women](https://raceandequality.org/resources/8m-anti-racist-force-in-the-struggle-for-the-rights-of-all-women/) - Washington D.C., 8 March 2024.- Since its beginnings, the movement for the rights of women has been nutured by different perspectives, amplifying it’s vision and mission in different spheres of society. One of these is the anti-racist perspective the, despite encountering a series of obstacles to its full incorporation, it has been the basis for - [In Cuba, 8M is lived between gender violence and repression](https://raceandequality.org/resources/in-cuba-8m-is-lived-between-gender-violence-and-repression/) - Washington, March 8, 2024 - In Cuba, March 8 (8M), International Women's Day, is lived between gender violence and repression. During 2023, 89 women were victims of femicide in Cuba, and so far in 2024, 12 cases have already been documented, according to the platform Yo sí te creo en Cuba and the Gender Observatory - [En Cuba se vive el 8M entre la violencia de género y la represión](https://raceandequality.org/resources/in-cuba-8m-is-lived-between-gender-violence-and-repression/) - Washington 8 de marzo de 2024 – En Cuba, el 8 de marzo (8M), fecha en que se conmemora el Día Internacional de la Mujer, se vive entre la violencia de género y la represión. Durante 2023, 89 mujeres fueron víctimas de feminicidio en Cuba[1], y en lo que va de 2024 ya se han - [8M: A Força Antirracista na Luta pelos Direitos de Todas as Mulheres](https://raceandequality.org/resources/8m-anti-racist-force-in-the-struggle-for-the-rights-of-all-women/) - Washington D.C, 8 de março de 2024. - Desde sua criação, o movimento pelos direitos das mulheres tem sido alimentado por diferentes perspectivas, ampliando sua visão e missão em diferentes esferas da sociedade. Uma delas é a perspectiva antirracista que, apesar de encontrar uma série de obstáculos para a sua plena integração, tem sido a - [Dominican Republic: Civil Society Delegation Present at The UPR Pre-Session](https://raceandequality.org/resources/dominican-republic-civil-society-delegation-present-at-the-upr-pre-session/) - Geneva, March 4, 2024 - A Dominican civil society delegation participated in the Pre-session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) held on Friday, February 16, 2024, in Geneva, Switzerland, with the technical support of the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality). The delegation was composed of Maria Martinez (Movimiento Socio Cultural - [República Dominicana: Delegación de sociedad civil presente en la Pre-Sesión EPU](https://raceandequality.org/resources/dominican-republic-civil-society-delegation-present-at-the-upr-pre-session/) - Ginebra, 6 de marzo de 2024.- Una delegación de sociedad civil dominicana participó en la Pre-sesión del Examen Periódico Universal (EPU) realizada el viernes 16 de febrero de 2024 en Ginebra, Suiza, con el apoyo técnico del Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad). La delegación estuvo compuesta por María Martínez (Movimiento - [CONAQ E RAÇA E IGUALDADE LANÇAM EDITAL DE SELEÇÃO PARA JOVEM QUILOMBOLAS PARA FORMAÇÃO EM LITIGÂNCIA ESTRATÉGICA](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/conaq-e-race-and-equality/) - Brasil, 05 de março de 2024 - A Coordenação Nacional de Articulação das Comunidades Negras Rurais Quilombolas (CONAQ) em parceria com o Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade), torna pública a abertura de inscrições do processo seletivo para Jovens líderes de comunidades quilombola (LGBTQI+, mulheres e pessoas com deficiência) para Formação em - [Nicaraguan Regime Commits Crimes Against Humanity: International Cooperation Urged for Judicial Investigations](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaraguan-regime-commits-crimes-against-humanity-international-cooperation-urged-for-judicial-investigations/) - Geneva, 29 February, 2024. – Following the release of the second report by the Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua (GHREN), which identifies President Daniel Ortega, Vice President Rosario Murillo, and other senior Nicaraguan state officials as perpetrators of crimes against humanity, the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) calls - [Régimen de Nicaragua comete crímenes de lesa humanidad: La comunidad internacional debe colaborar en investigaciones judiciales](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaraguan-regime-commits-crimes-against-humanity-international-cooperation-urged-for-judicial-investigations/) - Ginebra, 29 de febrero de 2024- Ante el segundo informe del Grupo de Expertos en Derechos Humanos sobre Nicaragua (GHREN) que identifica al Presidente Daniel Ortega, la Vicepresidenta Rosario Murillo y otros altos funcionarios estatales nicaragüenses como perpetradores de crímenes de lesa humanidad, el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) exhorta - [Sociedad civil independiente de Cuba denuncia ante la CIDH más de 2,700 ataques estatales entre 2022 y 2023](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/sociedad-civil-independiente-de-cuba-denuncia-ante-la-cidh-mas-de-2700-ataques-estatales-entre-2022-y-2023/) - Washington D.C., 29 de febrero de 2024 – En el marco de una audiencia temática celebrada el 29 de febrero ante la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH), una coalición de 13 organizaciones internacionales y de la sociedad civil independiente de Cuba presentaron el informe “Derecho a la libertad de asociación” en el que denunciaron - [Operação Verão x Operação Escudo: Raça e Igualdade condena a letalidade da Segurança Pública de São Paulo](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/operacao-verao-x-operacao-escudo/) - Brasil, 21 de fevereiro de 2024 - Seguindo a mesma lógica violenta de 2023, a política de segurança pública aplicada pelo Governador de São Paulo, Tarcísio de Freitas, e pelo seu Secretário de Segurança Pública, Guilherme Derrite; celebra seu êxito com um fatídico número de mortes. A Operação Verão realizada na Baixada Santista alcançou 28 - [Primeira 'Marsha' Nacional de Visibilidade Trans no Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/primeira-marsha-nacional-de-visibilidade-trans-no-brasil/) - Brasil, 30 de janeiro de 2024 – No dia 28 de janeiro (domingo), Brasília foi palco da Primeira 'Marsha' Nacional pela Visibilidade Trans no Brasil, reunindo centenas de pessoas trans de todas as regiões do país pelo direito à vida, à dignidade e identidade, além de convocar pessoas LGBI+ e aliades do país. A primeira - [CIDH notificó al Estado peruano sobre la petición de mamás lesbianas](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/cidh-notifico-al-estado-peruano-sobre-la-peticion-de-mamas-lesbianas/) - Lima, 8 de enero de 2024.- Jenny y Darling, una pareja de ciudadanas peruanas, ingresaron una petición a la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) en marzo 2022 debido a las violaciones de los derechos humanos de su hijo Daki y de ellas. La CIDH ha notificado al Estado peruano y le ha otorgado tres - [20 de luta trans: A revolução pelos direitos do movimento brasileiro](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/20-de-luta-trans-a-revolucao-pelos-direitos-do-movimento-brasileiro/) - Brasil, 29 de janeiro de 2024. – Hoje completam 20 anos que pela primeira vez, um grupo de pessoas trans, travestis e transexuais ocupou o Congresso Nacional em Brasília para participar de decisões das políticas públicas. Este evento ocorreu no âmbito do lançamento da campanha "Travesti e Respeito: Já está na hora dos dois serem - [Violent End of the Year in Nicaragua: Maximum Alert Due to Unprecedented Raid Against Catholic Church Leaders](https://raceandequality.org/resources/violent-end-of-the-year-in-nicaragua-maximum-alert-due-to-unprecedented-raid-against-catholic-church-leaders/) - Washington D.C., December 31, 2023.- Just hours before the close of 2023, the Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights (Race and Equality) issues a maximum alert to the international community regarding the unprecedented raid, arbitrary detentions, and forced disappearances committed by the dictatorial regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo against members of the - [Violento fin de año en Nicaragua: Alerta máxima por redada sin precedentes contra líderes de la Iglesia católica](https://raceandequality.org/resources/violent-end-of-the-year-in-nicaragua-maximum-alert-due-to-unprecedented-raid-against-catholic-church-leaders/) - Washington D.C., 31 de diciembre de 2023.- A tan solo unas horas del cierre del año 2023, el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) lanza una alerta máxima a la comunidad internacional por la redada sin precedentes, las detenciones arbitrarias y desapariciones forzadas cometidas por el régimen dictatorial de Daniel Ortega - [Visita do EMLER ao Brasil: Mecanismo da ONU exorta por reparação frente ao racismo sistêmico e a brutalidade policial](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/visita-do-emler-ao-brasil/) - Brasil, 22 de dezembro de 2023 – De 27 de novembro a 08 de dezembro, o Mecanismo de Especialistas Independentes para Promoção da Justiça e Igualdade Racial na Aplicação da Lei (EMLER), das Nações Unidas, esteve em Missão no Brasil com visita às cidades de Brasília, Salvador, Fortaleza, São Paulo e Rio de Janeiro. O - [Alta Comisionada Adjunta sobre Nicaragua: La impunidad es la norma ](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/alta-comisionada-adjunta-sobre-nicaragua-la-impunidad-es-la-norma/) - Ginebra, 18 de diciembre 2023.- La Alta Comisionada Adjunta para los Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas, Nada Al-Nashif realizó una actualización oral sobre la situación de los derechos humanos en Nicaragua en la que resaltó que en el país centroamericano “la impunidad es la norma” dada la falta de acción del gobierno nicaragüense para - [México: Raza e Igualdad lanza informe sobre racismo y discriminación racial en el Sistema de Justicia](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/mexico-raza-e-igualdad-lanza-informe-sobre-racismo-y-discriminacion-racial-en-el-sistema-de-justicia/) - Washington, D.C., 12 de diciembre de 2023.- El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) realizó el lanzamiento del Informe sobre Racismo Y Discriminación Racial en el Sistema de Justicia de México. Experiencia Ciudad de México, Chiapas, Oaxaca y Yucatán, en el marco del proyecto “Promoción de una agenda antirracista para fortalecer - [Defensores de derechos humanos nicaragüenses galardonados como finalistas del Premio Sájarov 2023](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/defensores-de-derechos-humanos-nicaraguenses-galardonados-como-finalistas-del-premio-sajarov-2023/) - Estrasburgo, 12 de diciembre de 2023.- En el marco de la ceremonia de entrega del Premio Sájarov a la Libertad de Conciencia 2023, el Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad), la Federación Internacional por los Derechos Humanos (FIDH) y la ​​Red EU-LAT conmemoran el trabajo legítimo y esencial de las - [La defensa de derechos humanos en Cuba sigue bajo asedio](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/la-defensa-de-derechos-humanos-en-cuba-sigue-bajo-asedio/) - Washington D.C., 11 de diciembre de 2023 - En el marco del Día de los Derechos Humanos y de la celebración del 75 aniversario de la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos, manifestamos nuestra profunda preocupación porque en Cuba se siga deteniendo arbitrariamente, se hostigue y se intimiden a personas defensoras de derechos humanos, periodistas - [A Declaração Universal dos Direitos Humanos: Um Instrumento Vivo para a Defesa e Proteção dos Direitos Humanos nas Américas](https://raceandequality.org/resources/75-anniversary-universal-declaration-of-human-rights-un/) - Washington D.C., 8 de dezembro de 2023 - O que são direitos humanos? Como os direitos humanos podem ser plenamente usufruídos? Quem tem a obrigação de assegurar o respeito e o cumprimento dos direitos humanos? As respostas a essas perguntas são tão óbvias quanto complexas. Apesar de os direitos humanos serem inerentes a todas as - [The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: A Living Instrument Guiding the Defense and Protection of Human Rights in the Americas](https://raceandequality.org/resources/75-anniversary-universal-declaration-of-human-rights-un/) - Washington DC, December 8, 2023.- What are human rights? How can human rights be fully enjoyed? Who has the obligation to ensure respect for and fulfilment of human rights? The answers to these questions are as obvious as they are complex. Despite the fact that human rights are inherent to all people, the enjoyment of - [La Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos: Un instrumento vivo que guía la defensa y protección de los derechos humanos en las Américas](https://raceandequality.org/resources/75-anniversary-universal-declaration-of-human-rights-un/) - Washington DC, 10 de diciembre de 2023.- ¿Qué son los derechos humanos? ¿Cómo gozar de los derechos humanos de forma plena? ¿Quién tiene la obligación de garantizar el respeto y cumplimiento de los derechos humanos? Las respuestas a estas preguntas son tan obvias como complejas. Y es que, a pesar de que los derechos humanos - [Activistas afrodescendientes de Brasil, Colombia y Cuba sostuvieron reuniones estratégicas en Washington D.C. para desarrollar acciones para combatir el racismo](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/activistas-afrodescendientes-de-brasil-colombia-y-cuba-sostuvieron-reuniones-estrategicas-en-washington-d-c-para-desarrollar-acciones-para-combatir-el-racismo/) - Washington D.C., 5 de diciembre 2023.- Los días 14 y 15 de noviembre, activistas afrodescendientes de Brasil, Colombia y Cuba estuvieron en Washington D.C. sosteniendo reuniones estratégicas para reconocer avances en el combate al racismo y la discriminación racial, y hacer recomendaciones para desarrollar acciones más efectivas en dicha materia. La delegación entabló conversaciones con - [Ativistas afrodescendentes do Brasil, Colômbia e Cuba realizaram reuniões estratégicas em Washington D.C. para desenvolver ações de enfrentamento ao racismo](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/ativistas-afrodescendentes-do-brasil-colombia-e-cuba-realizaram-reunioes-estrategicas-em-washington-d-c-para-desenvolver-acoes-de-enfrentamento-ao-racismo/) - Nos dias 14 e 15 de novembro, ativistas afrodescendentes do Brasil, Colômbia e Cuba estiveram em Washington D.C. realizando reuniões estratégicas para reconhecer o progresso no combate ao racismo e à discriminação racial, além de preparar recomendações para ações mais eficazes. A delegação participou de discussões com a Open Society Foundation sobre colaborações conjuntas e - [Memória Trans: a Colonialidade e a Resistência Trans](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/memoria-trans-a-colonialidade-e-a-resistencia-trans/) - Washington D.C., 20 de novembro de 2023 – Hoje, no Dia da Memória Trans, é importante refletir sobre a memória de pessoas trans e de gênero diverso, seus processos de construção e a luta para recuperarem suas histórias e as memórias que foram apagadas pelas relações de colonialidade. Por isso, o Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade - [A violência contra a mulher e a importância de enfrentá-la numa perspectiva intersetorial](https://raceandequality.org/resources/violence-against-women-intersectionality/) - Washington DC, 24 de novembro de 2023 - A violência contra a mulher é tão comum quanto complexa em suas manifestações. Da mesma forma, seu impacto sobre as vítimas é determinado pela diversidade de fatores que convergem em suas vidas, desde sua idade e etnia até seu status social. É por isso que, no âmbito - [Violence Against Women and the Importance of Addressing it Through an Intersectional Lens](https://raceandequality.org/resources/violence-against-women-intersectionality/) - Washington D.C., November 24, 2023 - Violence against women is as common as it is diverse in its manifestations. Similarly, its impact on victims is determined by the diversity of factors that intersect in their lives, from age and ethnicity to social status. On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, observed - [La violencia contra las mujeres y la importancia de abordarla con una mirada interseccional](https://raceandequality.org/resources/violence-against-women-intersectionality/) - Washington DC, 24 de noviembre de 2023.- La violencia contra las mujeres es tan común como variada en sus manifestaciones. Asimismo, su impacto en las víctimas está determinado por la diversidad de factores que confluyen en sus vidas, desde su edad y su etnia hasta su condición social. Por eso, en el marco del Día - [Trans Remembrance: Colonialism and Trans Resistance](https://raceandequality.org/resources/trans-remembrance-colonialism-and-trans-resistance/) - Washington D.C., November 20, 2022 - Today, on Trans Remembrance Day, it is important to reflect on the memory of transgender and gender-diverse persons, their memory-building process, and the struggle to recover their stories and memories that were erased by colonialism. Therefore, the Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights (Race and Equality) joins in - [Memoria Trans: el colonialismo y la resistencia trans](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/memoria-trans-el-colonialismo-y-la-resistencia-trans/) - Washington D.C., 20 de noviembre de 2022.– Hoy, en el Día de la Memoria Trans, es importante reflexionar sobre la memoria de las personas trans y de género diverso, su proceso de construcción y la lucha por recuperar sus historias y memoria que fueron borradas por el colonialismo. Por ello, el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad - [Daniel Ortega y Rosario Murillo no podrán eludir la justicia. Pronunciamiento institucional ante salida de Nicaragua de la OEA.](https://raceandequality.org/resources/daniel-ortega-and-rosario-murillo-will-not-be-able-to-evade-justice-institutional-statement-regarding-nicaraguas-exit-from-the-oas/) - Daniel Ortega y Rosario Murillo no podrán eludir la justicia. Pronunciamiento institucional ante salida de Nicaragua de la OEA. Washington D.C., 17 de noviembre de 2023.- El régimen dictatorial de Daniel Ortega y Rosario Murillo se retirará definitivamente de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA) este domingo 19 de noviembre de 2023, evidenciando su voluntad - [Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo Will Not be Able to Evade Justice - Institutional Statement Regarding Nicaragua's Exit from the OAS.](https://raceandequality.org/resources/daniel-ortega-and-rosario-murillo-will-not-be-able-to-evade-justice-institutional-statement-regarding-nicaraguas-exit-from-the-oas/) - Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo Will Not be Able to Evade Justice. Institutional Statement Regarding Nicaragua's Exit from the OAS. Washington D.C., November 17, 2023 - The dictatorial regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo will withdraw from the Organization of American States (OAS) on Sunday, November 19, 2023, demonstrating its intention to isolate itself - [Race and Equality and Colombian Congress Members Join Efforts to Promote the Ratification of the Inter-American Convention Against Racism](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-and-colombian-congress-members-join-efforts-to-promote-the-ratification-of-the-inter-american-convention-against-racism/) - Colombia, november 16, 2023. The Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights (Race and Equality) organized a breakfast meeting to discuss the Inter-American Convention Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, and Related Forms of Intolerance (CIRDI) with representatives from the Afro-Colombian Legal Commission and the Office of the Vice President of the Republic. During the activity, the Afro-Colombian - [Raza e Igualdad y Congresistas de Colombia unen esfuerzos para promover la ratificación de la Convención Interamericana Contra el Racismo](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-and-colombian-congress-members-join-efforts-to-promote-the-ratification-of-the-inter-american-convention-against-racism/) - Colombia 15 de noviembre del 2023. El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) organizó un desayuno de socialización para discutir la Convención Interamericana contra el Racismo, la Discriminación Racial y Formas Conexas de Intolerancia (CIRDI) con representantes de la Comisión Legal Afrocolombiana y la Vicepresidencia de la República. Durante la actividad - [Cuba ante el EPU: Organizaciones internacionales piden recomendaciones contundentes frente a las violaciones de DDHH registradas en la Isla](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/cuba-ante-el-epu-organizaciones-internacionales-piden-recomendaciones-contundentes-frente-a-las-violaciones-de-ddhh-registradas-en-la-isla/) - Washington D.C., 14 de noviembre de 2023 - En el marco de la 44 sesión del Examen Periódico Universal (EPU), el Estado de Cuba será evaluado este 15 de noviembre en la sede de Naciones Unidas, en Ginebra, Suiza. Las organizaciones firmantes hacemos un llamado a los Estados participantes de este espacio a realizar recomendaciones - [Raza e Igualdad y Congresistas de Colombia se reúnen para impulsar la ratificación e implementación de la Convención Interamericana contra el Racismo](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/raza-e-igualdad-y-congresistas-de-colombia-se-reunen-para-impulsar-la-ratificacion-e-implementacion-de-la-convencion-interamericana-contra-el-racismo/) - Colombia, 14 de noviembre del 2023. En un esfuerzo más para promover la ratificación e implementación de la Convención Interamericana contra el Racismo, la Discriminación Racial y Formas Conexas de Intolerancia (CIRDI) en Colombia, el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) realizará este miércoles 15 de noviembre un desayuno de socialización - [Anulación de registros civiles y cancelación de cédulas a personas colombo-venezolanas: presentamos concepto técnico](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/anulacion-de-registros-civiles-y-cancelacion-de-cedulas-a-personas-colombo-venezolanas-presentamos-concepto-tecnico/) - Colombia, 15 de junio del 2023.- La nacionalidad es un vínculo legal, político y jurídico que une a un Estado con una persona y es instrumental para el acceso a múltiples derechos fundamentales y servicios. Este derecho ha sido particularmente importante para las personas retornadas, es decir, hijas e hijos de madres y/o padres colombianos - [Pedimos a la OEA una visita in loco para verificar situación de las personas privadas de libertad por motivos políticos en Cuba](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/pedimos-a-la-oea-una-visita-in-loco-para-verificar-situacion-de-las-personas-privadas-de-libertad-por-motivos-politicos-en-cuba/) - Washington D.C., 7 de noviembre de 2023 - Luego de las protestas masivas del 11 de julio de 2021 en Cuba, el gobierno de ese país ha desarrollado una campaña sistemática de represión contra la ciudadanía que se materializa, entre muchas otras formas, en la detención arbitraria de personas cuyo único delito ha sido levantar - [Raça e Igualdade lança projeto para combater o racismo religioso no Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/raca-e-igualdade-lanca-projeto-para-combater-o-racismo-religioso-no-brasil/) - Brasil, 18 de agosto de 2021 - Em vistas de promover a tolerância religiosa e a redução da violência e discriminação contra praticantes de religiões de matriz africana no Brasil, o Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) lança projeto de combate ao racismo religioso junto a organizações da sociedade civil - [Alerta por violencia contra personas LGTBI+ durante las elecciones regionales en Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/alerta-por-violencia-contra-personas-lgtbi-durante-las-elecciones-regionales-en-colombia/) - Colombia, 31 de octubre de 2023.- Desde el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) alertamos sobre algunos hechos registrados en la jornada electoral del 29 de octubre de 2023, que atentan contra el ejercicio, libre de violencias, de los derechos políticos de las personas LGBTI+ en Colombia. En este sentido, destacamos - [CEDAW Committee Calls on Nicaragua to Withdraw Its Denunciation of the OAS Charter and Adopt Measures to Protect Women and Girls](https://raceandequality.org/resources/cedaw-committee-calls-on-nicaragua-to-withdraw-its-denunciation-of-the-oas-charter-and-adopt-measures-to-protect-women-and-girls/) - Washington D.C., October 31, 2023.- Twenty days prior to Nicaragua’s withdrawal from the Organization of American States (OAS), the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), in its Concluding Observations, urged the Nicaraguan authorities to retract their complaint against the Organization of American States Charter. The Committee also urged the State to engage - [Comité CEDAW llama a Nicaragua a retirar su denuncia de la Carta OEA y adoptar medidas para proteger a las mujeres y niñas](https://raceandequality.org/resources/cedaw-committee-calls-on-nicaragua-to-withdraw-its-denunciation-of-the-oas-charter-and-adopt-measures-to-protect-women-and-girls/) - Washington D.C., 31 de octubre 2023.- A veinte días de que se concrete la salida del Estado Nicaragua de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA), el Comité para la Eliminación de la Discriminación contra la Mujer (CEDAW), en sus Observaciones Finales, urgió a las autoridades nicaragüenses a retirar su denuncia de la Carta de la - [Elecciones Regionales en Colombia: Llamado a un proceso en paz, transparente y con perspectiva de derechos humanos](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/elecciones-regionales-en-colombia-llamado-a-un-proceso-en-paz-transparente-y-con-perspectiva-de-derechos-humanos/) - Colombia, 27 de octubre del 2023. De cara a las elecciones regionales que se llevarán a cabo el domingo 29 de octubre en Colombia, el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) hace un llamado al Gobierno Nacional para que brinde las garantías necesarias, a fin de que la jornada se desarrolle - [CEDAW: Laws Enacted by the Nicaraguan State Threaten Women's Lives](https://raceandequality.org/resources/cedaw-laws-enacted-by-the-nicaraguan-state-threaten-womens-lives/) - Washington D.C., October 24, 2023- In the review of the State of Nicaragua, experts from the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), expressed their concern about laws that pose serious threats against women human rights defenders and activists, as well as the neglect of Indigenous and Afro-descendant women on the Caribbean Coast, - [CEDAW: Leyes promulgadas por el Estado de Nicaragua amenazan la vida de las mujeres](https://raceandequality.org/resources/cedaw-laws-enacted-by-the-nicaraguan-state-threaten-womens-lives/) - Washington D.C., 24 de octubre de 2023.- En la revisión del Estado de Nicaragua, expertas del Comité para la Eliminación de la Discriminación contra la Mujer (CEDAW, por sus siglas en inglés) expresaron su preocupación por las leyes que representan graves amenazas contra mujeres defensoras de derechos humanos y activistas, así como por el desamparo - [Raza e Igualdad denuncia la situación de personas presas políticas en Cuba, Nicaragua y Venezuela en el marco de la IX Cumbre de las Américas](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-denounces-the-situation-of-political-prisoners-in-cuba-nicaragua-and-venezuela-in-the-framework-of-the-ix-summit-of-the-americas/) - Washington DC, 2 de junio de 2022.- En el marco de la Cumbre de las Américas, el Consorcio Latinoamericano de Derechos Humanos– que es liderado por el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad)– realizará el evento “¿Presos por qué?: Personas presas por motivos políticos en Cuba, Nicaragua y Venezuela”, cuyo objetivo - [Consorcio Latinoamericano de Derechos Humanos abordará el alarmante cierre de espacios cívicos, en el marco de la Asamblea General de la OEA](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/consorcio-latinoamericano-de-derechos-humanos-abordara-el-alarmante-cierre-de-espacios-civicos-en-el-marco-de-la-asamblea-general-de-la-oea/) - Washington D.C., 5 de octubre de 2022.- Durante los últimos años, Latinoamérica ha experimentado un alarmante retroceso en cuanto a libertad de asociación, libertad de expresión y participación ciudadana. En varios países de la región se discuten iniciativas de leyes y/o se han aprobado normas que afectan el libre funcionamiento de organizaciones de la sociedad - [Cierre de espacios cívicos: Raza e Igualdad, Criola, Geledés e Iepé en lucha para la participación democrática de la sociedad civil afro e indígena](https://raceandequality.org/resources/closing-of-civic-spaces-race-and-equality-criola-geledes-and-iepe-in-favor-of-the-democratic-participation-of-black-and-indigenous-civil-society/) - Brasil, 23 de febrero de 2022 - El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad), a través del Consorcio Latinoamericano de Derechos Humanos, se unió a las organizaciones de la sociedad civil brasileña Criola, Geledés-Instituto de la Mujer Negra y al Instituto de Investigación y Formación Indígena (Iepé), para visualizar la - [Cierre de espacios cívicos es una amenaza para la democracia en las Américas, concordaron defensores en el marco de la 52 Asamblea General OEA](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/cierre-de-espacios-civicos-es-una-amenaza-para-la-democracia-en-las-americas-concordaron-defensores-en-el-marco-de-la-52-asamblea-general-oea/) - Washington D.C., 17 de Octubre de 2022.- “La sumatoria de muchos actos represivos termina derivando en un cierre del espacio cívico, en perder la confianza en el ejercicio de libertades”, expresó el Relator Especial para la Libertad de Expresión de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH), Pedro Vaca Villarreal, en el evento “Cierre de espacios - [Brian Nichols en “¿Presos Por Qué?”: Detención y juicios por motivos políticos a manifestantes son una afrenta para la democracia en Cuba, Nicaragua y Venezuela](https://raceandequality.org/resources/brian-nichols-in-jailed-for-what-politically-motivated-arrests-and-trials-of-protesters-are-an-affront-to-democracy-in-cuba-nicaragua-and-venezuela/) - Washington DC, 15 de junio de 2022.- Las detenciones de manifestantes pacíficos en Cuba, Nicaragua y Venezuela son una afrenta para la democracia y los juicios buscan silenciar la libertad de expresión, resaltó el Subsecretario de Estado para Asuntos del Hemisferio Occidental, Brian A. Nichols, durante el evento “¿Presos por qué?: Personas presas por motivos - [A cinco años del inicio de las protestas, la crisis de derechos humanos sigue profundizándose, afirman víctimas de la represión y órganos de protección internacional de Derechos Humanos](https://raceandequality.org/resources/five-years-after-the-protests-began-the-human-rights-crisis-continues-to-deepen-say-victims-of-repression-and-international-human-rights-protection-bodies/) - Washington, D.C., 18 de abril de 2023.- Con la presencia de víctimas del régimen de Daniel Ortega y Rosario Murillo y miembros de órganos de protección internacional de Derechos Humanos el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) llevó a cabo en Washington, D.C., Estados Unidos, el conversatorio, “Nicaragua: 5 años de - [Rebeldías Lésbicas: Avances y retrocesos en los derechos de las personas lesbianas](https://raceandequality.org/resources/lesbian-rebellions-advances-and-setbacks-in-the-rights-of-lesbians/) - Washington, 13 de octubre de 2023.- El Día de las Rebeldías Lésbicas Feministas de Latinoamérica y el Caribe no es un día instituido por las Naciones Unidas. Nació en 2007, luego del acuerdo que se adoptó en el VII Encuentro de Lesbianas Feministas de América Latina y el Caribe (ELFLAC), donde participaron alrededor de 200 - [Sociedade Civil Celebra a Nomeação de Graeme Reid como Terceiro Especialista Independente das Nações Unidas em Orientação Sexual e Identidade de Gênero e Reconhece as Conquistas de Victor Madrigal-Borloz](https://raceandequality.org/resources/civil-society-welcomes-the-appointment-of-graeme-reid-as-the-third-un-independent-expert-on-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity/) - Genebra, 13 de outubro de 2023.- O Presidente do Conselho de Direitos Humanos das Nações Unidas nomeou Graeme Reid como o próximo Especialista Independente encarregado de abordar a violência e a discriminação contra indivíduos devido à sua orientação sexual e identidade de gênero (SOGI). Essa nomeação ocorreu hoje no Conselho de Direitos Humanos das Nações - [Sociedad civil celebra el nombramiento de Graeme Reid como el trecer Experto Independiente sobre la orientación sexual e identidad de género y reconoce los logros de Victor Madrigal Borloz](https://raceandequality.org/resources/civil-society-welcomes-the-appointment-of-graeme-reid-as-the-third-un-independent-expert-on-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity/) - Ginebra, el 13 de octubre de 2023.- El Presidente del Consejo de Derechos Humanos del ONU ha nombrado Graeme Reid como el nuevo Experto Independiente encargado de combatir la violencia y la discriminación contra las personas por su orientación sexual e identidad de género (SOGI). Este nombramiento se llevó a cabo hoy en el Consejo de - [Ante CEDAW: Defensoras nicaragüenses denuncian la situación de violencia y persecución en contra de mujeres indígenas y afrodescendientes en Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/ante-cedaw-defensoras-nicaraguenses-denuncian-la-situacion-de-violencia-y-persecucion-en-contra-de-mujeres-indigenas-y-afrodescendientes-en-nicaragua/) - Washington D.C., 16 de octubre de 2023.- En el marco del 86 periodo de sesiones del Comité para la Eliminación de la Discriminación contra la Mujer (CEDAW, por sus siglas en inglés), defensoras nicaragüenses, acompañadas por el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad), denunciaron la situación de violencia y persecución en - [Lesbian Rebellions: advances and setbacks in the rights of lesbians](https://raceandequality.org/resources/lesbian-rebellions-advances-and-setbacks-in-the-rights-of-lesbians/) - Washington, 13 October 2023.- The Day of Lesbian Feminist Rebellions in Latin America and the Caribbean is not a day created by the United Nations. Born in 2007, following an accord adopted at the 7th Meeting of Lesbian Feminists of Latin America and the Caribbean (ELFLAC), in which around 200 lesbian feminists from across the - [Civil society welcomes the appointment of Graeme Reid as the third UN Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity, celebrates the achievements of Victor Madrigal-Borloz in the role](https://raceandequality.org/resources/civil-society-welcomes-the-appointment-of-graeme-reid-as-the-third-un-independent-expert-on-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity/) - Geneva, 13 October 2023.- The President of the UN Human Rights Council has appointed Graeme Reid as the incoming holder of the mandate of the Independent Expert on violence and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI). The appointment was made today at the United Nations Human Rights Council, after his nomination - [En el Día de la Diversidad Étnica y Cultural, Raza e Igualdad rechaza la violencia sistemática de la que han sido víctimas las personas defensoras en el país, especialmente aquellas pertenecientes a comunidades étnicas, y hace un llamado al Gobierno colombiano a que garantice su protección integral](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/en-el-dia-de-la-diversidad-etnica-y-cultural-raza-e-igualdad-rechaza-la-violencia-sistematica-de-la-que-han-sido-victimas-las-personas-defensoras-en-el-pais-especialmente-aquellas-pertenecientes-a-c/) - Colombia, 12 de octubre de 2023. En el marco de la conmemoración del Día de la Diversidad Étnica y Cultural en Colombia, desde el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) expresamos nuestra profunda preocupación por la situación de seguridad de líderes y lideresas sociales en Colombia en sus territorios, y urgimos - [The Strategies Employed by Cuba's Authoritarian Regime to Restrict Mobility and Silence Dissident Voices](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-strategies-employed-by-cubas-authoritarian-regime-to-restrict-mobility-and-silence-dissident-voices/) - Washington, DC, October 11, 2023 - In 2019, five activists out of the six interviewed for this article were banned from leaving the island by Cuba's authoritarian regime. The coordinator of the Red de Líderes y Lideresas de Cuba (RELLIC), María Elena Mir Marrero, was prevented from boarding a plane under the argument that she - [Las estrategias que emplea el régimen autoritario de Cuba para restringir la movilidad y silenciar a las voces disidentes](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-strategies-employed-by-cubas-authoritarian-regime-to-restrict-mobility-and-silence-dissident-voices/) - Washington D.C., 10 de octubre de 2023 – En 2019, a cinco activistas de los seis entrevistados para escribir este artículo, el régimen autoritario de Cuba les prohibió salir de la Isla. A la coordinadora de la Red de Líderes y Lideresas de Cuba (RELLIC), María Elena Mir Marrero, le impidieron subirse a un avión - [Tweets for the Sakharov Prize to Vilma Núñez and Monsignor Álvarez, Resistance Symbols in Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/tweets-for-the-sakharov-prize-to-vilma-nunez-and-monsignor-alvarez-resistance-symbols-nicaragua/) - Washington D.C., October 10th, 2023.- The European Parliament nominated human rights defenders, Vilma Núñez de Escorcia and Monsignor Rolando José Álvarez Lagos for the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Conscience 2023. The Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights (Race and Equality) invites you to tweet so that members of the European Parliament vote in - [Tuitazo por el Premio Sájarov a Vilma Núñez y Monseñor Álvarez, símbolos de resistencia en Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/tweets-for-the-sakharov-prize-to-vilma-nunez-and-monsignor-alvarez-resistance-symbols-nicaragua/) - Washington D.C., 10 de octubre de 2023.- El Parlamento Europeo nominó a la defensora de los derechos humanos Vilma Núñez de Escorcia y al Monseñor Rolando José Álvarez Lagos al Premio Sájarov a la Libertad de Conciencia 2023. El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) invita a un tuitazo para que - [LGBTI+ Rights in Brazil: Impressions After the Visit of Roberta Clarke, IACHR Rapporteur](https://raceandequality.org/resources/lgbti-rights-in-brazil/) - Brazil, October 9th, 2023 – In a promotional visit to Brazil facilitated by the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality), Roberta Clarke, Rapporteur on the Rights of LGBTI People of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), had the opportunity to dialogue with civil society organizations and LGBTI+ activists from Brasília, - [Derechos LGBTI+ en Brasil: Impresiones tras la visita de Roberta Clarke, Relatora de la CIDH](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/derechos-lgbti-en-brasil/) - Brasil, 09 de octubre de 2023 – En una visita promocional a Brasil facilitada por el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad), Roberta Clarke, Relatora sobre los Derechos de las Personas LGBTI de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH), tuvo la oportunidad de dialogar con organizaciones de la sociedad civil - [Direitos LGBTI+ no Brasil: Impressões após visita de Roberta Clarke, Relatora da CIDH](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/direitos-lgbti-no-brasil/) - Brasil, 06 de outubro de 2023 – Em visita promocional ao Brasil facilitada pelo Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade), Roberta Clarke, Relatora dos Direitos das Pessoas LGBTI da Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos (CIDH), teve a oportunidade de dialogar com organizações da sociedade civil e ativistas LGBTI+ de Brasília, Fortaleza - [Closing of Civic Spaces: Race and Equality, Criola, Geledés and Iepé in favor of the democratic participation of black and indigenous civil society](https://raceandequality.org/resources/closing-of-civic-spaces-race-and-equality-criola-geledes-and-iepe-in-favor-of-the-democratic-participation-of-black-and-indigenous-civil-society/) - Brazil, February 23, 2022 - the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) through the Latin American Human Rights Consortium, joined Brazilian civil society organizations: Criola, Geledés – Instituto da Mulher Negra and the Institute for Research and Indigenous Training (Iepé), to make visible Brazil’s situation regarding the participation of organized - [Five years after the protests began, the human rights crisis continues to deepen, say victims of repression and international human rights protection bodies.](https://raceandequality.org/resources/five-years-after-the-protests-began-the-human-rights-crisis-continues-to-deepen-say-victims-of-repression-and-international-human-rights-protection-bodies/) - Washington, D.C., April 18, 2023. - With the presence of victims of the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo and members of international human rights protection bodies, the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) held in Washington, D.C., United States, the discussion, “Nicaragua: 5 years of crimes against humanity”, on - [La Corte Constitucional protegió los derechos fundamentales a la salud y a la vida de un adolescente migrante a la espera de un trasplante de hígado](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/la-corte-constitucional-protegio-los-derechos-fundamentales-a-la-salud-y-a-la-vida-de-un-adolescente-migrante-a-la-espera-de-un-trasplante-de-higado/) - Colombia, 5 de octubre del 2023. En la sentencia T-371 de 2023, la Corte Constitucional protegió los derechos demandados por la madre de un adolescente venezolano de 13 años y ordenó que se respondiera el derecho de petición interpuesto hace más de un año, que se determine la viabilidad de realizar el trasplante hepático con - [Raza e Igualdad rechaza el asesinato de Mariana, una niña afrodescendiente de 3 años en medio de un procedimiento policial y urge al Estado colombiano a implementar una reforma policial integral](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/comunicado-raza-e-igualdad-rechaza-el-asesinato-de-mariana-una-nina-afrodescendiente-de-3-anos-en-medio-de-un-procedimiento-policial/) - Colombia, 2 de octubre del 2023. El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) rechaza el asesinato de Mariana Hurtado, una niña afrodescendiente de 3 años, durante un tiroteo que se registró en medio de un procedimiento policial en el municipio de Pradera, en el departamento Valle del Cauca.[1] Durante una entrevista - [Avances investigativos sobre la situación de la población afrovenezolana en el contexto migratorio en Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/avances-investigativos-sobre-la-situacion-de-la-poblacion-afrovenezolana-en-el-contexto-migratorio-en-colombia/) - Raza e Igualdad, el Proyecto Integra de USAID y el Observatorio Javeriano de Desigualdades, invitan a la socialización y discusión académica de la investigación sobre la situación de la población afrovenezolana en contextos migratorios en Colombia Se presentará la investigación realizada por Raza e Igualdad acerca de la situación de la población afrovenezolana en contextos - [Principales conclusiones sobre la situación de la población afrovenezolana en contextos migratorios en Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/resources/communique-principle-conclusions-on-the-situation-of-the-afro-venezuelan-population-in-migratory-contexts-in-colombia/) - Raza e Igualdad y el Proyecto Integra de USAID presentan la investigación sobre la situación de la población afrovenezolana en contextos migratorios en Colombia. La investigación demuestra que Las mujeres afrodescendientes y migrantes sufren de manera desproporcionada la falta de acceso a servicios, principalmente de salud sexual y reproductiva, debido a la combinación de factores - [Principle Conclusions on the Situation of the Afro-Venezuelan Population in Migratory Contexts in Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/resources/communique-principle-conclusions-on-the-situation-of-the-afro-venezuelan-population-in-migratory-contexts-in-colombia/) - Race and Equality and the USAID INTEGRA Project present aninvestigation on the situation of the Afro-Venezuela population in migratory contexts in Colombia. The research shows that Afro-descendant and migrant women suffer disproportionately from lack of access to services, mainly sexual and reproductive health services, due to a combination of discriminatory factors from a structural point - [Nicaragua: Alerta ante detenciones de más integrantes de la Iglesia católica y del partido Yatama](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/nicaragua-alerta-ante-detenciones-de-mas-integrantes-de-la-iglesia-catolica-y-del-partido-yatama/) - Washington DC, 2 de octubre de 2023.- El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) expresa su profunda preocupación y rechazo ante la escalada de detenciones arbitrarias por motivos políticos en Nicaragua. Este fin de semana, se registraron cinco arrestos en diferentes puntos del país, entre los cuales figuran miembros de la - ["In Cuba there is no social tolerance for censorship": IACHR](https://raceandequality.org/resources/in-cuba-there-is-no-social-tolerance-for-censorship-iachr/) - Washington D.C., June 22, 2023 - On Tuesday, June 20, 17 art pieces by Cuban graphic artists were exhibited, as part of 'At Pen Point', an exhibition that captures and denounces the human rights violations registered on the Island. The exhibition was accompanied by a discussion entitled 'Graphic Humor, Art and Satire in the Face - [Activistas de Cuba y Nicaragua: Trabajar por los ODS es una labor titánica en regímenes autoritarios](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/activistas-de-cuba-y-nicaragua-trabajar-por-los-ods-es-una-labor-titanica-en-regimenes-autoritarios/) - Nueva York, 19 de septiembre de 2023.- En países donde impera el autoritarismo, trabajar por la consecución de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) se convierte en una “labor titánica”, alertaron cuatro activistas de Nicaragua y Cuba en un evento paralelo al 78 período de sesiones de la Asamblea General de Naciones Unidas, celebrado este - [Relatora dos Direitos das Pessoas LGBTI, Roberta Clarke, da Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos, realiza visita ao Brasil para dialogar com ativistas LGBTI+](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/relatora-dos-direitos-lgbti-roberta-clarke-no-brasil/) - Brasil, 14 de setembro de 2023 – De 18 a 22 de setembro, Roberta Clarke, Relatora dos Direitos das Pessoas LGBTI, da Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos (CIDH), realizará uma visita ao Brasil junto ao seu gabinete institucional. A visita promocional da Comissionada é uma iniciativa do Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos - [Activistas de Nicaragua y Cuba denunciarán en Nueva York porqué es un crimen trabajar por los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible en ambos países](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/activistas-de-nicaragua-y-cuba-denunciaran-en-nueva-york-porque-es-un-crimen-trabajar-por-los-objetivos-de-desarrollo-sostenible-en-ambos-paises/) - Nueva York, 14 de septiembre de 2023.- El próximo martes 19 de septiembre, cuatro activistas de Nicaragua y Cuba se reunirán a partir de las 2 pm en UN Church Center (777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017), para denunciar que en ambos países es un crimen trabajar por los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible - [Alto Comisionado ONU y Grupo de expertos sobre Nicaragua: personas defensoras y opositoras enfrentan severas presiones para abandonar el país](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/alto-comisionado-onu-y-grupo-de-expertos-sobre-nicaragua-personas-defensoras-y-opositoras-enfrentan-severas-presiones-para-abandonar-el-pais/) - Washington D.C., 12 de septiembre de 2023.- El Gobierno de Nicaragua ha aumentado la persecución contra las voces disidentes provocando el exilio de más nicaragüenses, coincidieron el Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos, Volker Türk, y el Grupo de Expertos en Derechos Humanos sobre Nicaragua (GHREN, por sus siglas en inglés) - [A cinco años del EPU, activistas de Cuba exigen la liberación de personas privadas de la libertad por motivos políticos](https://raceandequality.org/resources/five-years-after-the-upr-cuban-activists-demand-the-release-of-people-deprived-of-liberty-for-political-reasons/) - Ginebra, 1 de septiembre de 2022.- “Insto a las autoridades cubanas a que liberen a todas las personas privadas de la libertad por motivos políticos. ¡Libertad para Luis Manuel Otero! ¡Libertad para Maykel Osorbo! ¡Libertad para Brenda Díaz, la única mujer trans detenida por participar en las protestas de julio de 2021!”. Con estas palabras, - [Five years after the UPR, Cuban activists demand the release of people deprived of liberty for political reasons](https://raceandequality.org/resources/five-years-after-the-upr-cuban-activists-demand-the-release-of-people-deprived-of-liberty-for-political-reasons/) - Geneva, September 1, 2022 - "I urge the Cuban authorities to release all persons deprived of their liberty for political reasons, freedom for Luis Manuel Otero, freedom for Maykel Osorbo, freedom for Brenda Diaz, the only trans woman detained for participating in the protests of July 2021!". With these words, Cuban visual artist and activist - [International Day for People of African Descent: A Path Towards Reparation for Victims of Racism in the Region](https://raceandequality.org/resources/international-day-for-people-of-african-descent-a-path-towards-reparation-for-victims-of-racism-in-the-region/) - Washington D.C., 31 August 2023.- In Latin America and the Caribbean, a region in which one in four people identify as Afro-descendent, structural racism and racial discrimination are reflected in the unequal access to quality education, unemployment, and a higher rate of poverty. According to the report Afrodescendientes en Latinoamérica, Afro-descendent Latin Americans are 2.5 times - [Dia Internacional das Pessoas Afrodescendentes: Caminhando rumo à reparação das vítimas de racismo na região](https://raceandequality.org/resources/international-day-for-people-of-african-descent-a-path-towards-reparation-for-victims-of-racism-in-the-region/) - Washington D.C., 31 de agosto de 2023 - Na América Latina e no Caribe, região em que uma a cada quatro pessoas se identifica como afrodescendente, o racismo estrutural e a discriminação racial se refletem no acesso desigual à educação de qualidade, nas estatísticas de desemprego e em uma maior incidência de pobreza. Assim, de - [Día Internacional de los Afrodescendientes: Camino hacia la reparación de las víctimas de racismo en la región](https://raceandequality.org/resources/international-day-for-people-of-african-descent-a-path-towards-reparation-for-victims-of-racism-in-the-region/) - Washington D.C., 31 de agosto de 2023.- En América Latina y el Caribe, región en la que una de cada cuatro personas se identifica como afrodescendiente, el racismo estructural y la discriminación racial se reflejan en el acceso desigual a educación de calidad, el desempleo y la mayor incidencia de la pobreza. Así, según el - [In the Framework of the UPR Pre-Session in Geneva, Activists will Denounce Human Rights Violations in Cuba](https://raceandequality.org/resources/in-the-framework-of-the-upr-pre-session-in-geneva-activists-will-denounce-human-rights-violations-in-cuba/) - Geneva, August 28, 2023.- This Wednesday, August 30, representatives of Cuba's independent civil society in Cuba and international organizations working for the defense of human rights in Latin America and the Caribbean will gather in Geneva, Switzerland, to denounce human rights violations on the island. The event entitled 'Cuba: Five Years After the Universal Periodic - [En el marco de la pre-sesión del EPU en Ginebra, activistas denunciarán violaciones de DDHH en Cuba](https://raceandequality.org/resources/in-the-framework-of-the-upr-pre-session-in-geneva-activists-will-denounce-human-rights-violations-in-cuba/) - Ginebra, 28 de agosto de 2023.– Este miércoles 30 de agosto, representantes de la sociedad civil independiente de Cuba, y de organizaciones internacionales que trabajan por la defensa de los derechos humanos en América Latina y el Caribe, se reunirán en Ginebra, Suiza, para denunciar las violaciones a los derechos humanos que se registran en - [Raza e Igualdad renueva su sitio web ampliando la mirada a su trabajo de defensa y protección de los derechos humanos en América Latina y el Caribe](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-revamps-its-website-broadening-the-scope-of-its-work-in-defense-and-protection-of-human-rights-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-2/) - Washington DC, 24 de agosto de 2023.- Con información actualizada, un nuevo diseño y la integración de una herramienta de búsqueda avanzada de contenido, el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) relanza esta semana su sitio web www.raceandequality.org, el cual se encuentra completamente disponible en español, inglés y portugués. De esta - [Race and Equality Revamps Its Website, Broadening the Scope of Its Work in Defense and Protection of Human Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-revamps-its-website-broadening-the-scope-of-its-work-in-defense-and-protection-of-human-rights-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-2/) - Washington DC, August 24, 2023 - With updated information, a new design and the integration of advanced content search tools, the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) is relaunching its website, www.raceandequality.org, this week. The site is fully available in Spanish, English, and Portuguese. In this way, the organization reinforces its - [Colombia: Preocupación por la expansión territorial de grupos armados y sus estrategias violentas de control social. Alto Comisionado de la ONU.](https://raceandequality.org/resources/colombia-concern-over-the-territorial-expansion-of-armed-groups-and-their-violent-strategies-of-social-control-un-high-commissioner/) - Colombia, 16 de agosto de 2023.- La Oficina en Colombia del Alto Comisionado de Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos presento su análisis de la situación de derechos humanos, en el cual reconoció el enfoque que el actual Gobierno ha tenido hacia los derechos humanos, su disposición a abordar temas importantes y su compromiso con - [Colombia: Concern over the territorial expansion of armed groups and their violent strategies of social control. UN High Commissioner.  ](https://raceandequality.org/resources/colombia-concern-over-the-territorial-expansion-of-armed-groups-and-their-violent-strategies-of-social-control-un-high-commissioner/) - Colombia, August 22, 2023.- The Colombian Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights presented its analysis of Colombia’s human rights situation, in which it recognized the current Government's approach to human rights, its willingness to address important issues, and its commitment to the protection of human rights, which has resulted in significant - [Datos clave sobre la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/datos-clave-sobre-la-declaracion-universal-de-los-derechos-humanos/) - ¿Por qué es importante la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos? En 2023 se cumplen 75 años de este documento que consagra los derechos fundamentales que toda persona tiene como ser humano. ¡Conoce algunos datos clave sobre la Declaración! La Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos (DUDH) fue proclamada el 10 de diciembre de 1948 - [Nicaragua: Condena de 8 años contra el periodista Víctor Ticay se suma a la lista de violaciones a los derechos humanos](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/nicaragua-condena-de-8-anos-contra-el-periodista-victor-ticay-se-suma-a-la-lista-de-violaciones-a-los-derechos-humanos/) - Washington D.C., 18 de agosto de 2023.- Las autoridades de Nicaragua mantienen una política de criminalización en contra del periodismo independiente en Nicaragua. La detención, encarcelamiento, acusaciones y condena contra el periodista Víctor Ticay son la más reciente muestra de la violación sistemática de los derechos humanos en Nicaragua. El 1 de junio de 2023, - [Human rights violations of people arbitrarily deprived of their liberty for political motives in Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/human-rights-violations-of-people-arbitrarily-deprived-of-their-liberty-for-political-motives-in-nicaragua/) - The Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights (Race and Equality) prepared this policy paper with the aim of analyzing the situation of people who were deprived of their liberty since May 2021 in Nicaragua, and the strategies that the Nicaraguan state has used to criminalize them. Likewise, this report presents a proposal of guidelines - [At OAS Assembly: Race and Equality to Commemorate 10th Anniversary of CIRDI and Denounce Human Rights Violations in Cuba and Religious Persecution in Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/at-oas-assembly-race-and-equality-to-commemorate-10th-anniversary-of-cirdi-and-denounce-human-rights-violations-in-cuba-and-religious-persecution-in-nicaragua/) - Washington D.C., June 14, 2023 - On the occasion of the 53rd session of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) will hold three parallel events. In the first event, the organization will commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Inter-American - [Raça e Igualdade renova seu site ampliando o foco no trabalho de defesa e proteção dos direitos humanos na América Latina e no Caribe](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-revamps-its-website-broadening-the-scope-of-its-work-in-defense-and-protection-of-human-rights-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-2/) - Washington DC, 4 de agosto de 2023 - Com informações atualizadas, um novo design e a integração de uma ferramenta avançada de busca de conteúdo; o Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) relança seu site nesta segunda-feira www.raceandequality.org, totalmente disponível em espanhol, inglês e português. Dessa forma, a organização reforça seu - [Raza e Igualdad reconoce el rol de las juventudes indígenas de América Latina y el Caribe como agentes de cambio hacia la autodeterminación](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-recognizes-the-role-of-the-indigenous-youth-of-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-as-agents-of-change-for-self-determination/) - Washington D.C., 9 de agosto de 2023.- En América Latina y el Caribe existe un contexto de violencia generalizada en el que persisten importantes desafíos en el reconocimiento y goce pleno de la libre determinación y derechos conexos. Frente a esto, las juventudes indígenas, conscientes de su papel como agentes de cambio, impulsan procesos de - [Raça e Igualdade reconhece o papel da juventude indígena na América Latina e no Caribe como agentes de mudança em direção à autodeterminação](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-recognizes-the-role-of-the-indigenous-youth-of-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-as-agents-of-change-for-self-determination/) - Washington D.C., 9 de agosto de 2023 - Na América Latina e no Caribe, há um contexto de violência generalizada em que persistem desafios importantes no reconhecimento e pleno gozo da autodeterminação e dos direitos correlatos. Diante disso, a juventude indígena, consciente de seu papel como agente de mudança, promove processos de reivindicação e de - [Race and Equality Recognizes the Role of the Indigenous Youth of Latin America and the Caribbean As Agents of Change for Self-determination](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-recognizes-the-role-of-the-indigenous-youth-of-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-as-agents-of-change-for-self-determination/) - Washington D.C., 9 August 2023.- In Latin America and the Caribbean there is a context of generalized violence in which significant challenges persist for the recognition and full achievement of self-determination and other connected rights. In the face of this, indigenous youth, aware of their role as agents of change, push for enforcement processes and - [Victor Madrigal se reunió con más de 30 personas LGBTI+ de México con apoyo de Raza e Igualdad](https://raceandequality.org/resources/victor-madrigal-meets-with-more-than-30-lgbti-people-from-mexico-with-the-support-of-race-and-equality/) - En México, el Experto Independiente de las Naciones Unidas sobre Orientación Sexual e Identidad Género, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, se reunió con autoridades locales, liderazgos y organizaciones LGBTI+ de dos estados del país para promocionar su mandato. Del 17 al 22 de julio, el Experto Independiente de las Naciones Unidas sobre Orientación Sexual e Identidad Género (EI - [XXIII Encontro Nacional da Associação Nacional de Travestis e Transexuais (ANTRA): “Enfrentando os preconceitos e estigmas do HIV com a prevenção combinada”](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/xxiii-encontro-nacional-da-associacao-nacional-de-travestis-e-transexuais-antra-enfrentando-os-preconceitos-e-estigmas-do-hiv-com-a-prevencao-combinada/) - Por Isaac Porto – Consultor LGBTI para Race and Equality no Brasil 5 de novembro de 2019. Na semana passada, durante os dias 28 a 31 de outubro, ocorreu o 23º encontro nacional da Associação Nacional de Travestis e Transexuais (ANTRA), uma rede de organizações trans do Brasil que trabalha na promoção de direitos das - [Webinar "Movendo as Estruturas: Diálogos sobre Raça, Gênero e Sexualidade durante a COVID-19 no Brasil"](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/webinar-movendo-as-estruturas-dialogos-sobre-raca-genero-e-sexualidade-durante-a-covid-19-no-brasil/) - Com a presença de Miguel Mesquita, Coordenador da área de monitoramento da Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos (CIDH), e com a participação de lideranças do movimento negro brasileiro e LGBTI, no próximo dia 15 de julho, apresentaremos o seminário web “Movendo as Estruturas: Diálogos sobre Raça, Gênero e Sexualidade durante a COVID-19 no Brasil”. Através - [Vozes transcendentais: Arte e Cultura como formas de Resistência e Orgulho](https://raceandequality.org/resources/transcendent-voices-art-and-culture-as-forms-of-resistance-and-pride/) - Washington D.C., 28 de junio de 2023.- En el Día Internacional del Orgullo LGBTI+, el Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) desea dedicar este artículo a reconocer, celebrar y visibilizar la presencia de personas LGBTI+ de la región en el campo del arte y la cultura que siempre han sido formas - [Visibilidade lésbica: casais, famílias e maternidades lésbicas](https://raceandequality.org/resources/lesbian-visibility-couples-families-and-lesbian-maternity-homes/) - Washington D.C., 26 de abril de 2023 – No Dia Internacional da Visibilidade Lésbica, o Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade), expõe a importância de se falar sobre a visibilidade da diversidade familiar. Seja composta por lésbicas e/ou lésbicas não-bináries – com ou sem filhos – todas possuem o direito - [Violência Política no Brasil: quanto vale a vida de parlamentares negras e trans?](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/violencia-politica-no-brasil-quanto-vale-a-vida-de-parlamentares-negras-e-trans/) - O Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) faz um chamado urgente aos mecanismos de proteção de direitos humanos internacionais, diante do crescimento da violência político-eleitoral que vem assolando a segurança de parlamentares trans e negras no Brasil, seja em suas vidas cotidianas seja no exercício de seus mandatos. O iminente - [Vidas Negras Importam: o chamado pela democracia racial ressoa no Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/vidas-negras-importam-o-chamado-pela-democracia-racial-ressoa-no-brasil/) - Após o brutal assassinato de George Floyd pela polícia estadunidense, uma onda de protestos conclama toda sociedade às ruas a fim de lutar pela erradicação do racismo sistêmico. Em um mundo afetado pela fragmentação dos poderes político-institucionais, em meio a uma desordem agravada pela pandemia do coronavírus, que escancarou a crise do sistema de saúde - [Transcinema: presença e representatividade trans no audiovisual brasileiro](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/transcinema-presenca-e-representatividade-trans-no-audiovisual-brasileiro/) - Brasil, 11 de junho de 2021 - “Eu nunca imaginei viver num país que mais mata travestis e transexuais. Eu nunca imaginei o quão potente pode ser a referência da minha população, atuando dentro e fora das telas. No teatro, produzindo música dentro e fora das rádios, dançando e naturalizando a presença do nosso corpo - [Victor Madrigal se reuniu com mais de 30 pessoas LGBTI+ do México com apoio de Raça e Igualdade](https://raceandequality.org/resources/victor-madrigal-meets-with-more-than-30-lgbti-people-from-mexico-with-the-support-of-race-and-equality/) - No México, o Especialista Independente em Orientação Sexual e Identidade de Gênero das Nações Unidas, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, se reuniu com autoridades locais, líderes e organizações LGBTI+ de dois estados do país para promover seu mandato. De 17 a 22 de julho, o Especialista Independente em Orientação Sexual e Identidade de Gênero das Nações Unidas (IESOGI), - [Sociedade civil do Uruguai debate sobre como incidir para a efetiva implementação da Convenção Interamericana contra o Racismo](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/sociedade-civil-do-uruguai-debate-sobre-como-incidir-para-a-efetiva-implementacao-da-convencao-interamericana-contra-o-racismo/) - Washington D.C., 29 de novembro de 2021 - No dia 24 de novembro, o Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade), realizou o seminário semipresencial Implementação efetiva da CIRDI: Ferramentas para a defesa política da sociedade civil no Uruguai. Durante o evento, representantes de diferentes grupos populacionais junto à autoridades nacionais - [Tragédia anunciada: articulação de movimentos antidemocráticos deve ser investigada pelo Estado brasileiro](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/tragedia-anunciada-articulacao-de-movimentos-antidemocraticos-deve-ser-investigada-pelo-estado-brasileiro/) - Brasil, 09 de janeiro de 2023 - A ação de manifestantes bolsonaristas que culminou na depedração do patrimônio público e histórico brasileiro na capital federal, numa vil tentativa de golpe antidemocrático, consolidou-se como uma tragédia anunciada. O Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade), faz um chamado ao Estado brasileiro que priorize - [SANKOFA "VOLTAR AO PASSADO PARA RESSIGNIFICAR O PRESENTE": REALIDADE DAS MULHERES NEGRAS, TRANS E TRAVESTIS NO BRASIL](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/sankofa-voltar-ao-passado-para-ressignificar-o-presente-realidade-das-mulheres-negras-trans-e-travestis-no-brasil/) - Brasil, 20 de agosto de 2019. Com a presença de mulheres negras, trans, travestis e defensoras públicas do Brasil, realizou-­‐se, nos dias 15 e 16 de agosto, o Fórum SANKOFA, um espaço de intercâmbio e diálogo em luta e defesa da justiça racial e de gênero. "Sankofa", palavra africana que simboliza um pássaro de duas - [Relatoria especial sobre formas contemporâneas de racismo da ONU realiza consulta online a organizações da sociedade civil brasileira](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/relatoria-especial-sobre-formas-contemporaneas-de-racismo-da-onu/) - Brasil, 03 de fevereiro de 2021 – Nos dias 28 e 29 de janeiro, a Sra. E. Tendayi Achiume, Relatora Especial sobre formas contemporâneas de racismo, discriminação racial, xenofobia e intolerância correlatas das Organizações das Nações Unidas (ONU), participou da consulta online com representantes da sociedade civil brasileira sobre o racismo estrutural no Brasil, com - [Sapas contra a COVID-19: Campanha de Doação para Mulheres Lésbicas e Bissexuais de Favelas do Rio de Janeiro](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/sapas-contra-a-covid-19-campanha-de-doacao-para-mulheres-lesbicas-e-bissexuais-de-favelas-do-rio-de-janeiro/) - Brasil, 01 de julho de 2021 - Organizada por seis coletivos de lésbicas e mulheres bissexuais de favelas da cidade do Rio de Janeiro, a campanha “Sapas contra a COVID-19” começa no dia 01 de julho e terá três meses de duração, sendo finalizada no dia 30 de setembro, nas comemorações do ‘Dia Internacional da - [Sentença da Corte Interamericana sobre o caso Vicky Hernández e outros Vs. Honduras: reparação sem precedentes para a comunidade trans da região](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/sentenca-da-corte-interamericana-sobre-o-caso-vicky-hernandez-e-outros-vs-honduras-reparacao-sem-precedentes-para-a-comunidade-trans-da-regiao/) - Washington DC, 1º de julho de 2021 - Em 28 de junho de 2021, dia em que se comemora o orgulho e a luta pelos direitos da comunidade LGBTI+, a Corte Interamericana de Direitos Humanos (Corte IDH) proferiu a sentença no caso Vicky Hernández e outros Vs. Honduras. Esta decisão é apenas a quinta sobre - [Sete fatos que você deve saber sobre a situação das pessoas transmasculinas e de gênero não-binário na região andina](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/sete-fatos-que-voce-deve-saber-sobre-a-situacao-das-pessoas-transmasculinas-e-de-genero-nao-binario-na-regiao-andina/) - Seis defensores de direitos humanos da região compartilharam informações na Conversa Internacional “Identidade, nosso direito”, realizada no âmbito da 52ª Assembléia Geral da OEA em Lima. Washington DC, 18 de outubro de 2022.- Nenhuma pessoa pode ter uma vida digna sem um documento de identidade que lhe permita acessar seus direitos fundamentais e que realmente - [Rebeldias Lésbicas: O encontro de vozes de mulheres do Brasil e da Colômbia](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/rebeldias-lesbicas-o-encontro-de-vozes-de-mulheres-do-brasil-e-da-colombia/) - “Lésbicas contra a guerra! Lésbicas contra o capital! Lésbicas contra o racismo! Lésbicas contra o terrorismo neoliberal! ” Foi entoando essas palavras de libertação que, em fevereiro de 2007, durante o VII Encontro Feminista de Lésbicas da América Latina e do Caribe, instituiu-se o dia 13 de outubro, como o dia das Rebeldias Lésbicas [1]. - [Raça e Igualdade visita Brasília para promover respeito às religiões de matriz africana no Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/raca-e-igualdade-visita-brasilia-para-promover-respeito-as-religioes-de-matriz-africana-no-brasil/) - Brasil, 15 de dezembro de 2021 – Neste mês de dezembro, o Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) esteve em Brasília, para uma agenda de reuniões com parlamentares da Comissão de Direitos Humanos e Minorias da Câmara dos Deputados e representantes de secretarias relacionadas à promoção da equidade racial. Ademais, - [Relatora sobre os Direitos dos Afrodescendentes e contra a Discriminação Racial, Margarette May Macaulay, da Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos, realiza visita ao Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/relatora-sobre-os-direitos-dos-afrodescendentes-e-contra-a-discriminacao-racial-margarette-may-macaulay-da-comissao-interamericana-de-direitos-humanos-realiza-visita-ao-brasil/) - Brasil, 28 de julho de 2022 - De 31 de julho a 05 de agosto, Margarette May Macaulay, Relatora sobre os Direitos das Pessoas Afrodescendentes e contra a Discriminação Racial, da Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos (CIDH), realizará uma visita ao Brasil junto ao seu gabinete institucional. A visita promocional da Comissionada é uma iniciativa - [Raça e Igualdade promoveu o webinar “Movendo as Estruturas: Diálogos sobre Raça, Gênero e Sexualidade durante a COVID-19 no Brasil”](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/raca-e-igualdade-promoveu-o-webinar-movendo-as-estruturas-dialogos-sobre-raca-genero-e-sexualidade-durante-a-covid-19-no-brasil/) - Brasil, 15 de julho de 2020. Com a presença da Ana Almeida, advogada da Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos vinculada a Relatoria dos direitos das mulheres (CIDH), o Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) convidou lideranças do movimento negro e LGBTI para um debate sobre os avanços da COVID-19 no - [Raça e Igualdade promove curso on-line gratuito: Raça, Gênero, Sexualidade e os Mecanismos Internacionais de Proteção de Direitos Humanos](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/curso-on-line-gratuito-raca-genero-sexualidade-e-os-mecanismos-internacionais-de-protecao-de-direitos-humanos/) - Com a presença de advogados/as especialistas do Sistema Interamericano e da ONU e, com a participação de lideranças ativistas de direitos humanos da sociedade civil, a partir do dia 19 de agosto, o Instituto Internacional de Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade), promove o curso on-line gratuito “Raça, Gênero, Sexualidade e os Mecanismos - [Raça e Igualdade organizou um webinar para ativistas compartilharem os efeitos do COVID-19 na população LGBTI na América Latina com o especialista independente da ONU em Orientação Sexual e Identidade de Gênero](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/raca-e-igualdade-organizou-um-webinar-para-ativistas-compartilharem-os-efeitos-do-covid-19-na-populacao-lgbti-na-america-latina-com-o-especialista-independente-da-onu-em-orientacao-sexual-e-identidade/) - O Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) realizou um webinar com o Especialista Independente da ONU sobre Proteção contra a Violência e Discriminação com base na Orientação sexual e Identidade de Gênero, Victor Madrigal e líderes, ativistas e membros de grupos da sociedade civil LGBTI de diferentes países da América - [Raça e Igualdade oferece cursos on-line gratuitos fortalecendo aliança com organizações e movimentos sociais](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/raca-e-igualdade-oferece-cursos-on-line-gratuitos-fortalecendo-alianca-com-organizacoes-e-movimentos-sociais/) - Reafirmando o compromisso de auxiliar e promover a capacitação das organizações da sociedade civil (OSCs) aos mecanismos dos sistemas internacionais de proteção aos direitos humanos, o Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade), ao longo deste ano de 2020, vem desenvolvendo cursos on-line e webinars temáticos em parceria com lideranças da - [Raça e Igualdade lança relatório para visibilizar a população afro-LGBT no Brasil, Colômbia, Peru e República Dominicana e contribuir para o reconhecimento de seus direitos](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/raca-e-igualdade-lanca-relatorio-para-visibilizar-a-populacao-afro-lgbt-no-brasil-colombia-peru-e-republica-dominicana-e-contribuir-para-o-reconhecimento-de-seus-direitos/) - Washington DC, 30 de junho de 2021 - O Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) lançou no dia 24 de junho de 2021, o relatório “A dívida pendente com a população afro-LGBT no Brasil, Colômbia, Peru e República Dominicana”, com objetivo de contribuir para visibilizar a violência e a discriminação enfrentada - [Raça e Igualdade lança material informativo sobre Medidas Cautelares para apoiar incidência e ampliar conhecimento ante os mecanismos de proteção dos direitos humanos](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/medidas-cautelares/) - O Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) disponibiliza à sociedade civil e ativistas do Brasil, o material informativo “As Medidas Cautelares da Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos: procedimento e função". A versão em português tem o objetivo de orientar advogades, organizações da sociedade civil (OSCs) e ativistas de direitos humanos - [Raça e Igualdade lança campanha regional para promover a ratificação e implementação da Convenção Interamericana contra o Racismo, Discriminação Racial e Formas Correlatas de Intolerância](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/raca-e-igualdade-lanca-campanha-regional-para-promover-a-ratificacao-e-implementacao-da-convencao-interamericana-contra-o-racismo-discriminacao-racial-e-formas-correlatas-de-intolerancia/) - Washington DC, 8 de setembro de 2021 - Com objetivo de ajudar no combate ao racismo nas Américas, o Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade), lançou na quinta-feira, 2 de setembro de 2021, a campanha “Por uma região livre de racismo”, com duração até 2024 e visa promover a ratificação - [Raça e Igualdade faz recomendações sobre ataques aos espaços cívicos em visita do Relator da ONU ao Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/raca-e-igualdade-faz-recomendacoes-sobre-ataques-aos-espacos-civicos-em-visita-do-relator-da-onu-ao-brasil/) - Brasil, 19 de abril de 2022 – O Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) participou dos encontros promovidos pela Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU) no Brasil, devido a visita oficial do Relator Especial sobre os direitos à reunião pacífica e liberdade de associação, Clément Nyaletsossi Voule. A agenda do Relator - [Raça e Igualdade lança ‘Escola de Formação Política Kátia Tapety’](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/raca-e-igualdade-lanca-escola-de-formacao-politica-katia-tapety/) - Brasil, 05 de maio de 2022 - No dia 10 de maio (terça-feira), a partir das 17h, o Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) irá realizar o evento de lançamento da Escola de Formação Política Kátia Tapety. A inauguração será no Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro (MAM) - [Raça e Igualdade e Associação Nacional de Travestis e Transexuais do Brasil (ANTRA) solicitam à Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos (CIDH) um pronunciamento público sobre o aumento de assassinatos de pessoas trans no Brasil em 2020](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-and-the-national-association-of-travestis-and-transexuals-of-brazil-antra-ask-the-inter-american-commission-on-human-rights-iachr-to-publicly-denounce-the-increase-in-murders-of/) - Washington, D.C. e Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. 13 de maio de 2020. O Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) e a Associação Nacional de Travestis e Transexuais do Brasil (ANTRA) nos dirigimos à Honorável CIDH para expressar a profunda preocupação pelo aumento de cerca de 48% nos casos de assassinatos - [Raça e Igualdade denuncia situação de presos políticos em Cuba, Nicarágua e Venezuela no marco da IX Cúpula das Américas](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/raca-e-igualdade-denuncia-situacao-de-presos-politicos-em-cuba-nicaragua-e-venezuela-no-marco-da-ix-cupula-das-americas/) - Washington DC, 2 de junho de 2022 - No âmbito da IX Cúpula das Américas, o Consórcio Latino-Americano de Direitos Humanos – liderado pelo Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) – realizará o evento "Presos por quê?: Prisioneiros políticos em Cuba, Nicarágua e Venezuela", cujo objetivo é gerar um espaço de - [Raça e Igualdade coordena visita acadêmica do Especialista Independente da ONU sobre orientação sexual e identidade de gênero, Victor Madrigal.](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/raca-e-igualdade-coordena-visita-academica-do-especialista-independente-da-onu-sobre-orientacao-sexual-e-identidade-de-genero-victor-madrigal/) - O Especialista Independente em proteção contra violência e discriminação com base na orientação sexual e identidade de gênero das Nações Unidas (ONU), Sr. Victor Madrigal, fará uma visita acadêmica ao Brasil, que será coordenada pelo Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade), de 20 a 25 de janeiro, para divulgar o - [Raça e Igualdade denuncia ataques a terreiros no Brasil: não há casos isolados!](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/raca-e-igualdade-denuncia-ataques-a-terreiros-no-brasil-nao-ha-casos-isolados/) - Brasil, 21 de janeiro de 2022 - No Brasil, em 21 de janeiro é comemorado o Dia Nacional de Combate à Intolerância Religiosa. A data foi instituída através da Lei nº 11.635/2007, em homenagem ao dia do falecimento da Iyalorixá Gildária dos Santos, a Mãe Gilda, do terreiro Axé Abassá de Ogum, situado na Bahia, - [Raça e Igualdade condena a Chacina do Jacarezinho](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/raca-e-igualdade-condena-a-chacina-do-jacarezinho/) - Brasil, 07 de maio de 2021 - O Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) condena e repudia o uso excessivo da força policial que resultou no massacre de 25 pessoas na favela do Jacarezinho, no Rio de Janeiro, neste dia 06 de maio de 2021. Casas foram invadidas, moradores agredidos, - [Raça e Igualdade condena o uso excessivo e violento da força policial no caso da Chacina do Guarujá](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/raca-e-igualdade-condena-o-uso-excessivo-e-violento-da-forca-policial-no-caso-da-chacina-do-guaruja/) - Brasil, 02 de agosto de 2023 - O Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) rechaça a ação brutal cometida por agentes da lei no caso da Chacina do Guarujá, que instaurou dias de terror durante o último final de semana de julho, na região do Guarujá, na Baixada Santista de São Paulo, - [Raça e Igualdade comemora vitória da Casa Nem e reafirma compromisso com a luta do movimento LGBTI brasileiro](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/raca-e-igualdade-comemora-vitoria-da-casa-nem-e-reafirma-compromisso-com-a-luta-do-movimento-lgbti-brasileiro/) - O Instituto Internacional de Raça e Igualdade (Raça e Igualdade) expressa preocupação com os constantes processos de despejos e de reintegração de posse que estão acontecendo em todo o Brasil durante um momento de pandemia global. Mesmo diante da proibição dessas ações pelo Congresso Nacional [1], tais medidas encontram brechas na lei que favorecem somente - [Raça e Igualdade comemora a ratificação da Convenção Interamericana contra o Racismo pelo Estado brasileiro](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/raca-e-igualdade-comemora-a-ratificacao-da-convencao-interamericana-contra-o-racismo-pelo-estado-brasileiro/) - O Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) parabeniza o Estado brasileiro pela ratificação pelo Senado da Convenção Interamericana contra o Racismo, Discriminação Racial e Formas Correlatas de Intolerância [1] firmada pelos países membros da Organização dos Estados Americanos (OEA), na Guatemala, em 2013 [2]. Ademais, a ratificação da Convenção também - [Raça e Igualdade celebra a adoção da ONU da resolução pela proteção das pessoas africanas e afrodescendentes frente a violência policial](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/raca-e-igualdade-celebra-a-adocao-da-onu-da-resolucao-pela-protecao-das-pessoas-africanas-e-afrodescendentes-frente-a-violencia-policial/) - Washington DC, 15 de julho de 2021 – O Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) celebra a adoção, por consenso, da Resolução A/HRC/47/L.8 Rev.1, que visa a promoção e proteção de pessoas africanas e afrodescendentes contra o uso excessivo da força pública. A adesão a esta resolução foi votada em ocasião - [Raça e Igualdade apresenta o informe “CEDAW e seu impacto na vida das mulheres: Uma perspectiva interseccional” por especialistas internacionais e representantes da sociedade civil da região](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/raca-e-igualdade-apresenta-o-informe-cedaw-e-seu-impacto-na-vida-das-mulheres-uma-perspectiva-interseccional-por-especialistas-internacionais-e-representantes-da-sociedade-civil-da/) - Washington DC, 5 de março de 2021. – Em virtude do Dia Internacional da Mulher, o Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) apresentou, na quinta-feira, 4 de março, o informe “ CEDAW e seu impacto na vida das mulheres: Uma perspectiva interseccional”, em um evento virtual que contou com a participação da presidente do Comitê da - [Primeiro relatório sobre transmasculinidades e pessoas não binárias no Peru: um passo fundamental para o reconhecimento e proteção das diversas identidades no país e na região](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/primeiro-relatorio-sobre-transmasculinidades-e-pessoas-nao-binarias-no-peru-um-passo-fundamental-para-o-reconhecimento-e-protecao-das-diversas-identidades-no-pais-e-na-regiao/) - Washington D.C., 29 de setembro de 2021 - Com o objetivo de contribuir para a promoção e proteção dos direitos das pessoas transmasculinas e de gênero não binário no Peru, o Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) lançou em 24 de setembro de 2021, o primeiro relatório que mostra a situação - [Protegendo os Direitos dos Afro-Brasileiros e Povos Tradicionais Quilombolas: Uma Conversa Liderada pelo Coletivo de Entidades Negras do Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/protegendo-os-direitos-dos-afro-brasileiros-e-povos-tradicionais-quilombolas-uma-conversa-liderada-pelo-coletivo-de-entidades-negras-do-brasil/) - Brasil, 10 de março de 2022 - O Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) e Escritório de Washington para a América Latina (WOLA), convidam cordialmente para o seguinte evento: "Protegendo os Direitos dos Afro-Brasileiros e Povos Tradicionais Quilombolas: Uma Conversa Liderada pelo Coletivo de Entidades Negras do Brasil". Durante a - [Pronunciamento de Raça e Igualdade sobre o assassinato de Dom Phillips e Bruno Pereira](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/pronunciamento-de-raca-e-igualdade-sobre-o-assassinato-de-dom-phillips-e-bruno-pereira/) - Brasil, 16 de junho de 2022 - Quantas vidas vão custar a omissão do Estado Brasileiro? Quantas vidas valem as declarações levianas do Presidente diante das mortes dos defensores de direitos humanos? Entre os desdobramentos das buscas por Dom Phillips e Bruno Pereira, chegou a impactante confirmação do assassinato de ambos. Como se não bastasse as - [Primeiro Fórum das Américas sobre as minorias reúne recomendações para proteger as populações historicamente marginalizadas e vulneráveis em vistas do Fórum Global](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/primeiro-forum-das-americas-sobre-as-minorias-reune-recomendacoes-para-proteger-as-populacoes-historicamente-marginalizadas-e-vulneraveis-em-vistas-do-forum-global/) - Washington DC, 13 de maio de 2021.- O primeiro Fórum Regional das Américas sobre prevenção de conflitos e proteção dos direitos humanos das minorias na região, foi realizado nos dias 27 e 28 de abril de 2021, com a presença de autoridades Estaduais, organismos internacionais e regionais, entidades das Nações Unidas e organizações da sociedade civil das Américas, incluindo o - [Por uma outra política de segurança: a letalidade da violência policial no Brasil em 2020](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/por-uma-outra-politica-de-seguranca-a-letalidade-da-violencia-policial-no-brasil-em-2020/) - No Brasil, historicamente, o uso da violência policial sempre esteve camuflado através do discurso da ‘manutenção da ordem social’. Discurso que por si só já carrega uma sentença em uma sociedade que despreza as diferenças: a morte. Através da anuência do Estado brasileiro, a violência se tornou uma forma mais barata de ignorar as desigualdades - [Orgulho, Solidariedade e Resistência: OSCs LGBTI brasileiras realizam ações solidárias no combate à COVID-19 - PARTE I](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/orgulho-solidariedade-e-resistencia-oscs-lgbti-brasileiras-realizam-acoes-solidarias-no-combate-a-covid-19-parte-i/) - Através de artigos e seminários web, o Instituto Raça e Igualdade visa promover um espaço de discussão sobre o avanço do coronavírus no Brasil e seu impacto na população afrodescendente, incluindo a população afro-LGBTI. Com isso, convidamos a todes para a leitura deste artigo que será publicado em duas partes. “Resistir e (Re)existir!”: verbos que - [Orgulho, Solidariedade e Resistência: OSCs LGBTI brasileiras realizam ações solidárias no combate à COVID-19 - PARTE II](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/orgulho-solidariedade-e-resistencia-oscs-lgbti-brasileiras-realizam-acoes-solidarias-no-combate-a-covid-19-parte-ii/) - Através de artigos e seminários web, o Instituto Raça e Igualdade visa promover um espaço de discussão sobre o avanço do coronavírus no Brasil e seu impacto na população afrodescendente, incluindo a população afro-LGBTI. Com isso, convidamos a todes para a leitura da segunda parte e final deste artigo sobre a mobilização das redes LGBTI - [Parlamentares negras - cis e trans e organizações da sociedade civil denunciam a violência política no Brasil à Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/parlamentares-negras-cis-e-trans-e-organizacoes-da-sociedade-civil-denunciam-a-violencia-politica-no-brasil-a-comissao-interamericana-de-direitos-humanos/) - Brasil, 18 de março de 2021 - No próximo dia 23 de março, às 12h, vereadoras negras - cis e transexuais, vítimas da violência política e eleitoral no Brasil, junto a organizações de direitos humanos, de mulheres negras e LGBTI+, vão participar da audiência temática da Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos (CIDH), através da plataforma Zoom, - [O mundo precisa olhar para o que está acontecendo no Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/o-mundo-precisa-olhar-para-o-que-esta-acontecendo-no-brasil/) - Após um ano de uma crise pandêmica, o Brasil vem atravessando o pior momento da sua história democrática com uma crise que se alastra em todas as esferas de poder. Por um lado, as áreas de saúde e economia se encontram em um estado de calamidade pública, afundado nas incertezas e no desamparo do governo - [Orgulho 2022: Reconhecendo as mãos LGBTI+ que construíram esse caminho](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/orgulho-2022-reconhecendo-as-maos-lgbti-que-construiram-esse-caminho/) - Washington D.C., 28 de junho de 2022 – Todos os anos, no dia 28 de junho, pessoas LGBTI+ de todo o mundo se reúnem publicamente em grandes marchas celebrando e reivindicando por suas vidas, pautando a diversidade das identidades sexual e de gênero, e a liberdade de expressá-las. É um momento de protesto no qual - [ONU renova mandato crucial de direitos humanos do especialista sobre orientação sexual e identidade de gênero](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/onu-renova-mandato-crucial-de-direitos-humanos-do-especialista-sobre-orientacao-sexual-e-identidade-de-genero/) - O Conselho de Direitos Humanos da ONU reafirma mais uma vez seu compromisso de combater a discriminação e a violência com base em OSIG, e lembra a todos os Estados suas obrigações para com os LGBT e as pessoas com gêneros diversos. (Genebra, 7 de julho de 2022) - O Conselho de Direitos Humanos das - [O Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) expressa preocupação com a resposta do Estado brasileiro ao avanço do Coronavírus no país](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/o-instituto-internacional-sobre-raca-igualdade-e-direitos-humanos-raca-e-igualdade-expressa-preocupacao-com-a-resposta-do-estado-brasileiro-ao-avanco-do-coronavirus-no-pais/) - O Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) demonstra profunda preocupação com a situação das populações mais vulnerabilizadas no Brasil em meio à pandemia de COVID-19, que já matou 18.894 pessoas no Brasil[1] até o presente momento e que ocorre em meio a crises políticas e desigualdades estruturais. No dia 19 de - [O combate ao racismo e à discriminação racial, uma tarefa permanente e em crescimento de Raça e Igualdade](https://raceandequality.org/resources/combating-racism-and-racial-discrimination-a-permanent-and-growing-task-of-race-and-equality/) - Washington D.C., 21 de março de 2023.- A luta contra o racismo e a discriminação racial deve ser formulada e executada no nível das manifestações e impactos dessas violações de direitos humanos. O Instituto de Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Race and Equality), neste Dia Internacional pela Eliminação da Discriminação Racial, destaca o trabalho que - [O Brasil das 600 mil mortes: a crise da democracia representativa no país das fake news](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/o-brasil-das-600-mil-mortes-a-crise-da-democracia-representativa-no-pais-das-fake-news/) - Brasil, 08 de outubro de 2021 – Sob a égide de um presidente que em meio a uma pandemia continua a incitar multidões e a desprezar todos os protocolos sanitários mundiais, o Brasil alcançou a marca de 600 mil mortes por COVID-19 neste mês de outubro. Em 2 anos de (des)governo, Jair Messias Bolsonaro já - [O 25N e os 16 Dias de Ativismo, tempo de refletir e agir no combate à violência de gênero](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/o-25n-e-os-16-dias-de-ativismo-tempo-de-refletir-e-agir-no-combate-a-violencia-de-genero/) - Washington DC, 25 de novembro de 2022 - Em 2021, 56% das mulheres mortas em todo o mundo morreram nas mãos de seus parceiros ou outros parentes, de acordo com a ONU Mulheres; organização das Nações Unidas dedicada a promover os direitos de mulheres e meninas. Esta estatística foi divulgada na véspera do Dia Internacional - [Não mais o silêncio: retomando nossas vozes no Dia Internacional Contra a Homofobia, a Transfobia e a Bifobia](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/nao-mais-o-silencio-retomando-nossas-vozes-no-dia-internacional-contra-a-homofobia-a-transfobia-e-a-bifobia/) - Washington DC, 15 de maio. Este 17 de maio marca 30 anos desde que a Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) desclassificou a homossexualidade como um distúrbio mental, um marco global que acelerou o progresso no reconhecimento dos direitos humanos de lésbicas, gays, bissexuais, pessoas trans e intersexo (LGBTI). [1] Na ocasião dessa data, é comemorado - [MÊS DO ORGULHO LGBTI 2020](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/mes-do-orgulho-lgbti-2020/) - Todos os anos, comemoramos e reconhecemos em junho a vida das pessoas LGBTI e o impacto que elas tiveram no mundo. Este mês, conhecido como "Mês do Orgulho", foi escolhido para comemorar a revolta no Stonewall Inn, um clube gay na cidade de Nova York. Esses seis dias de protestos foram um ponto de virada - [Mês do Orgulho LGBTI: Hora de celebrar e resistir](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/mes-do-orgulho-lgbti-hora-de-celebrar-e-resistir/) - Em 2020, cinquenta e um anos se passaram desde os distúrbios no Stonewall Inn. Este ano celebraremos isoladamente devido às medidas de distanciamento social estabelecidas, mas celebraremos e resistiremos. Os protestos de Stonewall deram poder às gerações futuras e forjaram o movimento LGBTI em todo o mundo. Este evento tornou-se um apelo simbólico à ação. - [Nota pública sobre o assassinato de João Alberto e a declaração do general Hamilton Mourão](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/nota-publica-sobre-o-assassinato-de-joao-alberto-e-a-declaracao-do-general-hamilton-mourao/) - O Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) condena e repudia os recentes fatos de cunho racistas no Brasil ocasionados pelo assassinato de João Alberto Silveira Freitas, homem negro, sufocado por seguranças do supermercado Carrefour, em Porto Alegre, no dia 19 de novembro, às vésperas do Dia da Consciência Negra. Prestamos solidariedade - [No Dia Internacional da Mulher, Raça e Igualdade celebra todas as mulheres que lutam por igualdade e por um mundo melhor em meio à COVID-19](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/no-dia-internacional-da-mulher-raca-e-igualdade-celebra-todas-as-mulheres-que-lutam-por-igualdade-e-por-um-mundo-melhor-em-meio-a-covid-19/) - Washington DC, 8 de março de 2021 - Neste Dia Internacional da Mulher, o Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) celebra especialmente às mulheres que durante o último ano mantiveram-se firme na luta pela igualdade, apesar de muitos dos seus direitos terem sido particularmente violados durante a pandemia de COVID-19. Desse - [Mês da Visibilidade Trans: uma conversa sobre transmaculinidades com Kaio Lemos e Leonardo Peçanha](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/mes-da-visibilidade-trans-uma-conversa-sobre-transmaculinidades-com-kaio-lemos-e-leonardo-pecanha/) - Em janeiro comemora-se o Mês da Visibilidade Trans no Brasil, tendo o dia 29 de janeiro como a data oficial de celebração do Dia Nacional da Visibilidade Trans. Esse dia vem marcar uma agenda de compromissos e de respeito pela visibilização da existência e dos direitos da população trans no país. A data é celebrada - [Mês da Visibilidade Trans: Você já abraçou uma pessoa trans hoje?](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/mes-da-visibilidade-trans-voce-ja-abracou-uma-pessoa-trans-hoje/) - Brasil, 28 de janeiro de 2021 - “Você já abraçou uma pessoa trans hoje?” Não por acaso, o Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) inicia este artigo com uma provocação. Durante todo mês de janeiro, investimos em ações com o intuito de visibilizar dados e iniciativas de organizações LGBTI e ativistas - [Mensagem de União e Força para o Dia Internacional da Mulher Negra Latino-Americana e Caribenha](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/mensagem-de-uniao-e-forca-para-o-dia-internacional-da-mulher-negra-latino-americana-e-caribenha/) - Washington D. C. 24 de julho de 2020 - Desde 1992, todo dia 25 de julho, é comemorado o Dia Internacional das Mulheres Afro-Latino-Americanas, Afro-Caribenhas e da Diáspora, em comemoração ao Primeiro Encontro de Mulheres Afro-Latino e Afro-Caribenhas, realizado naquele ano na República Dominicana, e que foi o ponto de partida para a luta pela - [Mês da Visibilidade Lésbica: I Viradão Sapatão do Complexo do Alemão reúne lésbicas do Rio de Janeiro](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/mes-da-visibilidade-lesbica-i-viradao-sapatao-do-complexo-do-alemao-reune-lesbicas-do-rio-de-janeiro/) - Brasil, 19 de agosto de 2022 – Para comemorar o Mês da Visibilidade Lésbica no Brasil, nos dias 12 e 13 de agosto, o Instituto Brasileiro de Lésbicas (IBL) junto a diversos coletivos de lésbicas do Rio de Janeiro, realizou o I Viradão Sapatão do Complexo Alemão, situado na Zona Norte da cidade. Ademais, o - [Lançamento do dossiê “Qual é a cor do Invisível?” convoca o Estado brasileiro a produção de dados e ao reconhecimento da agenda racial da população LGBTI](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/lancamento-do-dossie-qual-e-a-cor-do-invisivel/) - “Raça e Igualdade quer contribuir para dar espaço as vozes que denunciam as violações da população LGBTI negra ao Estado brasileiro". E assim, Carlos Quesada, Diretor Executivo do Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos, iniciou o lançamento do dossiê “Qual é a cor do Invisível? A situação de direitos humanos da população LGBTI - [Memória trans: interseccionalidade nos assassinatos de pessoas trans da América Latina](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/memoria-trans-interseccionalidade-nos-assassinatos-de-pessoas-trans-da-america-latina/) - No Dia da Memória Trans, destacamos que os crimes de ódio contra pessoas trans têm raça, classe e gênero: a maioria das vítimas são mulheres trans negras, migrantes e profissionais do sexo. Washington DC, 20 de novembro de 2022.– No mundo, há pessoas que morrem por transfobia e indiferença, muitas no anonimato e na impunidade. - [Instituto Raça e Igualdade repudia declarações de Sérgio Camargo, presidente da Fundação Palmares, contra o movimento negro brasileiro](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/instituto-raca-e-igualdade-repudia-declaracoes-de-sergio-camargo-presidente-da-fundacao-palmares-contra-o-movimento-negro-brasileiro/) - ‘Escória maldita’ e ‘macumbeiros’ estão entre os xingamentos e ameaças destinadas à população negra Em meio à pandemia do coronavírus, da qual o Brasil já se tornou o terceiro país do mundo com o maior número de óbitos, o presidente da Fundação Palmares, Sérgio Camargo, chamou o movimento negro de ‘escória maldita’ da humanidade, além - [Instituto Raça e Igualdade envia Carta de Alegações à ONU solicitando medidas protetivas para população negra, travesti e transexual durante a COVID-19 no Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/instituto-raca-e-igualdade-envia-carta-de-alegacoes-a-onu/) - No mês de julho, o Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) enviou uma Carta de Alegações aos Procedimentos Especiais das Nações Unidas, solicitando uma maior persuasão perante ao Estado brasileiro para que sejam tomadas medidas protetivas em relação a população negra, travesti e transexual, durante a pandemia de COVID-19 no - [Inauguração da Escola de Formação Política Kátia Tapety reúne matriarcas trans e lideranças do movimento negro, indígena e LGBTI+ no MAM-RJ](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/inauguracao-da-escola-de-formacao-politica-katia-tapety-reune-matriarcas-trans-e-liderancas-do-movimento-negro-indigena-e-lgbti-no-mam-rj/) - Brasil, 10 de junho de 2022 – O evento de lançamento da Escola de Formação Política Kátia Tapety, promovido pelo Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade), realizou um intento há muito aspirado pela comunidade e organizações LGBTI+: reuniu matriarcas do movimento trans e lideranças do movimento negro, indígena e LGBTI+ - [Fórum Permanente dos Afrodescendentes da ONU: Raça e Igualdade e OSCs brasileiras reafirmam o compromisso no combate ao racismo sistêmico](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/forum-permanente-dos-afrodescendentes/) - Brasil, 23 de dezembro de 2022 - Entre os dias 5 e 8 de dezembro, ocorreu em Genebra, na Suíça, a primeira sessão do Fórum Permanente para Pessoas Afrodescendentes. Criado através da Resolução 75/314 da Assembleia Geral das Nações Unidas, em 2021, o propósito desse mecanismo de caráter consultivo é contribuir no combate ao racismo e - [Fórum Interamericano contra a Discriminação: Raça e Igualdade promove diálogo sobre discriminação e democracia inclusivas no marco da IX Cúpula das Américas](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/forum-interamericano-contra-a-discriminacao-raca-e-igualdade-promove-dialogo-sobre-discriminacao-e-democracia-inclusivas-no-marco-da-ix-cupula-das-americas/) - Washington D.C, 3 de junho de 2022 – Pelo sexto ano consecutivo, o Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) promove o Fórum Interamericano contra a Discriminação no dia 06 de junho, em Los Angeles (Califórnia), no âmbito da IX Cúpula das Américas. Após mais de dois anos de virtualidade por - [Fórum Interamericano contra a Discriminação celebrou o 10º aniversário da CIRDI no marco da Assembleia da OEA](https://raceandequality.org/resources/inter-american-forum-against-discrimination-celebrated-the-10th-anniversary-of-cirdi-and-cidi-within-the-framework-of-the-oas-general-assembly/) - Washington D.C., 20 de junho de 2023 - O Fórum Interamericano contra a Discriminação, evento anual do Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) no âmbito da Assembleia da Organização dos Estados Americanos (OEA), reuniu representantes dos governos dos Estados Unidos e do Brasil, bem como especialistas e líderes afrodescendentes, indígenas - [Especialista Independente sobre Orientação Sexual e Identidade de Gênero da ONU visita Honduras, El Salvador e Guatemala em uma missão de escuta promovida por Raça e Igualdade](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/especialista-independente-sobre-orientacao-sexual-e-identidade-de-genero-da-onu-visita-honduras-el-salvador-e-guatemala-em-uma-missao-de-escuta-promovida-por-raca-e-igualdade/) - Washington D.C., 19 de outubro de 2021 - O Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade), juntamente com as delegações do Escritório do Alto Comissariado das Nações Unidas para os Direitos Humanos na Guatemala, Honduras e Panamá, organizou uma visita promocional do Especialista Independente sobre proteção contra violência e discriminação com - [FOPAFRO, AFAIA e ACIYOMI: Raça e Igualdade visita parceiros do projeto de combate ao racismo religioso em Belém](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/fopafro-afaia-e-aciyomi-raca-e-igualdade-visita-parceiros-do-projeto-de-combate-ao-racismo-religioso-em-belem/) - Brasil, 26 de novembro de 2021 – No mês de novembro, o Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) esteve na cidade de Belém, situada no estado do Pará, região Norte do Brasil, para visitar e conhecer as organizações de religiões de matriz africana, parceiras do projeto de combate ao racismo - [Fechamento dos Espaços Cívicos: Raça e Igualdade, Criola, Geledés e Iepé em prol da participação democrática da sociedade civil negra e indígena](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/fechamento-dos-espacos-civicos-raca-e-igualdade-criola-geledes-e-iepe-em-prol-da-participacao-democratica-da-sociedade-civil-negra-e-indigena/) - Brasil, 23 de fevereiro de 2022 - o Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) através do Consórcio Latino-Americano de Direitos Humanos, uniu-se as organizações da sociedade civil brasileiras; Criola, Geledés – Instituto da Mulher Negra e ao Instituto de Pesquisa e Formação Indígena (Iepé), para visibilizar a situação sobre a - [Especialista Independente da ONU em Orientação Sexual e Identidade de Gênero faz um chamado para a proibição mundial das “Terapias de Conversão”](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/especialista-independente-da-onu-em-orientacao-sexual-e-identidade-de-genero-faz-um-chamado-para-a-proibicao-mundial-das-terapias-de-conversao/) - Washington, D.C, 17 de julho de 2020 – No dia 14 de julho, Victor Madrigal-Borloz, Especialista Independente da ONU em proteção contra a violência e discriminação com base na orientação sexual e identidade de gênero (IESOGI), lançou seu relatório sobre as denominadas práticas de “Terapia de Conversão”. O lançamento aconteceu através de um evento online - [Entrevista com Jurema Werneck: a voz das Ialodês ressoando no Dia da Consciência Negra](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/entrevista-com-jurema-werneck-a-voz-das-ialodes-ressoando-no-dia-da-consciencia-negra/) - Brasil, 20 de novembro de 2021 – Para celebrar o Dia da Consciência Negra, simbolizado no Brasil em memória ao falecimento do líder quilombola Zumbi dos Palmares, o Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade), tem o orgulho de compartilhar uma entrevista com Jurema Werneck, uma das principais referências do movimento - [Epsy Campbell, Presidente do Fórum Permanente dos Afrodescendentes da ONU, Realiza Visita ao Brasil para um Diálogo com Organizações do Movimento Negro e Indígena](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/epsy-campbell-presidente-do-forum-permanente-dos-afrodescendentes-da-onu-realiza-visita-ao-brasil-para-um-dialogo-com-organizacoes-do-movimento-negro-e-indigena/) - O evento, que acontece no marco do Dia Internacional contra Eliminação da Discriminação Racial, reunirá nomes importantes para discutir ações no combate do racismo Brasil, 20 de março de 2023 - O Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade), em parceria com a ONG Criola, Geledés - Instituto da Mulher Negra, - [Editorial - Brasil: Enegrecendo com perspectivas de gênero a agenda política nas eleições de 2022](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/editorial-brasil-enegrecendo-com-perspectivas-de-genero-a-agenda-politica-nas-eleicoes-de-2022/) - Brasil, 30 de setembro de 2022 – No dia 02 de outubro, será dado um pontapé inicial para definir o cenário político do próximo quadriênio no Brasil, numa eleição que tem sido marcada por diversos episódios de violência política. Nas últimas semanas, tornou-se nítido que essa violência não se direciona unicamente a candidatos e candidatas, - [Dia Mundial de Luta contra Aids: Raça e Igualdade faz um chamado para que Brasil e Colômbia garantam equidade no tratamento do HIV](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/dia-mundial-de-luta-contra-aids-raca-e-igualdade-faz-um-chamado-para-que-brasil-e-colombia-garantam-equidade-no-tratamento-do-hiv/) - Neste 1 de dezembro, o Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) presta solidariedade e homenageia todas as pessoas que vivem com HIV no Dia Mundial de Luta contra Aids. Instituído pela Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS), em outubro de 1987, com apoio da Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU), a data visa - [Dia Nacional de Combate à Intolerância Religiosa: Raça e Igualdade faz um chamado à luta contra o racismo religioso no Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/dia-nacional-de-combate-a-intolerancia-religiosa-raca-e-igualdade-faz-um-chamado-a-luta-contra-o-racismo-religioso-no-brasil/) - Brasil, 21 de janeiro de 2021. Instituído pela Lei nº 11.635/2007, o dia 21 de janeiro marca o Dia Nacional de Combate à Intolerância Religiosa no Brasil. Em virtude das celebrações da data, o Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) faz um chamado à visibilização da luta contra o racismo - [Dia Internacional pela Eliminação da Discriminação Racial: Raça e Igualdade faz um chamado aos Estados para o enfrentamento da pandemia de COVID-19 com políticas públicas inclusivas e eficazes](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/dia-internacional-pela-eliminacao-da-discriminacao-racial-raca-e-igualdade-faz-um-chamado-aos-estados-para-o-enfrentamento-da-pandemia-de-covid-19-com-politicas-publicas-inclusivas-e-eficazes/) - Washington DC, 19 de março de 2021 - Um ano após ao contágio inicial da COVID-19 nas Américas, a pandemia continua afetando de forma desproporcional e diferenciada as populações afrodescendentes da região. As vésperas do Dia Internacional pela Eliminação da Discriminação Racial – celebrado no dia 21 de março - o Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) faz um apelo aos Estados da - [Dia Internacional da Memória Trans: uma data para lembrar e reafirmar a luta pela igualdade e pela não discriminação](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/dia-internacional-da-memoria-trans-uma-data-para-lembrar-e-reafirmar-a-luta-pela-igualdade-e-pela-nao-discriminacao/) - Washington DC, 20 de novembro de 2020.- No dia 20 de novembro, Dia Internacional da Memória Trans, o Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) faz um chamado para refletirmos sobre todas as pessoas trans assassinadas em todo o mundo, principalmente na América Latina e no Caribe, região onde, segundo registros de - [Dia Internacional da Visibilidade Trans: reconhecimento da luta pela defesa e proteção dos direitos da população trans da região](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/dia-internacional-da-visibilidade-trans-reconhecimento-da-luta-pela-defesa-e-protecao-dos-direitos-da-populacao-trans-da-regiao/) - Washington DC, 29 de março de 2021 – Em virtude do Dia Internacional da Visibilidade Trans, que é comemorado no dia 31 de março, o Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade), presta um reconhecimento especial àqueles que dia a dia lutam pela defesa e proteção dos direitos das pessoas trans na América Latina - [Dia Internacional para a Eliminação da Discriminação Racial: Os novos padrões internacionais sobre os direitos dos afrodescendentes e justiça racial, e a Convenção Interamericana contra o Racismo](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/dia-internacional-para-a-eliminacao-da-discriminacao-racial-os-novos-padroes-internacionais-sobre-os-direitos-dos-afrodescendentes-e-justica-racial-e-a-convencao-interamericana-contra-o-racismo/) - Washington DC, 21 de março de 2022 - Desde os eventos como o assassinato do cidadão afro-americano George Floyd, os problemas do racismo e da discriminação racial foram posicionados na agenda mundial, gerando reações e medidas de proteção e reparação para as pessoas afrodescendentes. É inegável, por exemplo, o esforço que vem sendo feito no - [Dia Internacional das Pessoas Afrodescendentes: O que estamos fazendo para promover e defender seus direitos?](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/dia-internacional-das-pessoas-afrodescendentes-o-que-estamos-fazendo-para-promover-e-defender-seus-direitos/) - Washington D.C., 31 de agosto de 2022.- Neste 31 de agosto celebra-se o segundo ano do Dia Internacional das Pessoas Afrodescendentes, cujo principal objetivo é promover o respeito pelos direitos humanos e pelas liberdades fundamentais das pessoas afrodescendentes. Nas Américas — onde, de acordo com a Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL), - [Dia Internacional contra a Homofobia, Lesbofobia, Bifobia e Transfobia: a luta pela igualdade e não discriminação em meio a COVID-19](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/dia-internacional-contra-a-homofobia-lesbofobia-bifobia-e-transfobia-a-luta-pela-igualdade-e-nao-discriminacao-em-meio-a-covid-19/) - Washington DC, 17 de maio de 2021 - A situação de discriminação e violência enfrentada por pessoas com orientações sexuais e identidades de gênero diversas se agravou no último ano, devido ao contexto da pandemia COVID-19. Por isso, neste Dia Internacional Contra a Homofobia, Lesbofobia, Biphobia e Transfobia, o Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) se une ao lema definido mundialmente - [Dia Internacional da Memória Trans: um chamado urgente para o combate à transfobia na América Latina](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/dia-internacional-da-memoria-trans-um-chamado-urgente-para-o-combate-a-transfobia-na-america-latina/) - Washington D.C., 20 de novembro de 2021 – Em mais um ano de comemoração do Dia Internacional da Memória Trans, o Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) tem por objetivo chamar a atenção dos Estados e da comunidade internacional para o assustador número de assassinatos de pessoas trans nas Américas, - [Dia dos Direitos Humanos: Rumo a um passo firme para o reconhecimento e garantia dos direitos fundamentais para todas as pessoas](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/dia-dos-direitos-humanos-rumo-a-um-passo-firme-para-o-reconhecimento-e-garantia-dos-direitos-fundamentais-para-todas-as-pessoas/) - Washington DC, 10 de dezembro de 2020.- 72 anos após a Assembleia Geral das Nações Unidas adotar a Declaração Universal dos Direitos Humanos, o cumprimento e o respeito pelos direitos inerentes a cada pessoa representam um desafio global e, no caso da América Latina e do Caribe, os cenários de violação desses direitos são mantidos - [Dia dos Direitos Humanos: unir esforços para promover e defender os direitos humanos em tempos de autoritarismo e discurso de ódio](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/dia-dos-direitos-humanos-unir-esforcos-para-promover-e-defender-os-direitos-humanos-em-tempos-de-autoritarismo-e-discurso-de-odio/) - Washington DC, 10 de dezembro de 2021 - A América Latina vive momentos críticos em termos de direitos humanos. O exercício arbitrário de poder e o discurso de ódio que se infiltra em diferentes esferas da sociedade deram lugar a um contexto de violações sistemáticas de direitos humanos, onde grupos populacionais como afrodescendentes, indígenas, LGBTI+, - [Dia dos Direitos Humanos: em busca da dignidade, liberdade e justiça](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/dia-dos-direitos-humanos-em-busca-da-dignidade-liberdade-e-justica/) - Este ano, a comemoração do Dia dos Direitos Humanos é marcada pelo início da celebração dos 75 anos da Declaração Universal dos Direitos Humanos (DUDH), que acontecerá no dia 10 de dezembro de 2023. As Nações Unidas anunciaram que lançarão uma campanha de um ano para apresentar à DUDH concentrando-se em seu legado, relevância e - [Dia da Visibilidade Lésbica no Brasil: Caso Luana Barbosa – “Se não for por nós, ninguém será”*](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/dia-da-visibilidade-lesbica-no-brasil-caso-luana-barbosa-se-nao-for-por-nos-ninguem-sera/) - Brasil, 29 de agosto de 2021 - No Brasil, o mês de agosto traz a voz e a vez das lutas das mulheres lésbicas. Um mês que reverencia o ‘Orgulho Lésbico’, no dia 19 de agosto, em referência à primeira manifestação de mulheres lésbicas, conhecida como o “Stonewall brasileiro”, em São Paulo, no ano de - [Dia da Consciência Negra: Raça e Igualdade Homenageia Mulheres Negras Protagonistas na Luta pelos Direitos Humanos no Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/dia-da-consciencia-negra-raca-e-igualdade-homenageia-mulheres-negras-protagonistas-na-luta-pelos-direitos-humanos-no-brasil/) - O dia 20 de novembro marca do Dia Nacional da Consciência Negra no Brasil. O Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade), celebra esse dia resgatando o papel histórico da mulher negra na luta pela equidade racial e na promoção dos direitos humanos. Instituída oficialmente pela lei federal 12.519 de 2011, - [Departamento do Estado deve pressionar por justiça após homem negro ser morto por seguranças no mercado Carrefour](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/departamento-do-estado-deve-pressionar-por-justica-apos-homem-negro-ser-morto-por-segurancas-no-mercado-carrefour/) - O Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) e o Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) juntam suas vozes aos milhares de brasileiros que pedem justiça pelo assassinato de João Alberto Silveira Freitas em 19 de novembro em Porto Alegre, Brasil. De acordo com vídeos que circularam nas redes sociais, Silveira - [Dia contra a LGBTI+fobia: Celebramos os avanços e conquistas em prol dos Direitos Humanos](https://raceandequality.org/resources/day-against-lgbtiphobia-celebrating-advancements-and-achievements-in-human-rights/) - Washington D.C., 17 de maio de 2023 - Desde 2004, todo dia 17 de maio é rememorado como o dia em que a Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) retirou a homossexualidade de seu Manual de Classificação Internacional de Doenças (CID), um avanço que contribuiu para a despatologização das identidades LGBTI+. Por isso, hoje, Dia Internacional - [Delegação brasileira participa das pré-sessões da RPU da ONU, na Suíça, com recomendações sobre discriminação racial no Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/delegacao-brasileira-participa-das-pre-sessoes-da-rpu-da-onu-na-suica-com-recomendacoes-sobre-discriminacao-racial-no-brasil/) - Brasil, 15 de setembro de 2022 – Em vistas da proximidade da revisão do Brasil no 4o. Ciclo da Revisão Periódica Universal (RPU), entre os meses de julho e agosto, o Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) promoveu uma série de encontros entre organizações da sociedade civil que trabalham com - [Deixem de nos matar!: Grupo Conexão G da Favela da Maré](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/deixem-de-nos-matar-grupo-conexao-g-da-favela-da-mare/) - Brasil, 12 de setembro de 2019. De 6 a 8 de setembro, o 1º Festival LGBTI de Cultura e Cidadania das Favelas foi realizado na Favela de Maré. No entanto, esse espaço se viu marcado por uma operação policial que durou aproximadamente 20 horas e deixou duas pessoas mortas. É por isso que a comunidade - [Debate urgente sobre as “atuais violações de direitos humanos por motivos raciais, racismo sistêmico, brutalidade policial e violência contra protestos pacíficos”](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/debate-urgente-sobre-as-atuais-violacoes-de-direitos-humanos-por-motivos-raciais-racismo-sistemico-brutalidade-policial-e-violencia-contra-protestos-pacificos/) - 43ª Sessão do Conselho de Direitos Humanos 18 de junho de 2020 Senhora Presidente, Black Lives Matter. Esta declaração é submetida pela ILGA-Mundo em conjunto com o Instituto Internacional para Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade). Chama a atenção para a situação de injustiça racial e brutalidade policial que afeta pessoas de afrodescendentes, - [Coturno de Vênus realiza Lesbocenso de Lésbicas e Sapatonas do Distrito Federal](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/coturno-de-venus-realiza-lesbocenso-de-lesbicas-e-sapatonas-do-distrito-federal/) - A associação lesbofeminista de Brasília, Coturno de Vênus, realizou o Lesbocenso, um mapeamento de lésbicas e sapatonas do Distrito Federal. A pesquisa que começou a ser realizada em 2018, através de um formulário eletrônico, coletou informações censitárias com dados sobre raça/etnia, emprego, religião, acesso à saúde, índices de violência, entre outros, sobre a população lésbica - [Declaração conjunta: O Brasil deve garantir a segurança e proteção do líder afro-brasileiro Marcos Rezende](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/declaracao-conjunta-o-brasil-deve-garantir-a-seguranca-e-protecao-do-lider-afro-brasileiro-marcos-rezende/) - 31 de março de 2022.- O Escritório de Washington para a América Latina (WOLA), o Instituto Internacional de Raça e Igualdade e o Escritório de Washington para o Brasil (WBO) incitam as autoridades brasileiras e americanas a garantir a segurança de Marcos Rezende do Coletivo de Entidades Negras (CEN). Veterano de 25 anos em direitos - [Coletiva Resistência Lésbica realiza Mapeamento Sócio-Cultural-Afetivo das Lésbicas e Mulheres Bissexuais do Complexo da Maré](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/coletiva-resistencia-lesbica-realiza-mapeamento-socio-cultural-afetivo-das-lesbicas-e-mulheres-bissexuais-do-complexo-da-mare/) - Apresentar as experiências cotidianas das mulheres lésbicas e bissexuais de favelas, especificamente das que vivem no Complexo da Maré, no Rio de Janeiro. Com essa proposta, a Coletiva Resistência Lésbica da Maré realizou o Mapeamento Sócio-Cultural-Afetivo das Lésbicas e Mulheres Bissexuais do Complexo da Maré, organizado por Beatriz Adura Martins e Dayana Gusmão (Acesse: https://bit.ly/2TDB5ES.) - [CONVOCATÓRIA: Fórum Regional das Américas sobre Prevenção de conflitos e proteção dos direitos humanos das minorias](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/convocatoria-forum-regional-das-americas-sobre-prevencao-de-conflitos-e-protecao-dos-direitos-humanos-das-minorias/) - CONVOCATÓRIA Contextualização Existe um amplo consenso global de que é fundamental combater as desigualdades e tornar as instituições mais inclusivas para fazer frente às principais causas dos conflitos. A maioria dos conflitos são caracterizados pela inclusão insuficiente das minorias, o que também se verifica no contexto específico dos povos indígenas americanos. Muitas vezes, esses fatos - [Convocatória de fotografia: "Retratando a Diversidade"](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/convocatoria-de-fotografia-retratando-a-diversidade/) - Washington DC, 16 de abril de 2021 - A convocatória de fotografia "Retratando a Diversidade" é uma iniciativa regional do Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade), no âmbito da comemoração do Dia Internacional contra a Homofobia, Transfobia e Bifobia (17 de maio) e do Dia Internacional do orgulho LGBTI+ (28 de junho) , com o objetivo - [Chacina do Salgueiro - População negra brasileira pede socorro!: Raça e Igualdade condena o genocídio em curso e faz um apelo pela garantia de vida do povo negro](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/chacina-do-salgueiro-populacao-negra-brasileira-pede-socorro-raca-e-igualdade-condena-o-genocidio-em-curso-e-faz-um-apelo-pela-garantia-de-vida-do-povo-negro/) - Brasil, 23 de novembro de 2021 - A partir da Declaração Internacional dos Direitos Humanos, segundo a qual a vida é um direito inalienável, Raça e Igualdade insta a comunidade internacional a dar atenção à violência policial que ocorre no Brasil, denunciando mais um massacre que ocorre dentro do período de pandemia, na cidade de - [Chacina do Complexo da Penha: Entidades de direitos humanos apelam à CIDH pelo fim da violência policial](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/chacina-do-complexo-da-penha-entidades-de-direitos-humanos-apelam-a-cidh-pelo-fim-da-violencia-policial/) - Brasil, 25 de maio de 2022 - O Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade), Instituto Marielle Franco, Geledés - Instituto da Mulher Negra, Observatório de Favelas, Justiça Global e Casa Fluminense denunciaram à Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos (CIDH) a Chacina do Complexo da Penha, ocorrida nesta terça-feira, 24 de - [CIDH concede medidas cautelares à vereadora travesti negra Benny Briolly Rosa da Silva Santos](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/cidh-concede-medidas-cautelares-a-vereadora-travesti-negra-benny-briolly-rosa-da-silva-santos/) - Brasil, 15 de julho de 2022 – A partir de uma solicitação das organizações Criola, Instituto de Defesa da População Negra (IDPN), Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade), Instituto Marielle Franco, Justiça Global e Terra de Direitos, a Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos (CIDH), decidiu conceder medidas cautelares à vereadora - [Audiência sobre violência política no Brasil: parlamentares negras (cis e trans) exortam à CIDH por proteção e denunciam a negligência do Estado brasileiro](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/audiencia-sobre-violencia-politica-no-brasil-parlamentares-negras-cis-e-trans-exortam-a-cidh-por-protecao-e-denunciam-a-negligencia-do-estado-brasileiro/) - Brasil, 06 de abril de 2021 - Em uma audiência exclusivamente dedicada à denúncia da situação dos direitos políticos no Brasil, vereadoras negras (cis e trans) e organizações da sociedade civil apresentaram à Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos (CIDH), o panorama atual de violações dos direitos civis e políticos que aflige a segurança de diversas - [Ativistas Afrodescendentes se encontram em Nova Iorque e Washington D.C.](https://raceandequality.org/resources/afro-descendant-activists-from-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-take-over-new-york-and-washington-d-c/) - Washington D.C, 31 de maio de 2023 – Em vistas da realização da segunda sessão do Fórum Permanente de Afrodescendentes da ONU (PFPAD sigla em inglês), que acontecerá de 30 de maio a 02 de junho, em Nova Iorque (EUA), organizações de mulheres afrodescendentes do Brasil, Colômbia e República Dominicana formaram uma Delegação de Justiça - [Apple apoia Raça e Igualdade na promoção pela igualdade racial nas Américas em comemoração ao Mês da História Afro-americana](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/apple-apoia-raca-e-igualdade-na-promocao-pela-igualdade-racial-nas-americas-em-comemoracao-ao-mes-da-historia-afro-americana/) - Washington DC, 26 de janeiro de 2021.- O Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) foi contemplado pela empresa Apple para fazer parte das seis organizações que vão receber apoio para avançar em seu trabalho pela igualdade racial nos Estados Unidos e no mundo, no âmbito de um projeto da multinacional para celebrar o Mês da - [Assassinato de Tyre Nichols, uma completa desumanização das vidas afro-americanas. Basta!](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/assassinato-de-tyre-nichols-uma-completa-desumanizacao-das-vidas-afro-americanas-basta/) - Washington DC, 30 de janeiro de 2023.- À luz das evidências de violência policial racista que levaram à morte do jovem afro-americano Tyre Nichols, o Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) declara veementemente, sua mais alta condenação aos acontecimentos e chama a atenção para a persistência do racismo e o - [Assembleia Geral da OEA: Raça e Igualdade Comemora o 10º Aniversário da CIRDI e Denuncia Violações de Direitos Humanos em Cuba e Perseguição Religiosa na Nicarágua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/at-oas-assembly-race-and-equality-to-commemorate-10th-anniversary-of-cirdi-and-denounce-human-rights-violations-in-cuba-and-religious-persecution-in-nicaragua/) - Washington D.C., 14 de junho de 2023 - Por ocasião da 53ª sessão da Assembleia Geral da Organização dos Estados Americanos (OEA), o Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) realizará três eventos paralelos. O primeiro visa comemorar o décimo aniversário da Convenção Interamericana contra o Racismo, a Discriminação Racial e - [ANTRA lança Boletim 01/2021: Brasil registra 56 assassinatos de pessoas trans de Janeiro a Abril](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/antra-lanca-boletim-01-2021-brasil-registra-56-assassinatos-de-pessoas-trans-de-janeiro-a-abril/) - Brasil, 11 de maio de 2021 - Diante da ausência e da falta de compromisso do Estado brasileiro em prover dados estatísticos sobre a situação de violência contra a população trans e travesti, desde 2017, a Associação Nacional de Travestis e Transexuais (ANTRA) realiza o mapeamento dos assassinatos e violência contra pessoas trans no Brasil. - [8M - Dia Internacional da Mulher: reconhecendo e protegendo a liderança das mulheres a partir da perspectiva interseccional](https://raceandequality.org/resources/8m-international-womens-day-recognize-and-protect-womens-leadership-from-an-intersectional-perspective/) - Washington D.C., 8 de março de 2022 - A luta das mulheres por seus direitos tem sido incansável. Embora a América Latina passe por momentos críticos em termos de democracia, direitos humanos e segurança, as mulheres permanecem firmes no processo de denunciar a violência que enfrentam e influenciar o alcance de mudanças estruturais. Neste Dia - [Afro-latines Advocacy Week: Raça e Igualdade reúne organizações do Brasil e da Colômbia em Washington D.C.](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/afro-latines-advocacy-week-raca-e-igualdade-reune-organizacoes-do-brasil-e-da-colombia-em-washington-d-c/) - Washington D.C., 27 de setembro de 2022 – De 27 a 30 de setembro, o Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) reúne, em Washington D.C, organizações de direitos humanos do Brasil e da Colômbia, que trabalham com a promoção e defesa dos direitos da população negra e LGBTI+. Com o - [8M: Promovendo mecanismos internacionais para a proteção dos direitos das mulheres](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/8m-promovendo-mecanismos-internacionais-para-a-protecao-dos-direitos-das-mulheres/) - Washington DC, 8 de março de 2023 - A luta pelos direitos das mulheres teve diferentes cenários ao longo da história. Desde a Declaração Universal dos Direitos Humanos – que neste ano de 2023 celebra os 75 anos de sua declaração – o Direito Internacional dos Direitos Humanos tem se posicionado como um espaço fundamental - [25 de julho: Apelo aos Estados das Américas para garantir e proteger os direitos das mulheres negras latino-americanas e caribenhas da diáspora](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/25-de-julho-apelo-aos-estados-das-americas-para-garantir-e-proteger-os-direitos-das-mulheres-negras-latino-americanas-e-caribenhas-da-diaspora/) - Washington DC, 25 de julho de 2021 - Mulheres negras latino-americanas e caribenhas da diáspora lutam e resistem diariamente diante do racismo sistêmico e da violência de gênero, situações que por sua vez, geram uma série de violações de direitos humanos individuais e coletivas. Por isso, neste dia 25 de julho em que a região - [31M Visibilidade Trans: o que acontece com as pessoas trans nos contextos de crises políticas e regimes autoritários?](https://raceandequality.org/resources/31m-trans-visibility-what-happens-to-trans-people-in-the-context-of-political-crises-and-authoritarian-regimes/) - Washington D.C., 31 de março de 2023 - Hoje, no Dia Internacional da Visibilidade Trans, o Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) salienta e reconhece que, na região, os diversos contextos de crise política e social; como crise democrática e regimes autoritários, geram impactos diferentes em determinados grupos em situação de - [25J: Mulheres negras latino-americanas, caribenhas e da diáspora em espaços de proteção e defesa dos direitos da população afrodescendente](https://raceandequality.org/resources/international-day-of-afro-latina-afro-caribbean-and-diaspora-women-2023/) - Washington D.C., 25 de julho de 2023 - A criação de novos mecanismos internacionais de proteção e promoção dos direitos das pessoas afrodescendentes, marca uma oportunidade fundamental e histórica para superar o racismo e a discriminação enfrentados por essa população. Por isso, neste Dia Internacional da Mulher Negra Latino-Americana, Caribenha e da Diáspora; o Instituto - [#31M: Reconhecer e respeitar a identidade de gênero das pessoas trans para a garantia plena de seus direitos humanos](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/31m-reconhecer-e-respeitar-a-identidade-de-genero-das-pessoas-trans-para-a-garantia-plena-de-seus-direitos-humanos/) - Washington D.C., 31 de março de 2022 - Neste Dia Internacional da Visibilidade Trans, o Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) exalta a importância de reconhecer e respeitar a identidade de gênero das pessoas trans, como base para a plena garantia de seus direitos humanos, especificamente seus direitos econômicos e - [17M: a meta é combater a LGBTIfobia estrutural](https://raceandequality.org/resources/17m-the-task-is-to-eliminate-structural-lgbtiphobia/) - Washington D.C., 17 de maio de 2022 - Lésbicas, gays, bissexuais, trans, intersexuais e pessoas de identidades diversas ao longo da história foram perseguidas por suas identidades de gênero e orientação sexual. Embora haja avanços normativos no campo dos direitos humanos, as pessoas LGBTI+ ainda são patologizadas e criminalizadas em algumas sociedades. Até 17 de - [#RenewIESOGI: NGOs solicitam ao Conselho de Direitos Humanos que renove o mandato do Perito Independente sobre violência e discriminação com base em orientação sexual e identidade de género durante a sua 50ª sessão](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/renewiesogi-ngos-solicitam-ao-conselho-de-direitos-humanos-que-renove-o-mandato-do-perito-independente-sobre-violencia-e-discriminacao-com-base-em-orientacao-sexual-e-identidade-de-genero-durante-a/) - Em todas as regiões do mundo, persiste a violência e a discriminação generalizada, grave e sistemática com base na orientação sexual e/ou identidade de gênero real ou percebida de uma pessoa. Assassinatos e execuções extrajudiciais; tortura, estupro e violência sexual; desaparecimento forçado; deslocamento forçado; criminalização; detenções arbitrárias; chantagem e extorsão; violência policial e assédio; assédio - [14 ONGs que trabalham na América Latina e no Caribe se uniram para inovar a defesa dos direitos humanos](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/14-ongs-que-trabalham-na-america-latina-e-no-caribe-se-uniram-para-inovar-a-defesa-dos-direitos-humanos/) - Brasil, 20 de outubro de 2022 - Diante do complexo contexto vivenciado regionalmente, um grupo de organizações da sociedade civil de diferentes áreas (nacionais, regionais e internacionais) lançou o RegionaR/Fórum Regional de Direitos Humanos, uma nova plataforma de intercâmbio, interação, reflexão e apelos à ação, para atualizar e tornar mais eficaz a defesa dos Direitos - [“Ser mulher é plural”: Raça e Igualdade homenageia o Dia Nacional da Visibilidade Lésbica e sua potência na luta pela representatividade](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/ser-mulher-e-plural-raca-e-igualdade-homenageia-o-dia-nacional-da-visibilidade-lesbica-e-sua-potencia-na-luta-pela-representatividade/) - No Brasil, o mês de agosto é considerado um marco nas lutas e conquistas das mulheres lésbicas, tendo os dias 19 de agosto como o “Dia do Orgulho Lésbico” e, consagrando a militância lésbica, 29 de agosto é reconhecido como “Dia Nacional da Visibilidade Lésbica”. A primeira data faz referência ao ano de 1983, quando - [“Qual é a Cor do Invisível?”: Raça e Igualdade lança dossiê sobre situação da população LGBTI negra no Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/qual-e-a-cor-do-invisivel-raca-e-igualdade-lanca-dossie-sobre-situacao-da-populacao-lgbti-negra-no-brasil/) - Iniciando as comemorações do mês da Consciência Negra, no dia 05 de novembro, o Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) lança o dossiê “Qual é a cor do invisível? A situação dos direitos humanos da população LGBTI negra no Brasil”. O evento será realizado através de uma transmissão ao vivo - [“A situação de violencia contra pessoas LGBTI é invisibilizada e sistemática na América Latina”, alertam ativistas afro-LGBTI perante a CIDH](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/a-situacao-de-violencia-contra-pessoas-lgbti-e-invisibilizada-e-sistematica-na-america-latina-alertam-ativistas-afro-lgbti-perante-a-cidh/) - Quito, Equador. 12 de novembro de 2019. Durante a audiência temática realizada no 174º período de audiências da Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos em Quito, Equador, ativistas LGBTI e afrodescendentes do Brasil, Colômbia, Peru e República Dominicana apresentaram a situação de violência e falta de proteção de seus direitos em cada um desses Estados. Em - ["Amando e resistindo na diversidade": Raça e Igualdade celebra o Dia do Orgulho LGBTI+](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/resources/amando-e-resistindo-na-diversidade-raca-e-igualdade-celebra-o-dia-do-orgulho-lgbti/) - Washington DC, 28 de junho de 2021 - Para comemorar o Dia do Orgulho LGBTI+, o Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos (Raça e Igualdade) elegeu o slogan "Amando e Resistindo na Diversidade", para homenagear as organizações e ativistas LGBTI+ que lutam todos os dias para combater a discriminação, a violência e seguem caminhando - [Victor Madrigal meets with more than 30 LGBTI+ people from Mexico with the support of Race and Equality](https://raceandequality.org/resources/victor-madrigal-meets-with-more-than-30-lgbti-people-from-mexico-with-the-support-of-race-and-equality/) - In Mexico, the United Nations Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity, Víctor Madrigal-Borloz, met with local authorities, leaders, and LGBTI+ organizations of two Mexican states to promote his mandate. From July 17th to the 22nd, the United Nations Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (UNIESOGI), Víctor Madrigal-Borloz, held a promotional visit - [Perú: Entregan firmas ante el TC exigiendo un DNI con dos mamás para Daki](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/peru-entregan-firmas-ante-el-tc-exigiendo-un-dni-con-dos-mamas-para-daki/) - Organizaciones y defensores de derechos humanos junto con la organización Change.org, entregaron firmas al Tribunal Constitucional (TC) exigiendo escucha y amparo para Daki y sus madres discriminadas por RENIEC Este martes 1 de agosto, Dakarai, hijo de Jenny y Darling, cumple nueve años de edad y aún no cuenta con un Documento Nacional de Identificación - [Régimen de Nicaragua se ensaña contra personas arbitrariamente privadas de libertad por motivos políticos, según informe de Raza e Igualdad](https://raceandequality.org/resources/human-rights-violations-of-people-arbitrarily-deprived-of-their-liberty-for-political-motives-in-nicaragua/) - El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) elaboró el documento orientativo para políticas públicas y normas (policy paper, en inglés) “Violaciones a los derechos humanos de las personas arbitrariamente privadas de libertad por motivos políticos en Nicaragua” con el objetivo de analizar la situación de las personas que fueron privadas de - [Transformación del ESMAD en UNDMO no fue estructural ni contó con verdadera participación: Mesa por la Reforma Policial](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/transformacion-del-esmad-en-undmo-no-fue-estructural-ni-conto-con-verdadera-participacion-mesa-por-la-reforma-policial/) - Las organizaciones y plataformas de derechos humanos exigimos un diálogo amplio, con garantías y orientado a transformaciones reales e integrales. Colombia 14 de junio de 2023. Las organizaciones abajo firmantes, integrantes de la Mesa por la Reforma Policial, manifestamos nuestra profunda preocupación por el proceso de transformación interno de la Policía Nacional, que se ha - [Raza e Igualdad lanza convocatoria fotográfica para visibilizar la experiencia migratoria de personas afrodescendientes venezolanas en Colombia.](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/raza-e-igualdad-lanza-convocatoria-fotografica-para-visibilizar-la-experiencia-migratoria-de-personas-afrodescendientes-venezolanas-en-colombia/) - Colombia, 27 de junio del 2023-. , El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad), con el apoyo del Proyecto INTEGRA de USAID, lanza una convocatoria de fotografía itinerante, con el objetivo de visibilizar la experiencia migratoria diferenciada de personas (mujeres, hombres, población LGBTIQ+) afrodescendientes venezolanas que se encuentran en Colombia, - [COMUNICADO: Raza e Igualdad condena los recientes actos de violencia policial racista y urge al estado colombiano a implementar una reforma policial integral](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/comunicado-raza-e-igualdad-condena-los-recientes-actos-de-violencia-policial-racista-y-urge-al-estado-colombiano-a-implementar-una-reforma-policial-integral/) - Colombia, 19 de julio del 2023.-El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos – (Raza e Igualdad) condena enfáticamente el asesinato de jóvenes afrodescendientes a manos de agentes de la Policía, en medio de procedimientos irregulares en varias zonas del país[1]. Así mismo, urgimos al Gobierno Nacional a que implemente una reforma integral a - [Visibilidad lésbica: parejas, familias y maternidades lésbicas](https://raceandequality.org/resources/lesbian-visibility-couples-families-and-lesbian-maternity-homes/) - Washington D.C., 26 de abril de 2023.– En el Día Internacional de la Visibilidad Lésbica, el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) quisiera resaltar la visibilidad de la diversidad familiar conformadas por lesbianas y personas no binaries lesbianes —ya sea con o sin hijes—, del derecho a amar fuera del marco - [25J: Afro-Latina, Afro-Caribbean, and Diaspora Women in Spaces for the Protection and Defense of the Rights of the Afro-descendant Population](https://raceandequality.org/resources/international-day-of-afro-latina-afro-caribbean-and-diaspora-women-2023/) - Washington D.C., July 25, 2023- The creation of new international mechanisms for the protection and promotion of the rights of people of African descent marks a key and historic opportunity to overcome the racism and discrimination faced by this population. Therefore, this International Day of Afro-Latina, Afro-Caribbean, and Diaspora Women, from the Institute on Race, - [25J: Las mujeres afrolatinas, afrocaribeñas y de la diáspora en los espacios para la protección y defensa de los derechos de la población afrodescendiente](https://raceandequality.org/resources/international-day-of-afro-latina-afro-caribbean-and-diaspora-women-2023/) - Washington D.C., 25 de julio de 2023.- La creación de nuevos mecanismos internacionales para la protección y promoción de los derechos de las personas afrodescendientes, marca una oportunidad clave e histórica para superar el racismo y la discriminación que enfrenta esta población. Por ello, este Día Internacional de la Mujer Afrolatina, Afrocaribeña y de la - [Transcendent Voices: Art and Culture as Forms of Resistance and Pride](https://raceandequality.org/resources/transcendent-voices-art-and-culture-as-forms-of-resistance-and-pride/) - Washington D.C., June 28, 2023 - On International LGBTI+ Pride Day, the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) wishes to dedicate this article to recognize, celebrate, and highlight the presence of LGBTI+ persons in the region in the field of art and culture, which have always been forms of resistance, - [Voces Trascendentales: Arte y la Cultura como formas de Resistencia y Orgullo](https://raceandequality.org/resources/transcendent-voices-art-and-culture-as-forms-of-resistance-and-pride/) - Washington D.C., 28 de junio de 2023.- En el Día Internacional del Orgullo LGBTI+, el Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) desea dedicar este artículo a reconocer, celebrar y visibilizar la presencia de personas LGBTI+ de la región en el campo del arte y la cultura que siempre han sido formas - [Inter-American Forum against Discrimination celebrated the 10th anniversary of CIRDI and CIDI within the framework of the OAS General Assembly](https://raceandequality.org/resources/inter-american-forum-against-discrimination-celebrated-the-10th-anniversary-of-cirdi-and-cidi-within-the-framework-of-the-oas-general-assembly/) - Washington D.C., June 20, 2023 - The Inter-American Forum against Discrimination, an annual event organized by the International Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights (Race and Equality), took place during the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS). It brought together representatives from the governments of the United States and Brazil, as - [Foro Interamericano contra la Discriminación celebra 10mo aniversario de CIRDI, en el marco de la Asamblea General OEA](https://raceandequality.org/resources/inter-american-forum-against-discrimination-celebrated-the-10th-anniversary-of-cirdi-and-cidi-within-the-framework-of-the-oas-general-assembly/) - Washington D.C., 20 de junio de 2023.- El Foro Interamericano contra la Discriminación, evento anual del Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) en el marco de la Asamblea de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA), reunió a representantes de los gobiernos de Estados Unidos y Brasil, así como a - ["Buscamos otra Cuba", exposición de arte en conmemoración de las protestas del 11J](https://raceandequality.org/resources/we-are-searching-for-another-cuba-art-exhibition-in-commemoration-of-the-11j-protests/) - Miami, 29 de junio de 2023 – Este jueves 6 de julio, el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) conmemora en Miami (Estados Unidos) los dos años de las protestas pacíficas de julio de 2021 (11J) en Cuba, las más multitudinarias que se hayan registrado en la Isla en los últimos - ["We are searching for another Cuba", art exhibition in commemoration of the 11J protests](https://raceandequality.org/resources/we-are-searching-for-another-cuba-art-exhibition-in-commemoration-of-the-11j-protests/) - Miami, June 29, 2023 - This Thursday, July 6, the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) commemorates in Miami (United States) two years since the peaceful protests of July 2021 (11J) in Cuba, the most massive that have been recorded on the island in recent years. It will do so through - [“En Cuba no hay tolerancia social a la censura”: relator para la Libertad de Expresión de la CIDH](https://raceandequality.org/resources/in-cuba-there-is-no-social-tolerance-for-censorship-iachr/) - Washington D.C., 22 de junio de 2023 – El martes 20 de junio se exhibieron 17 obras de artistas gráficos de Cuba, que forman parte de ‘A punta de lápiz’, una exposición en la que se plasman y denuncian las violaciones a los derechos humanos registradas en la Isla. La exhibición estuvo acompañada de un - [En Asamblea OEA: Raza e Igualdad conmemorará el 10mo aniversario de la CIRDI y denunciará las violaciones a derechos humanos en Cuba y la persecución religiosa en Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/at-oas-assembly-race-and-equality-to-commemorate-10th-anniversary-of-cirdi-and-denounce-human-rights-violations-in-cuba-and-religious-persecution-in-nicaragua/) - Washington D.C., 12 de junio de 2023.- En ocasión del 53º período de sesiones de la Asamblea General de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA), el Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) realizará tres eventos paralelos. En el primero se conmemorará el décimo aniversario de la Convención Interamericana contra el - [Afro-Descendant Activists from Latin America and the Caribbean take over New York and Washington D.C.](https://raceandequality.org/resources/afro-descendant-activists-from-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-take-over-new-york-and-washington-d-c/) - Washington D.C., May 31, 2023 - In light of the second session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Afro-Descendants (PFPAD), which will take place from May 30 to June 2 in New York City, organizations representing Afro-descendant women from Brazil, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic have formed a Delegation for Racial Justice to denounce - [Activistas afrodescendientes de América Latina y el Caribe se toman Nueva York y Washington D.C.](https://raceandequality.org/resources/afro-descendant-activists-from-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-take-over-new-york-and-washington-d-c/) - Washington D.C., 31 de mayo de 2023 – En vista de la celebración de la segunda sesión del Foro Permanente sobre los Afrodescendientes de las Naciones Unidas (PFPAD por sus siglas en ingles), que tendrá lugar del 30 de mayo al 2 de junio en Nueva York (EE.UU.), organizaciones de mujeres afrodescendientes de Brasil, Colombia - [Nicaragua: el peor ejemplo de represión en las Américas](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/nicaragua-el-peor-ejemplo-de-represion-en-las-americas/) - Washington D.C, 22 de junio de 2023 - El Instituto sobre Raza e Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) y la Unidad de Defensa Jurídica (UDJ) en el contexto de la Asamblea General de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA), realizaron un conversatorio sobre “La crisis de Nicaragua: una amenaza para la democracia en - [COMUNICADO: A dos años del Estallido Social de 2021 ¡exigimos una Reforma Policial ya!](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/comunicado-a-dos-anos-del-estallido-social-de-2021-exigimos-una-reforma-policial-ya/) - Colombia, 28 de abril de 2023.-El Paro Nacional iniciado el 28 de abril de 2021, marcó un punto de quiebre en la historia reciente de Colombia. Durante más de tres meses, en todo el territorio nacional, amplios sectores de la sociedad civil expresaron de diversas formas, en las plazas y en las calles, en los - [EDITORIAL: 2 AÑOS DEL PARO NACIONAL La urgencia de promover una Reforma Policial integral](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/editorial-2-anos-del-paro-nacional-la-urgencia-de-promover-una-reforma-policial-integral/) - Colombia, 28 de abril del 2023.-Han transcurrido dos años desde que el Paro Nacional inició en Colombia. Esta serie de manifestaciones y protestas sociales que comenzaron el fueron una respuesta de diversas organizaciones sindicales y sociales para protestar contra una reforma tributaria propuesta por el Gobierno de Iván Duque y también para exigir cambios en - [El Instituto Raza e Igualdad presenta la Escuela de Incidencia Política en Movimiento](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/el-instituto-raza-e-igualdad-presenta-la-escuela-de-incidencia-politica-en-movimiento/) - Colombia, 18 de mayo del 2023.- El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) presenta la Escuela de Incidencia Política en Movimiento - EIM, un espacio de formación virtual creado para fortalecer las capacidades de líderes y lideresas sociales, activistas, integrantes de organizaciones sociales, funcionarias y funcionarios públicos, y personas migrantes - [Afro-Colombian Day: The Importance of Adopting the International Mechanisms and Instruments of Human Rights Protection](https://raceandequality.org/resources/afro-colombian-day-the-importance-of-adopting-the-international-mechanisms-and-instruments-of-human-rights-protection/) - Colombia, May 23, 2023, Every May 21st, Colombia proudly celebrates Afro-Colombian Day ,[1] in commemoration of the Afro-descendent community’s historic fight for the abolition of slavery within the country. [2] This date serves as a platform to acknowledge and honor the cultural and ethnic richness of the Afro-Colombian population. While notable progress has been made in terms of - [Día de la afrocolombianidad: La importancia de adoptar los Mecanismos e Instrumentos Internacionales de Protección de Derechos](https://raceandequality.org/resources/afro-colombian-day-the-importance-of-adopting-the-international-mechanisms-and-instruments-of-human-rights-protection/) - Colombia, 24 de mayo del 2023.Cada 21 de mayo se celebra en Colombia el Día de la Afrocolombianidad[1] , en conmemoración de la lucha de las comunidades afrodescendientes por conseguir la abolición de la esclavitud en Colombia[2], una fecha que busca reconocer y valorar la riqueza cultural y étnica de esta población en el país. - [The EU must respond to the magnitude of Cuba’s human rights crisis at the joint council](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-eu-must-respond-to-the-magnitude-of-cubas-human-rights-crisis-at-the-joint-council/) - Washington D.C., May 23, 2023 - Dear High Representative Borrell, ahead of the forthcoming European Union (EU)-Cuba Joint Council on 26 May, our organizations are writing to urge you to ensure that human rights remain at the very centre of the EU’s relations with Cuba, at a crucial moment for the country’s human rights defenders. - [En el Consejo Conjunto, la UE debe responder a la magnitud de la crisis de DDHH en Cuba](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-eu-must-respond-to-the-magnitude-of-cubas-human-rights-crisis-at-the-joint-council/) - Washington D.C., 23 de mayo de 2023 - Señor Alto Representante Josep Borrell, en vísperas del próximo Consejo Conjunto entre la Unión Europea (UE) y Cuba del 26 de mayo, nuestras organizaciones le escriben para instarle a garantizar que la UE y Cuba otorgan a los derechos humanos un papel central en sus relaciones, en - [4 años del 11M en Cuba: ¡Exigimos que cese la represión contra la población LGBTI+ de la Isla!](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/4-anos-del-11m-en-cuba-exigimos-que-cese-la-represion-contra-la-poblacion-lgbti-de-la-isla/) - Washington D.C., 11 de mayo de 2023 – Hoy se conmemoran cuatro años de una manifestación pública en La Habana, Cuba, que terminó con decenas de personas LGBTI+ detenidas y violentadas. El 11 de mayo de 2019, también conocido como 11M, un grupo de cubanos y cubanas con orientaciones sexuales e identidades de género diversas - [Díaz-Canel and Ortega: Enemies of Press Freedom in Latin America](https://raceandequality.org/resources/diaz-canel-and-ortega-enemies-of-press-freedom-in-latin-america/) - Washington, D.C. May 2, 2023. - Until May 2023, Cuba and Nicaragua will hold at least three journalists in prison solely for their work of informing the population about the constant human rights violations committed by the authorities. This May 3, World Press Freedom Day, these people will not be able to exercise their freedom. - [Díaz-Canel y Ortega: enemigos de la libertad de prensa en América Latina](https://raceandequality.org/resources/diaz-canel-and-ortega-enemies-of-press-freedom-in-latin-america/) - Washington, D.C. 2 de mayo de 2023. - Hasta mayo de 2023, Cuba y Nicaragua mantienen al menos a tres periodistas encarcelados únicamente por ejercer su labor de informar a la población sobre las constantes violaciones a los derechos humanos cometidas por las autoridades. Este 3 de mayo, Día Mundial de la Libertad de Prensa, - [Lesbian Visibility: Couples, Families and Lesbian Maternity Homes](https://raceandequality.org/resources/lesbian-visibility-couples-families-and-lesbian-maternity-homes/) - Washington D.C., April 26, 2023- On the International Lesbian Visibility Day, the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) believes it is necessary to talk about the visibility of family diversity made up of lesbians and non-binary lesbians, either with or without children, the right to love outside of the heterosexual framework, - [Día contra la LGBTI+fobia: Celebramos los avances y logros a favor de los Derechos Humanos](https://raceandequality.org/resources/day-against-lgbtiphobia-celebrating-advancements-and-achievements-in-human-rights/) - Washington D.C., 17 de mayo de 2023 -. Desde 2004, cada 17 de mayo se recuerda que la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) quitó a la homosexualidad de su Manual de Clasificación Internacional de Enfermedades (CIE), un avance que contribuyó a la despatologización de las identidades LGBTI+. Por eso, hoy, Día Internacional contra la - [Day against LGBTI+phobia: Celebrating advancements and achievements in Human Rights](https://raceandequality.org/resources/day-against-lgbtiphobia-celebrating-advancements-and-achievements-in-human-rights/) - Washington D.C., May 17, 2023 - Since 2004, every May 17th serves as a reminder that the World Health Organization (WHO) removed homosexuality from its International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a significant step towards the depathologization of LGBTI+ identities. Therefore, on this International Day Against LGBTI+phobia, the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race - [Organizaciones que conforman #NicasLibresYa condenan detenciones arbitrarias y juicios espurios realizados en una noche contra más de 57 nicaragüenses](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/organizaciones-que-conforman-nicaslibresya-condenan-detenciones-arbitrarias-y-juicios-espurios-realizados-en-una-noche-contra-mas-de-57-nicaraguenses/) - Washington D.C. 5 de mayo de 2023. - Al terminar la conmemoración del Día Mundial de la Libertad de Prensa y tras una serie de condenas por la persecución de periodistas en Nicaragua, el régimen Ortega-Murillo desató una nueva ola de secuestros procesando al menos a 57 personas en horas de la noche del 3 - [Colectivo 46/2 condena arbitrariedad de Corte Suprema de Justicia contra profesionales del Derecho](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/colectivo-46-2-condena-arbitrariedad-de-corte-suprema-de-justicia-contra-profesionales-del-derecho/) - San José, Ginebra, Washington D.C., 12 de mayo del 2023.- Ante la reciente suspensión definitiva del ejercicio de la abogacía y notariado a 25 personas en Nicaragua, ordenada el 11 de mayo de 2023 por el Consejo Nacional de Administración y Carrera Judicial de la Corte Suprema de Justicia (CSJ), las organizaciones que integramos el - [IE SOGI and IACHR promote their mandates in the English-Speaking Caribbean](https://raceandequality.org/resources/ie-sogi-and-iachr-promote-their-mandates-in-the-english-speaking-caribbean/) - IE SOGI mandate and Rapporteur on the Rights of LGBTI persons meet with civil society organizations of the English Speaking Caribbean From September 13-17, 2022, the mandate of the United Nations Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (IE SOGI), Victor Madrigal-Borloz; and the IACHR Rapporteur on the Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans - [Una valla móvil cerca de la Asamblea General de la ONU denuncia las violaciones a los derechos humanos que se registran en Cuba](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/una-valla-movil-cerca-de-la-asamblea-general-de-la-onu-denuncia-las-violaciones-a-los-derechos-humanos-que-se-registran-en-cuba/) - Washington D.C., 23 de septiembre de 2022 – En Cuba hay más de 600 personas que permanecen en prisión por haber participado en las protestas pacíficas de julio de 2021, de acuerdo con el grupo de trabajo Justicia 11J y Cubalex. Esta cifra, que revela las graves violaciones a los derechos humanos que se registran en - [Naciones Unidas necesita tu ayuda para combatir la discriminación racial. Anímate a participar.](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/naciones-unidas-necesita-tu-ayuda-para-combatir-la-discriminacion-racial-animate-a-participar/) - Naciones Unidas tiene un comité dedicado a la lucha contra la discriminación, pero las organizaciones de la sociedad civil no siempre han sabido aprovecharlo. Raza e Igualdad acaba de publicar un informe sobre el trabajo del Comité de las Naciones Unidas para la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial (CERD), el órgano de la ONU que - [LA IMPORTANCIA DE DAR VISIBILIDAD A LAS VÍCTIMAS AFRO-LGBT DEL CONFLICTO ARMADO EN EL SUR DE BOLÍVAR](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/la-importancia-de-dar-visibilidad-a-las-victimas-afro-lgbt-del-conflicto-armado-en-el-sur-de-bolivar/) - Colombia, 21 de octubre de 2021.- Este artículo fue elaborado por Caribe Afirmativo, en el marco de la difusión del informe “Nos decían: tras de negras, maricas”: Informe sobre las experiencias e impactos del conflicto armado en personas LGBT del sur de Bolívar y el sur del Pacífico. En él responden a la pregunta: - [Estado colombiano no presenta respuesta a las recomendaciones de la CIDH, desconoce sus hallazgos y los de otras misiones internacionales](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/estado-colombiano-no-presenta-respuesta-a-las-recomendaciones-de-la-cidh-desconoce-sus-hallazgos-y-los-de-otras-misiones-internacionales/) - Washington - Bogotá D.C., 26 de octubre de 2021. En la audiencia convocada por la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) para dar seguimiento a la visita de trabajo a Colombia realizada en el marco de las jornadas de protesta que se desarrollaron durante el primer semestre del año, 25 organizaciones colombianas y regionales expresaron colectivamente - [Día Internacional de la Bisexualidad: Una fecha para recordar la diversidad sexual que compone y complementa nuestra sociedad](https://raceandequality.org/resources/international-bisexuality-day-a-day-to-remember-the-sexual-diversity-that-comprises-and-complements-our-society/) - Washington, DC. Septiembre 22, 2018 – El 23 de septiembre de cada año, desde 1999, se conmemora el Día Internacional de la Bisexualidad, una fecha para recordar la diversidad sexual que compone y complementa nuestra sociedad, y la urgente necesidad de seguir trabajando por el reconocimiento de los derechos a la libertad individual, autonomía e identidad - [Ante la amenaza permanente a la igualdad y no discriminación contra las mujeres lesbianas, indígenas, afroperuanas y con discapacidad, agravada por la pandemia y las posiciones anti derechos, solicitan al Comité CEDAW que recomiende enfáticamente al Estado peruano a garantizar los derechos humanos de las mujeres en su diversidad](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/mujeres-peru-recomendaciones-cedaw-derechos-humanos/) - Lima, 14 de febrero de 2022.- Nos encontramos en momentos en que Perú atraviesa una profundización de su crisis política—un congreso que amenaza constantemente el enfoque de género en las políticas y la designación de un gabinete integrado mayoritariamente por misóginos y agresores y que, a pesar de que incluye a una feminista como Ministra - [Delegación brasileña participa en sesiones previas del EPU en Suiza y realiza recomendaciones sobre discriminación racial en Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/delegacion-brasilena-participa-en-sesiones-previas-del-epu/) - Brasil, 15 de septiembre de 2022 – En vísperas de la revisión de Brasil en el 4º Ciclo del Examen Periódico Universal (EPU), el Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) promovió, entre los meses de julio y agosto, una serie de reuniones entre organizaciones de la sociedad civil que trabajan - [Raza e Igualdad lanza guía práctica para solicitar Medidas Cautelares ante la CIDH](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-launches-practical-guide-for-requesting-precautionary-measures-at-the-iachr/) - Washington, DC. 8 de mayo de 2020. El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad pone a disposición la guía titulada “Las Medidas Cautelares de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos: procedimiento y función” un manual que pretende orientar a activistas, defensores y defensoras de derechos humanos en el proceso de - [REPROBADO: Estado peruano no responde a preguntas del Comité CEDAW](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/reprobado-estado-peruano-no-responde-a-preguntas-del-comite-cedaw/) - Tras examinación del Comité CEDAW, la coalición #LesbianasCEDAW y organizaciones aliadas califican de insuficientes y lamentables los avances reportados por el Estado peruano sobre derechos de mujeres en su diversidad y personas LGTBIQ+. Ahora, el Comité evaluará información presentada para emitir recomendaciones específicas al Perú. Lima, 17 de febrero de 2022.- En medio de la - [Organizaciones por los derechos de las personas LGBTI alertan sobre grave crisis de derechos en Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/resources/organizations-supporting-lgbti-persons-rights-issue-a-warning-regarding-the-grave-crisis-over-human-rights-in-the-country/) - El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad), el Instituto Transformar de Brasil, la organización TRANSSA TRANS Siempre Amigas de República Dominicana, La Corporación Caribe Afirmativo de Colombia, Fundación Arcoíris de Tumaco en Colombia, Red Peruana de Jóvenes Afrodescendientes Ashantí en Perú y la Rede Afro LGBT de Brasil, expresan extrema - [ORGANIZACIONES PERUANAS E INTERNACIONALES PRESENTAN PRIMER INFORME ALTERNATIVO ANTE LA CEDAW SOBRE LA SITUACIÓN DE MUJERES LESBIANAS EN EL PAÍS](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/organizaciones-peruanas-e-internacionales-presentan-primer-informe-alternativo-ante-la-cedaw-sobre-la-situacion-de-mujeres-lesbianas-en-el-pais/) - En el Día de los Derechos Humanos (10 de diciembre), una coalición de organizaciones nacionales y extranjeras instan a que la CEDAW emita recomendaciones específicas sobre las mujeres lesbianas durante la revisión del Estado peruano. Además, exigen al Estado reconocer expresamente, respetar y garantizar todos los derechos fundamentales de las mujeres lesbianas. Washington, D.C. y - [Perú: Audiencias decisivas para los derechos de personas y familias LGBTIQ+](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/peru-audiencias-decisivas-para-los-derechos-de-personas-y-familias-lgbtiq/) - Este agosto los casos de Crissthian Olivera y Jenny y Darling tendrán audiencias en instancia internacional y nacional respectivamente que, de lograr un fallo favorable, impactará sustancialmente en los derechos de otras personas y familias LGBTIQ+ en Perú. Este 24 de agosto el Estado peruano tendrá que responder ante la Corte IDH por la vulneración - [Líderes y lideresas Afro LGBTI participan de la 3ª jornada de trabajo para el fortalecimiento y visibilidad de organizaciones Afro-LGBTI en Perú](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/lideres-y-lideresas-afro-lgbti-participan-de-la-3a-jornada-de-trabajo-para-el-fortalecimiento-y-visibilidad-de-organizaciones-afro-lgbti-en-peru/) - Washington, D.C. Mayo 12 de 2019 - El Instituto Internacional Sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad), adelantó los días 7 al 11 de mayo la tercera jornada de trabajo para el fortalecimiento y visibilidad de organizaciones Afro-LGBTI en la ciudad de Lima, Perú. En esta oportunidad, para hablar sobre la presentación de - [La ONU renueva mandato crucial para la protección en contra de la violencia y discriminación por orientación sexual e identidad de género](https://raceandequality.org/resources/un-renews-crucial-mandate-for-protection-against-violence-and-discrimination-based-on-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity/) - “Esta es otra histórica victoria, no solo para las comunidades con orientaciones sexuales e identidades de género diversas, sino para la humanidad como un todo.” (Ginebra, julio 12 de 2019) – En una votación definitiva, el Consejo de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas adoptó la resolución para renovar el mandato del Experto Independiente sobre - [Organizaciones Internacionales y Nacionales de Sociedad Civil hacen un llamado a la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) a pronunciarse sobre las graves violaciones a los derechos de las mujeres trans en Perú](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/organizaciones-internacionales-y-nacionales-de-sociedad-civil-hacen-un-llamado-a-la-comision-interamericana-de-derechos-humanos-cidh-a-pronunciarse-sobre-las-graves-violaciones-a-los-derechos-de-las/) - Las organizaciones y personas abajo firmantes nos dirigimos a la honorable CIDH debido a que en los últimos días hemos visto con profunda preocupación como, dentro de un contexto de emergencia debido a la pandemia generada por el coronavirus, la Policía Nacional y las Fuerzas Armadas peruanas están violentando los derechos humanos a la integridad, - [La ONU renueva el crucial mandato de le experte en DDHH sobre orientación sexual e identidad de género](https://raceandequality.org/resources/un-renews-crucial-human-rights-expert-mandate-on-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity/) - El Consejo de Derechos Humanos de la ONU reafirma una vez más su compromiso a combatir la discriminación y la violencia por motivo de OSIG, y recuerda a todos los Estados sus obligaciones hacia las personas LGBT y de género diverso. (Ginebra, 7 de julio de 2022) - El Consejo de Derechos Humanos de las - [Evaluación externa del trabajo de Raza e Igualdad para apoyar a la sociedad civil latinoamericana en la documentación de violaciones de derechos humanos y producción de informes sobre aquellas](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/evaluacion-externa-del-trabajo-de-raza-e-igualdad-para-apoyar-a-la-sociedad-civil-latinoamericana-en-la-documentacion-de-violaciones-de-derechos-humanos-y-produccion-de-informes-sobre-aquellas/) - Términos Referencia Evaluación externa del trabajo del Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) para apoyar a la sociedad civil latinoamericana en la documentación de violaciones de derechos humanos y producción de informes sobre aquellas Introducción El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos es una organización internacional no gubernamental - [Estallido social en Perú: condenamos la violación sistemática de derechos humanos](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/estallido-social-en-peru-condenamos-la-violacion-sistematica-de-derechos-humanos/) - La crisis política y social en el país está marcada por la discriminación, persecución, represión, agresiones sexuales, detenciones arbitrarias, 59 muertes y más de 1,792 personas heridas. Lima, 7 de febrero de 2023.- El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) expresa su profunda preocupación por las graves denuncias que reportan - [El primer censo para afroperuanos: entrevista con CEDEMUNEP](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-first-ever-census-for-afro-peruvians-interview-with-cedemunep/) - En el 2009 el Presidente Alan García emitió un perdón histórico en nombre del Estado por los siglos de abuso, exclusión y discriminación del Pueblo Afrodescendiente en el Perú. Ese mismo año, el Comité de la ONU que monitorea la discriminación racial – conocido como CERD – expresó su preocupación por la falta de datos - [El Experto Independiente sobre OSIG visitó Perú con el apoyo de Raza e Igualdad](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/el-experto-independiente-sobre-osig-visito-peru-con-el-apoyo-de-raza-e-igualdad/) - En Perú, el Experto Independiente de las Naciones Unidas sobre Orientación Sexual e Identidad de Género, se reunió con autoridades de Estado, estudiantes y organizaciones LGBTI+ de dos regiones del país para promocionar su mandato. Del 21 al 26 de noviembre, el Experto Independiente de las Naciones Unidas sobre Orientación Sexual e Identidad Género (EI - [Día Internacional de la Visibilidad Trans 2019](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/dia-internacional-de-la-visibilidad-trans-2019/) - Washington, DC. 31 de Marzo, 2019. Hoy 31 de marzo con ocasión de la celebración del Día Internacional de la Visibilidad Trans, recordamos la deuda histórica que tenemos con las personas trans en el acceso a sus derechos fundamentales, y nos unimos para recalcar la inmensa tarea que todas y todos tenemos para eliminar los - [Día del orgullo LGBTI: Los 50 años de la Revuelta de Stonewall](https://raceandequality.org/resources/pride-day-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-stonewall-riots/) - En el día de hoy, millones de personas en todo el mundo conmemoran los 50 años de la Revuelta de Stonewall. Stonewall es considerado un evento histórico para el movimiento LGBTI organizado en el mundo, y lleva ese nombre por cuenta de un evento que ocurrió en un bar gay ubicado en Nueva York llamado - [Día Internacional de la Visibilidad Trans: Un reconocimiento a la lucha por la defensa y protección de derechos de la población trans en la región](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/dia-internacional-de-la-visibilidad-trans-un-reconocimiento-a-la-lucha-por-la-defensa-y-proteccion-de-derechos-de-la-poblacion-trans-en-la-region/) - Washington D.C., 29 de marzo de 2021.- De cara al Día Internacional de la Visibilidad Trans, que se conmemora cada 31 de marzo, el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) hace un especial reconocimiento a quienes día a día luchan por la defensa y protección de los derechos de las personas - [Crisis por COVID – 19 devela preocupante estado de precariedad en el que se encuentran mujeres afrodescendientes de América Latina](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/crisis-por-covid-19-devela-preocupante-estado-de-precariedad-en-el-que-se-encuentran-mujeres-afrodescendientes-de-america-latina/) - Washington, DC. 8 de mayo de 2020. En compañía de lideresas de la Red de Mujeres Afrolatinoamericanas, Afrocaribeñas y de la Diáspora (RMAAD), se llevó a cabo el pasado jueves 7 de mayo el conversatorio virtual “Mujeres Afrolatinas frente al COVID-19” un espacio propuesto para visibilizar los impactos diferenciados que viven las mujeres Afrolatinas, representadas - [Día de los Derechos Humanos: Redoblar esfuerzos para la promoción y defensa de los derechos humanos en tiempos de autoritarismos y discursos de odio](https://raceandequality.org/resources/human-rights-day-doubling-efforts-for-the-promotion-and-defense-of-human-rights-during-a-time-of-authoritarianism-and-hate-speech/) - Washington D.C., 10 de diciembre de 2021.- Latinoamérica atraviesa momentos críticos en términos de derechos humanos. El ejercicio arbitrario del poder y el discurso de odio que se cuela en diferentes esferas de la sociedad, han dado paso a un contexto de violaciones sistemáticas de derechos humanos, donde grupos poblaciones como las personas afrodescendientes, indígenas, - [Ante la grave crisis en el Perú organizaciones internacionales y nacionales solicitan visita conjunta al país por parte de la CIDH y la Oficina del Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humanos](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/ante-la-grave-crisis-en-el-peru-organizaciones-internacionales-y-nacionales-solicitan-visita-conjunta-al-pais-por-parte-de-la-cidh-y-la-oficina-del-alto-comisionado-de-las-naciones-unidas-para-los-der/) - Diciembre 15, 2022. Las organizaciones de derechos humanos firmantes expresamos preocupaciones en materia de derechos humanos derivadas de la crisis institucional y la declaratoria de Estado de emergencia en el Perú. La declaratoria se da en respuesta a la protesta social a lo largo del país, como consecuencia del grave contexto de inestabilidad institucional que - [Convulsión social: Perú registra 25 muertes y más de 300 personas heridas durante protestas](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/convulsion-social-peru-registra-25-muertes-y-mas-de-300-personas-heridas-durante-protestas/) - La CIDH se encuentra en el país recabando información y llevará a cabo una segunda visita en enero del 2023. Lima, 20 de diciembre de 2022.- Perú vive una crisis política y social convulsionada por protestas en 16 regiones del país que demandan principalmente el cierre del Congreso de la República y la renuncia de - [17M: La tarea es eliminar la LGBTIfobia estructural](https://raceandequality.org/?post_type=resources&p=10980) - Washington D.C., 17 de mayo de 2022.- Las personas lesbianas, gays, bisexuales, trans, intersexuales y de identidades diversas a lo largo de la historia universal han sido perseguidas por su identidad de género y su orientación sexual. Aunque hay avances normativos en materia de derechos humanos aún en algunas sociedades patologizan y criminalizan a las - ["A las mujeres lesbianas, bisexuales y trans no sólo nos matan por ser mujeres, sino por haber decidido serlo" Laura Weinstein](https://raceandequality.org/resources/we-lesbian-bisexual-and-trans-women-are-not-only-killed-for-being-women-but-also-for-having-chosen-to-be-women-laura-weinstein/) - "No existe una sola manera de ser mujer, existen multiplicidad de maneras" El Día Internacional de la Mujer se presente como una oportunidad de continuar reivindicando la lucha por el reconocimiento de los derechos de las mujeres; pero también, es el espacio para hacer un llamado a la sociedad y el Estado Colombiano a reconocer - [#26A Día de la Visibilidad Lésbica: desafiando al heteropatriarcado](https://raceandequality.org/resources/26a-lesbian-visibility-day-challenging-the-heteropatriarchy/) - Washington D.C., 26 de abril de 2022.- En varios países del mundo, cada 26 de abril se conmemora el Día de la Visibilidad Lésbica. Tal y como se concibe la fecha, es un acto político que reivindica la presencia y el papel de las personas lesbianas en los espacios públicos. Es también una oportunidad para - [¡Paren la masacre en Perú!](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/paren-la-masacre-en-peru/) - La región de Puno registró la jornada más mortal desde que iniciaron las manifestaciones en diciembre del año pasado. Este es un llamado a proteger a manifestantes bajo estándares de derechos humanos. Lima, 12 de enero de 2022.- En un solo día, al menos 17 manifestantes, incluidos dos adolescentes, fueron asesinados a manos de las - [Participación en la Asamblea General de la OEA - Foro Interamericano Afrodescendiente en Santo Domingo, República Dominicana](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/participacion-en-la-asamblea-general-de-la-oea-foro-interamericano-afrodescendiente-en-santo-domingo-republica-dominicana-2/) - El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos llevo a cabo el Foro Interamericano Afrodescendiente el Viernes 10 de Junio en Santo Domingo, República Dominicana, en conjunto con la Red Jacques Viau Network y DominicanosxDerecho. Este evento anual de la sociedad civil, planeado paralelamente con la Asamblea General de la Organización de los Estados Americanos, - [La apatridia en República Dominicana sigue existiendo](https://raceandequality.org/resources/in-the-dominican-republic-statelessness-still-exists/) - Han pasado 4 años desde la funesta sentencia 168/13 del Tribunal Constitucional, que colocó en la apatridia a todas las personas nacidas de padres extranjeros desde 1929 hasta 2007. Muchos hablan de “Muerte Civil”. Pero, los muertos al ser enterrados llevan una placa con su nombre, por lo que de una forma u otra se - [Asamblea General de la OEA - Presentación del Informe sobre Violencia en contra las personas del LGBTI en las Américas Santo Domingo, República Dominicana.](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/asamblea-general-de-la-oea-presentacion-del-informe-sobre-violencia-en-contra-las-personas-del-lgbti-en-las-americas-santo-domingo-republica-dominicana-2/) - El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos junto a la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, la organización Trans Este Podemos Avanzar - TEPA, y Trans Siempre Amigas -TRANSSA, estos dos últimas organizaciones de derechos de las personas LGBTI Dominicanas en Santo Domingo, República Dominicana el pasado 14 de Junio. El propósito del evento, que - [Solidaridad con la ‘Red humanitaria de ayuda a los valientes del 11J’ en Cuba](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/solidaridad-con-la-red-humanitaria-de-ayuda-a-los-valientes-del-11j-en-cuba/) - Washington D.C., septiembre 14 de 2022 - Desde la Coalición por la Libertad de Asociación expresamos la plena solidaridad con la “Red humanitaria de ayuda a los valientes del 11J”, y exigimos el inmediato cese de la persecución contra sus integrantes por parte del Gobierno cubano. De acuerdo con Prisoners Defenders, el Estado cubano mantiene - [Raza e Igualdad rechaza acusaciones de autoridades del régimen cubano contra José Daniel Ferrer miembro de la Unión Patriótica de Cuba, UNPACU](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/raza-e-igualdad-rechaza-acusaciones-de-autoridades-del-regimen-cubano-contra-jose-daniel-ferrer-miembro-de-la-union-patriotica-de-cuba-unpacu/) - El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) condena y rechaza categóricamente la represión y violación a los derechos y libertades fundamentales del activista y líder político José Daniel Ferrer, miembro de la Unión Patriótica de Cuba, UNPACU, detenido arbitrariamente el pasado martes primero de octubre después de un fuerte operativo - [Raza e Igualdad denuncia hostigamiento contra miembros del Movimiento Cristiano Liberación en Cuba y exige respeto a la libertad de expresión en la isla](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/raza-e-igualdad-denuncia-hostigamiento-contra-miembros-del-movimiento-cristiano-liberacion-en-cuba-y-exige-respeto-a-la-libertad-de-expresion-en-la-isla/) - Washington, D.C. 3 de agosto de 2020.- El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) denuncia los actos de hostigamiento y amenazas cometidos este fin de semana por la Seguridad del Estado de Cuba en contra de una familia integrante del Movimiento Cristiano Liberación (MCL), con la intención de callar a - [Raza e Igualdad invita al webinar Participación Política de Mujeres Afrodescendientes en América Latina y el Caribe: Retos y Oportunidades](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/raza-e-igualdad-invita-al-webinar-participacion-politica-de-mujeres-afrodescendientes-en-america-latina-y-el-caribe-retos-y-oportunidades/) - Washington D.C., 20 de noviembre de 2020.- El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad), junto a la Red de Mujeres Afrolatinoamericanas, Afrocaribeñas y de la Diáspora, invita al webinar Participación Política de Mujeres Afrodescendientes en América Latina y el Caribe: Retos y Oportunidades. Este evento virtual se realizará en ocasión del - [Raza e Igualdad presenta el informe “La CEDAW y su impacto en la vida de las mujeres: Una mirada interseccional” de la mano de expertas internacionales y representantes de la sociedad civil de la región](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/raza-e-igualdad-presenta-el-informe-la-cedaw-y-su-impacto-en-la-vida-de-las-mujeres-una-mirada-interseccional-de-la-mano-de-expertas-internacionales-y-representantes-de-la-sociedad/) - Washington D.C., 5 de marzo de 2021.- En el marco del Día Internacional de la Mujer, el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) presentó este jueves 4 de marzo el informe “La CEDAW y su impacto en la vida de las mujeres: Una mirada interseccional”, en un evento virtual que contó - [Raza e Igualdad expresa preocupación por la detención, incomunicación y revocatoria de la prisión domiciliaria de José Daniel Ferrer García e informa sobre decisión de la CIDH en seguimiento a petición por violación de derechos humanos en contra de Ferrer García y otros miembros de la UNPACU](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/raza-e-igualdad-expresa-preocupacion-por-la-detencion-incomunicacion-y-revocatoria-de-la-prision-domiciliaria-de-jose-daniel-ferrer-garcia-e-informa-sobre-decision-de-la-cidh-en-seguimiento-a-peticio/) - Washington D.C., 19 de agosto de 2021.- El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) expresa su preocupación por la detención, incomunicación y la revocatoria de prisión domiciliaria en perjuicio de José Daniel Ferrer García, líder de la Unión Patriótica de Cuba (UNPACU), quien se encuentra privado de libertad desde el domingo - [Raza e Igualdad condena las sentencias en contra de quienes marcharon durante el 11J en Cuba](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/raza-e-igualdad-condena-las-sentencias-en-contra-de-quienes-marcharon-durante-el-11j-en-cuba/) - Washington DC, 12 de abril – En las últimas semanas se han conocido nuevas sentencias en contra de las personas que participaron en las marchas pacíficas del 11 y 12 de julio de 2021, también conocidas como 11J. Más de 160 cubanos que salieron a las calles en julio del año pasado, entre los que - [Raza e Igualdad celebra que la CIDH haga seguimiento a las medidas cautelares a favor de las activistas cubanas Kirenia Núñez y María Matienzo](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/raza-e-igualdad-celebra-que-la-cidh-haga-seguimiento-a-las-medidas-cautelares-a-favor-de-las-activistas-cubanas-kirenia-nunez-y-maria-matienzo/) - Washington D.C., 2 de marzo de 2023 - Luego de que el Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) presentara a finales del año pasado una actualización sobre la grave situación de derechos humanos que viven las activistas María Matienzo y Kirenia Núñez, la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) adoptó - [Raza e Igualdad alerta sobre nuevo Código Penal que recrudece la criminalización del ejercicio de derechos fundamentales](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/raza-e-igualdad-alerta-sobre-nuevo-codigo-penal-que-recrudece-la-criminalizacion-del-ejercicio-de-derechos-fundamentales/) - Washington D.C., 14 de junio de 2022 – El pasado 15 de mayo, la Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular de Cuba aprobó un nuevo Código Penal que representa una amenaza para la sociedad civil y el periodismo independientes en la Isla, ya que -por medio de un lenguaje ambiguo- dispone restricciones y sanciones al ejercicio - [Puntos clave del proyecto del Código de las Familias de Cuba, iniciativa que se someterá a una consulta popular el 25 de septiembre](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/puntos-clave-del-proyecto-del-codigo-de-las-familias-de-cuba-iniciativa-que-se-sometera-a-una-consulta-popular-el-25-de-septiembre/) - Washington D.C., 8 de septiembre de 2022 – El próximo 25 de septiembre, las y los cubanos responderán sí o no a la pregunta “¿Está de acuerdo con el Código de las Familias?”. La población está convocada a participar en un referendo para debatir el rumbo de la propuesta del nuevo Código de las Familias, - [Orgullo 2022: Reconociendo las manos LGBTI+ que han construido este camino](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/orgullo-2022-reconociendo-las-manos-lgbti-que-han-construido-este-camino/) - Washington D.C., 28 de junio de 2022.- El 28 de junio de cada año, personas LGBTI+ de todo el mundo se reúnen públicamente en grandes marchas de celebración y reivindicación de sus vidas, celebrando la diversidad sexual y de identidad de género, y la libertad para expresarlas. Es un momento reivindicativo donde lesbianas, bisexuales, gays, - [Ocho días en huelga de hambre de activista cubano alertan a la comunidad internacional sobre deplorable situación en centro penitenciario de Cuba](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/ocho-dias-en-huelga-de-hambre-de-activista-cubano-alertan-a-la-comunidad-internacional-sobre-deplorable-situacion-en-centro-penitenciario-de-cuba/) - Nilda García Fleitas, madre de Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez García, activista y actual preso político del régimen cubano, alerta a la comunidad internacional sobre las deplorables condiciones en las que se encuentra su hijo. Tras ocho días en huelga de hambre Rodríguez García, miembro de la Alianza Democrática Pinareña y actual preso político del régimen cubano, - [Lideresas afrodescendientes de la región llaman a incluir el enfoque étnico-racial en las leyes y políticas sobre la participación de las mujeres en cargos públicos y de elección popular](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/lideresas-afrodescendientes-de-la-region-llaman-a-incluir-el-enfoque-etnico-racial-en-las-leyes-y-politicas-sobre-la-participacion-de-las-mujeres-en-cargos-publicos-y-de-eleccion-popular/) - Bogotá, 27 de noviembre de 2020.- En ocasión del Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Violencia contra la Mujer, el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) reunió en un evento virtual a seis lideresas de América Latina y el Caribe, para conversar sobre los retos y oportunidades de la participación - [Organizaciones internacionales reiteran preocupación por la respuesta represiva de parte del Estado cubano, al cumplirse un mes de las protestas del 11 de julio](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/organizaciones-internacionales-reiteran-preocupacion-por-la-respuesta-represiva-de-parte-del-estado-cubano-al-cumplirse-un-mes-de-las-protestas-del-11-de-julio/) - A un mes de las protestas masivas del 11 de julio en Cuba, organizaciones de derechos humanos reiteramos nuestra preocupación por la respuesta represiva que el Estado ha dado, misma que ha derivado en la comisión de graves violaciones a derechos humanos contra personas manifestantes, una mayor polarización entre los distintos sectores de la población, - [Organizaciones solicitan al gobierno cubano atender recomendaciones de la ONU para detener actos de tortura](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/organizaciones-solicitan-al-gobierno-cubano-atender-recomendaciones-de-la-onu-para-detener-actos-de-tortura/) - Washington D.C., 18 de mayo de 2022 - El Comité contra la Tortura de las Naciones Unidas (CAT), después de haber revisado la situación de Cuba los días 21 y 29 de abril de 2022 en Ginebra (Suiza), ha solicitado al Estado proporcionar información precisa a más tardar el 13 de mayo de 2023 en - [La ONU examina la situación de las desapariciones forzadas en Cuba](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/la-onu-examina-la-situacion-de-las-desapariciones-forzadas-en-cuba/) - Ginebra, Suiza. 9 de marzo 2017. - El Comité de expertos independientes sobre desaparición forzosa de la ONU (CED, por sus siglas en ingles) examinó a Cuba los pasados días 6 y 7 de marzo, para evaluar el cumplimiento de los compromisos internacionales que contrajo el país en la materia al firmar la Convención Internacional para - [Hacemos un llamado al Estado de Cuba para garantizar los derechos humanos de sus habitantes, tal y como lo aseguró en el marco de la 51 Sesión Ordinaria del Consejo de Derechos Humanos](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/hacemos-un-llamado-al-estado-de-cuba-para-garantizar-los-derechos-humanos-de-sus-habitantes-tal-y-como-lo-aseguro-en-el-marco-de-la-51-sesion-ordinaria-del-consejo-de-derechos-humanos/) - Washington D.C., 12 de octubre de 2022 - En el marco de la 51 Sesión Ordinaria del Consejo de Derechos Humanos que se llevó a cabo en Ginebra entre el 12 de septiembre y 7 de octubre de 2022, el embajador y representante permanente cubano ante Naciones Unidas, Juan Antonio Quintanilla, planteó que “Cuba seguirá - [Día de los Derechos Humanos: seguimos comprometidos con la defensa de los derechos humanos en América Latina](https://raceandequality.org/resources/human-rights-day-we-remain-committed-to-the-defense-of-human-rights-in-latin-america/) - Washington, D.C. 10 de diciembre de 2019. El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos hoy se une a la celebración del Día Internacional de los Derechos Humanos, que conmemora la adopción de la Declaración Universal de Derechos Humanos por la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas. Setenta y un años después de aprobado - [Declaración conjunta: A un año del 11J, hacemos un llamado al Estado de Cuba para que cumpla con los estándares internacionales de derechos humanos](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/declaracion-conjunta-a-un-ano-del-11j-hacemos-un-llamado-al-estado-de-cuba-para-que-cumpla-con-los-estandares-internacionales-de-derechos-humanos/) - Washington D.C., 8 de julio de 2022 - Las organizaciones firmantes realizamos la siguiente declaración para conmemorar el primer aniversario de las manifestaciones realizadas el 11 de julio de 2021 y los días siguientes (en adelante 11J) en Cuba, y visibilizar sus efectos en la situación actual de derechos humanos en la Isla. El 11J - [Cuba: Activistas y expertos internacionales reflexionan sobre la situación de derechos humanos de las personas LGBTI+](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/cuba-activistas-y-expertos-internacionales-reflexionan-sobre-la-situacion-de-derechos-humanos-de-las-personas-lgbti/) - Washington D.C., 12 de mayo de 2021.- En conmemoración del segundo aniversario de la histórica manifestación del 11 de mayo de 2019 en La Habana, Cuba, el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) organizó un evento virtual con activistas LGBTI+ de la Isla, el Experto Independiente de Naciones Unidas sobre orientación - [Cuba: El Estado debe respetar el derecho a la reunión y manifestación pacífica, y cesar la represión contra quienes convocan a la Marcha Cívica por el Cambio](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/cuba-el-estado-debe-respetar-el-derecho-a-la-reunion-y-manifestacion-pacifica-y-cesar-la-represion-contra-quienes-convocan-a-la-marcha-civica-por-el-cambio/) - Washington D.C., 7 de octubre de 2021.- El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) expresa su condena ante la serie de detenciones, agresiones e interrogatorios que el Gobierno de Cuba está ejecutando en contra de personas que—en el legítimo ejercicio de su derecho a la protesta pacífica—se encuentran convocando a una - [Cuba: Organizaciones exigen libertad inmediata para los artistas Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara y Maykel Castillo Pérez](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/cuba-organizaciones-exigen-libertad-inmediata-para-los-artistas-luis-manuel-otero-alcantara-y-maykel-castillo-perez/) - Ciudad de México, 17 de junio de 2022. - Los días 30 y 31 de mayo de 2022 se llevaron a cabo los juicios orales de los artistas cubanos Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara y Maykel Castillo Pérez (conocido como Maykel Osorbo). Derivado de ello, el Tribunal Municipal de Marianao, radicado en La Habana, dará a - [Cuba: Raza e Igualdad presenta petición a la CIDH sobre las violaciones de derechos humanos contra la organización Damas de Blanco y cada una de las mujeres que la integran](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/cuba-raza-e-igualdad-presenta-peticion-a-la-cidh-sobre-las-violaciones-de-derechos-humanos-contra-la-organizacion-damas-de-blanco-y-cada-una-de-las-mujeres-que-la-integran/) - Washington DC, 11 de agosto de 2022 – El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) presentó una petición a la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH), para que declare la responsabilidad internacional del Estado de Cuba por las violaciones perpetradas contra 55 mujeres por el hecho de formar parte del - [Cuba: Crisis migratoria y prácticas represivas en el contexto de la movilidad humana](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/cuba-crisis-migratoria-y-practicas-represivas-en-el-contexto-de-la-movilidad-humana/) - Washington D.C., 27 de octubre de 2022 - La grave crisis económica, el desabastecimiento de alimentos, las limitaciones en el acceso a medicamentos y las fuertes restricciones para el ejercicio de los derechos humanos, han generado que un número creciente de cubanos y cubanas decidan abandonar la Isla. Esta situación se ha intensificado a partir - [Cuatro historias de personas detenidas por reclamar cambios en Cuba](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/cuatro-historias-de-personas-detenidas-por-reclamar-cambios-en-cuba/) - Washington D.C., 13 de julio de 2022 - En el marco de la conmemoración de un año de las protestas pacíficas que iniciaron el 11 de julio de 2021 en Cuba (también conocidas como 11J), el Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos entrevistó a los familiares de cuatro personas privadas de la libertad - [Carlos Quesada, Director de Raza e Igualdad, expone crítica situación de derechos humanos en Cuba ante Cámara de Diputados de EE.UU.](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/carlos-quesada-director-de-raza-e-igualdad-expone-critica-situacion-de-derechos-humanos-en-cuba-ante-camara-de-diputados-de-ee-uu/) - Washington, DC. Julio 11 de 2019. El pasado 11 de Julio, Carlos Quesada, Director Ejecutivo del Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos, presentó ante el Subcomité para el Hemisferio Occidental durante audiencia en el Congreso de Estados Unidos, la grave situación de violaciones de derechos humanos que enfrenta el pueblo cubano, especialmente, activistas, - [Aproximándose el Decenio Internacional para los Afrodescendientes, el Estado cubano sigue sin abordar el racismo en la isla](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/aproximandose-el-decenio-internacional-para-los-afrodescendientes-el-estado-cubano-sigue-sin-abordar-el-racismo-en-la-isla/) - “Exigimos por este medio que se cumpla el artículo 42 de la Constitución vigente que proscribe la discriminación por el color de la piel y otros tipos de discriminaciones. Para ello proponemos que se analicen estos comentarios discriminatorios y se ofrezca una disculpa pública mediante los medios de difusión masiva que tengan a su alcance”. - [Coalición exhorta a la comunidad internacional a reclamar a Cuba cese de represión](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/coalicion-exhorta-a-la-comunidad-internacional-a-reclamar-a-cuba-cese-de-represion/) - Washington DC, 14 de marzo de 2022. – Las organizaciones integrantes de la Coalición por la Libertad de Asociación , los exrelatores y la exrelatora para la libertad de expresión de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, y los y las periodistas que firman al pie, exhortan a la comunidad internacional para que adopte medidas - [Colectivos y organizaciones de DDHH reiteramos la demanda de libertad para los artistas cubanos, ante la sentencia condenatoria emitida por el Tribunal](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/colectivos-y-organizaciones-de-ddhh-reiteramos-la-demanda-de-libertad-para-los-artistas-cubanos-ante-la-sentencia-condenatoria-emitida-por-el-tribunal/) - Washington D.C., 28 de junio de 2022. - El pasado viernes 24 de junio fueron anunciadas por la Fiscalía General de la República de Cuba las sentencias de los artistas Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara y Maykel Castillo Pérez (también conocido como “Osorbo”), cuyos juicios se celebraron el 30 y 31 de mayo. Según la nota - [CIDH denuncia que Cuba ha enfrentado seis olas represivas en el último año](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/cidh-denuncia-que-cuba-ha-enfrentado-seis-olas-represivas-en-el-ultimo-ano/) - Washington D.C., 28 de julio de 2022 – El Comisionado Edgar Stuardo Ralón, Relator para Cuba y sobre los Derechos de las Personas Privadas de Libertad y para la Prevención y Combate a la Tortura de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH), y Primer Vicepresidente de este organismo, aseguró que en la Isla se - [Crear una Ley contra la violencia de género, la petición que hacen las mujeres de Cuba](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/crear-una-ley-contra-la-violencia-de-genero-la-peticion-que-hacen-las-mujeres-de-cuba/) - Washington D.C., 9 de marzo de 2023. El pasado 4 de febrero, Leidy Bacallao[1], de 17 años, fue asesinada por su expareja. Murió dentro de una estación de policía en la provincia de Camagüey, luego de que el hombre de 50 años le propinara varias heridas con un arma blanca. Su nombre y el de - [Activistas Cubanos Informan sobre Violaciones de Derechos en la Isla ante la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/activistas-cubanos-informan-sobre-violaciones-de-derechos-en-la-isla-ante-la-comision-interamericana-de-derechos-humanos/) - Photo courtesy of OAS photographer Daniel Cima, licensed under CC BY 2.0. Washington D.C., 8 de abril, 2016 Durante una audiencia temática ante la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA), activistas cubanos independientes informaron sobre la situación de violencia e intimidación en contra de defensores de derechos humanos y periodistas - [31M Visibilidad Trans: ¿Qué ocurre con las personas trans en los contextos de crisis políticas y regímenes autoritarios?](https://raceandequality.org/resources/31m-trans-visibility-what-happens-to-trans-people-in-the-context-of-political-crises-and-authoritarian-regimes/) - Washington D.C., 31 de marzo de 2023.– Hoy, Día Internacional de la Visibilidad Trans, el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) subraya y reconoce que, en la región, los diversos contextos de crisis política y social, de crisis democrática y regímenes autoritarios generan un impacto diferenciado en grupos determinados en situación - [#SOSCuba: Raza e Igualdad exige respeto a la vida y al derecho a la protesta](https://raceandequality.org/resources/soscuba-race-and-equality-demands-respect-for-life-and-the-right-to-protest/) - Washington D.C., 12 de julio de 2021.- Ante las masivas protestas registradas desde el domingo 11 de julio de 2021 en diferentes ciudades de Cuba, el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad), respalda estas manifestaciones que se enmarcan en los derechos de asociación y manifestación pacífica, así como en el conjunto - [#RenovarIESOGI: Las OSC urgen al Consejo de Derechos Humanos a renovar el mandato del Experto Independiente sobre la violencia y la discriminación por motivos de orientación sexual e identidad de género durante su 50º período de sesiones](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/renovariesogi-las-osc-urgen-al-consejo-de-derechos-humanos-a-renovar-el-mandato-del-experto-independiente-sobre-la-violencia-y-la-discriminacion-por-motivos-de-orientacion-sexual-e-identidad-de-gene/) - En todas las regiones del mundo persisten la violencia y la discriminación generalizadas, graves y sistemáticas, basadas en la orientación sexual y/o la identidad de género real o percibida de las personas. Asesinatos y ejecuciones extrajudiciales; torturas, violaciones y violencia sexual; desapariciones forzadas; desplazamientos forzados; criminalización; detenciones arbitrarias; chantaje y extorsión; violencia y acoso policial; - [“Lo que está sucediendo es un exilio forzado”: Activista cubana Anamely Ramos](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/lo-que-esta-sucediendo-es-un-exilio-forzado-activista-cubana-anamely-ramos/) - Washington DC, 27 de abril de 2022. – Desde que le fue negado su retorno a Cuba, la historiadora del arte y activista cubana Anamely Ramos se encuentra en un limbo migratorio. En sus planes no está exiliarse en Estados Unidos, pero la visa que le permite estar en este país como turista vence este - [Violencia policial racista: ¿Qué es y de qué se trata?](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/violencia-policial-racista-que-es-y-de-que-se-trata/) - Colombia, 4 de abril de 2022.-El estallido social de los últimos años en Colombia ha develado una problemática que debe ser reconocida y afrontada con urgencia por las autoridades del país: la violencia policial racista. Durante el Paro Nacional del 2021, cientos de colombianos que salieron a las calles para exigir al Estado la garantía - [Tradición oral de padres a hijos, los poetas indígenas colombianos por la paz](https://raceandequality.org/resources/oral-traditions-from-parents-to-children-colombias-indigenous-for-peace/) - La tradición oral pasa de padres a hijos en las culturas indígenas de Colombia, lo que ha permitido el nacimiento de una generación de poetas que muestran su compromiso por la paz en un país que busca la salida negociada al conflicto armado que lo azota hace más de medio siglo. "Es como seguir viendo - [Último Informe de Naciones Unidades Reitera Conveniencia de Participación Pueblos Étnicos en Diálogos de Paz](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/ultimo-informe-de-naciones-unidades-reitera-conveniencia-de-participacion-pueblos-etnicos-en-dialogos-de-paz/) - Bogotá, 23 de Marzo 2016. En rueda de prensa, el Sr. Todd Howland (Representante en Colombia de la Oficina del Alto Comisionado de las Naciones Unidas para los Derechos Humano) hizo presentación del Informe Anual para el año 2015. Dos representantes de los pueblos étnicos fueron invitadas a ofrecer sus valoraciones sobre la situación de - [Somos Identidad y Raza e Igualdad rechazan los actos de discriminación contra las personas Trans en ambientes Universitarios](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/somos-identidad-y-raza-e-igualdad-rechazan-los-actos-de-discriminacion-contra-las-personas-trans-en-ambientes-universitarios/) - El martes 4 de febrero de 2020, se comprobó una vez más que la falta de políticas educativas y programas efectivos que visibilicen y promuevan la inclusión y el respeto por la diversidad sexual al interior de la Universidad del Valle ha conllevado a que existan lugares inseguros para los cuerpos de las mujeres trans. - [Un año del asesinato de George Floyd: llamado a fortalecer los mecanismos de derechos humanos para combatir el racismo sistémico y la brutalidad policial](https://raceandequality.org/resources/one-year-after-the-killing-of-george-floyd-race-and-equality-calls-for-strengthening-human-rights-mechanisms-to-combat-systemic-racism-and-police-brutality/) - Washington D.C., 25 de mayo de 2021.- A un año del asesinato del ciudadano afroamericano George Floyd a manos de cuatro policías en la ciudad de Minneapolis, Minnesota, el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) renueva su llamado para que los organismos internacionales y los Estados redoblen sus esfuerzos para combatir - [Situación del derecho a la nacionalidad de personas en situación de movilidad humana en Colombia.](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/situacion-del-derecho-a-la-nacionalidad-de-personas-en-situacion-de-movilidad-humana-en-colombia/) - Bogotá, 21 de junio de 2022. La Red de Litigio Estratégico en Migración (Red-LEM)[1] representada a través del Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos, la Clínica Jurídica de Migrantes y el Centro de Estudios en Migración, ambos de la Universidad de los Andes, la Federación Nacional de Personerías de Colombia (FENALPER), Caribe Afirmativo, - [Un llamado a acatar e implementar los estándares internacionales contra el racismo y la discriminación](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/un-llamado-a-acatar-e-implementar-los-estandares-internacionales-contra-el-racismo-y-la-discriminacion/) - Colombia, 9 de agosto del 2022.- El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) rechaza los hechos registrados el viernes 5 de agosto en Cali, en el barrio Llano Verde, en contra de un joven afrodescendiente por parte de la Policía[1]. El joven fue víctima de violencia policial racista: cuatro integrantes de - [SE PRESENTA EL PRIMER GRAN INFORME EN COLOMBIA SOBRE VIOLENCIA POLICIAL RACISTA](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/se-presenta-el-primer-gran-informe-en-colombia-sobre-violencia-policial-racista/) - Las organizaciones Temblores ONG, Ilex Acción Jurídica, Corporación Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad), y CODHES, presentan el primer gran Informe sobre la Violencia Policial contra personas afrocolombianas. El Informe hace seguimiento a la violencia contra personas afrocolombianas durante el Paro Nacional en las ciudades de Cartagena y Cali. El - [Red de Mujeres Afrolatinas, Afrocaribeñas y de la Diáspora participan en taller sobre Sistema Interamericano de cara a la 49ava Asamblea General de la OEA](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/red-de-mujeres-afrolatinas-afrocaribenas-y-de-la-diaspora-participan-en-taller-sobre-sistema-interamericano-de-cara-a-la-49ava-asamblea-general-de-la-oea/) - Washington, D.C. Junio 6 de 2019. En compañía de la Red de Mujeres Afrolatinas, Afrocaribeñas y de la Diáspora, el Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) llevó a cabo el taller “Organización de Estados Americanos – OEA. Funcionamiento y órganos” un espacio de diálogo, capacitación y encuentro que tenía por - [Rebeldías Lésbicas: encuentro de voces lesbianas de Brasil y Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/rebeldias-lesbicas-encuentro-de-voces-lesbianas-de-brasil-y-colombia/) - “¡Lesbianas contra la guerra! ¡Lesbianas contra el capital! ¡Lesbianas contra el racismo, contra el terrorismo neoliberal!” Fue con estas palabras de liberación que, en febrero de 2007, durante el VII Foro de Lesbianas Feministas de América Latina y el Caribe, se declaró el 13 de octubre como el día de las Rebeldías Lésbicas [1]. Durante este encuentro de lucha antipatriarcal, con cerca - [Relatora Especial de Naciones Unidas sobre Defensores de Derechos Humanos llama a los Gobiernos a cumplir su obligación de proteger la vida de defensoras y defensores](https://raceandequality.org/resources/un-special-rapporteur-on-human-rights-defenders-calls-on-all-governments-to-fulfill-their-obligation-to-protect-rights-defenders/) - Washington D.C., 22 de octubre de 2020.- La Relatora Especial de Naciones Unidas sobre Defensores de Derechos Humanos, Mary Lawlor, llamó a los Gobiernos a cumplir con su obligación de proteger la vida de las y los defensores de derechos humanos, en un encuentro que sostuvo este martes 20 de octubre con las defensoras Erlendy - [Raza e Igualdad, Somos Identidad, Caribe Afirmativo Y La Fundación Afrocolombiana Arcoiris publican el primer informe sobre el impacto del conflicto armado colombiano en la población Afro-LGBT](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/raza-e-igualdad-somos-identidad-caribe-afirmativo-y-la-fundacion-afrocolombiana-arcoiris-publican-el-primer-informe-sobre-el-impacto-del-conflicto-armado-colombiano-en-la-poblacion-afro-lgbt/) - Colombia, 27 de septiembre de 2021. El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) junto con Caribe Afirmativo, la Fundación Afrodescendiente por las Diversidades Sociales y Sexuales (Somos Identidad) y la Fundación Afrocolombiana Arco Iris de Tumaco publican el informe “Nos decían: tras de negras, maricas”: Informe sobre las experiencias e impactos del - [Raza e Igualdad y Organizaciones Aliadas entregaron a la JEP el informe “¡Contar para vivir!: Crímenes de persecución por prejuicio cometidos contra personas Afro-LGBT en el conflicto armado colombiano”](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/raza-e-igualdad-y-organizaciones-aliadas-entregaron-a-la-jep-el-informe-contar-para-vivir-crimenes-de-persecucion-por-prejuicio-cometidos-contra-personas-afro-lgbt-en-el-conflicto-arm/) - Colombia, 29 de diciembre de 2021. El Instituto Raza e Igualdad, la Corporación Caribe Afirmativo, la Fundación Afrodescendiente por las Diversidades Sociales y Sexuales (Somos Identidad) y la Fundación Afrocolombiana Arco Iris de Tumaco hicieron entrega presencial el pasado martes 14 de diciembre de 2021 ante la Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz (JEP), de su - [Resistir no es aguantar: cómo entender la violencia desproporcionada del conflicto armado y buscar la reparación integral de los pueblos étnicos en Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/resistir-no-es-aguantar-como-entender-la-violencia-desproporcionada-del-conflicto-armado-y-buscar-la-reparacion-integral-de-los-pueblos-etnicos-en-colombia/) - Colombia, 18 de agosto de 2022.- El pasado 2 de agosto de 2022, la Comisión para el Esclarecimiento de la Verdad, la Convivencia y la No Repetición (CEV), publicó el volumen Resistir no es aguantar: violencias y daños contra los pueblos étnicos de Colombia, de su informe final Hay futuro si hay verdad.[1] Los pueblos - [Reapertura de la frontera entre Colombia y Venezuela: una oportunidad para la protección de los derechos de las personas en situación de movilidad humana](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/reapertura-de-la-frontera-entre-colombia-y-venezuela-una-oportunidad-para-la-proteccion-de-los-derechos-de-las-personas-en-situacion-de-movilidad-humana/) - Colombia, 26 de septiembre del 2022. - El Gobierno colombiano anunció la reapertura gradual de la frontera colombo-venezolana a partir del 26 de septiembre, luego de que fuera cerrada en 2015 por orientación del Presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, en un contexto de tensiones entre los Gobiernos de ambos países. A esto se sumó que, - [Raza e Igualdad lamenta la muerte de Alejandra Monocuco, mujer trans trabajadora sexual en Colombia y condena actos de discriminación y violencia institucioan basados en su identidad de género](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/raza-e-igualdad-lamenta-la-muerte-de-alejandra-monocuco-mujer-trans-trabajadora-sexual-en-colombia-y-condena-actos-de-discriminacion-y-violencia-institucioan-basados-en-su-identidad-de-genero/) - Bogotá, 5 de junio de 2020. - El pasado 29 de mayo, la Red Comunitaria Trans denunció la muerte de Alejandra Monocuco, una mujer trans trabajadora sexual, quien vivía en el Barrio Santafé, en el centro de Bogotá. De acuerdo a la denuncia publicada en redes sociales, la mujer, quién presentó síntomas de COVID-19, murió - [RAZA E IGUALDAD Y LA FUNDACIÓN AFROCOLOMBIANA ARCO IRIS CONVOCAN A UN DIÁLOGO INSTITUCIONAL SOBRE LOS DESAFÍOS PARA LA ATENCIÓN Y REPARACIÓN DE LAS VICTIMAS AFRO-LGBT DEL CONFLICTO ARMADO EN TUMACO, NARIÑO](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/raza-e-igualdad-y-la-fundacion-afrocolombiana-arco-iris-convocan-a-un-dialogo-institucional-sobre-los-desafios-para-la-atencion-y-reparacion-de-las-victimas-afro-lgbt-del-conflicto-armado-en-tumaco-n/) - La Fundación Afrocolombiana Arco Iris y diferentes instituciones estatales del municipio de Tumaco, Nariño, tuvieron un encuentro virtual el 01 de septiembre de 2021 cuyo objetivo fue un diálogo sobre la implementación y el fortalecimiento de las políticas de atención y reparación a las víctimas, a fin de que se integre un enfoque interseccional que - [Raza e Igualdad lanza cartillas pedagógicas para la defensa de los derechos humanos de la población LGBTI migrante y refugiada de Venezuela en Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/raza-e-igualdad-lanza-cartillas-pedagogicas-para-la-defensa-de-los-derechos-humanos-de-la-poblacion-lgbti-migrante-y-refugiada-de-venezuela-en-colombia/) - Bogotá, 15 de marzo de 2022.- Colombia es el primer país receptor de personas retornadas, migrantes y solicitantes de refugio provenientes de Venezuela, por lo que enfrenta numerosos retos para responder a las necesidades en materia de acceso a derechos que tiene esta población, conformada por más de 5 millones de personas que se han - [Raza e Igualdad rechaza “operativo militar” en Colombia en el que murieron personas civiles](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/raza-e-igualdad-rechaza-operativo-militar-en-colombia-en-el-que-murieron-personas-civiles/) - Colombia, 13 de abril del 2022- El 28 de marzo de 2022 el Ejército de Colombia realizó un operativo militar en la vereda Alto Remanso, en el municipio de Puerto Leguízamo (Putumayo). El operativo estaba dirigido presuntamente contra el “Comando de Frontera” de las disidencias de las FARC-EP.[1] De acuerdo con informe del Ejército, el - [Raza e Igualdad condena el asesinato de Juliana Giraldo e insta al Estado Colombiano a investigar y esclarecer estos hechos, así como a juzgar y sancionar a los responsables](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/raza-e-igualdad-condena-el-asesinato-de-juliana-giraldo-e-insta-al-estado-colombiano-a-investigar-y-esclarecer-estos-hechos-asi-como-a-juzgar-y-sancionar-a-los-responsables/) - Bogotá, 25 de septiembre de 2020.- El día 24 de septiembre de 2020, se difundió por redes sociales un desgarrador video en el que un hombre registró el asesinato de su compañera en el municipio de Miranda, en el norte de Cauca, en Colombia, en un retén militar. Juliana Giraldo, de 38 años, recibió un - [Raza e Igualdad Colombia se une a la CIDH para demandar que el Estado colombiano no deje impune el feminicidio contra niña afrodescendiente en el Cauca](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/raza-e-igualdad-colombia-se-une-a-la-cidh-para-demandar-que-el-estado-colombiano-no-deje-impune-el-feminicidio-contra-nina-afrodescendiente-en-el-cauca/) - Bogotá, 20 de enero de 2021.- El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) se une a la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) para demandar que el Estado colombiano investigue a fondo el feminicidio cometido en contra de la niña Maira Alejandra Orobio Solís, teniendo en cuenta que este crimen forma - [Raza e Igualdad condena el asesinato de tres jóvenes en Chochó, Sucre y urge al Gobierno a implementar una reforma policial integral](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/raza-e-igualdad-condena-el-asesinato-de-tres-jovenes-en-chocho-sucre-y-urge-al-gobierno-a-implementar-una-reforma-policial-integral/) - Colombia, 22 de agosto de 2022.-El Instituto Raza e Igualdad rechaza enfáticamente el asesinato de tres jóvenes, el 25 de julio en Chochó, Sucre, por parte de un agente de la Policía Nacional, e insta al Gobierno colombiano a reformar de forma integral a la Policía. Las víctimas fueron identificadas como Jesús David Díaz, de - [Raza e Igualdad celebra el falló de La Corte Constitucional sobre la despenalización del aborto y hace un llamado a implementar la medida con un enfoque interseccional](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/raza-e-igualdad-celebra-el-fallo-de-la-corte-constitucional-sobre-la-despenalizacion-del-aborto-y-hace-un-llamado-a-implementar-la-medida-con-un-enfoque-interseccional/) - Colombia, 23 de Febrero de 2022.- Desde El Instituto Raza e Igualdad, celebramos la decisión de la Corte Constitucional de despenalizar la interrupción voluntaria del embarazo (IVE), durante las primeras 24 semanas de gestación, manteniendo las tres causales determinadas en la sentencia C-355 de 2006 para las siguientes semanas. Lo anterior, representa una decisión sin precedentes - [Raza e Igualdad celebra la decisión tomada por la Corte Constitucional de Colombia y hace un llamado a los demás Estados de la región a implementar políticas y programas con enfoque de diversidad, interseccionalidad y de género](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/raza-e-igualdad-celebra-la-decision-tomada-por-la-corte-constitucional-de-colombia-y-hace-un-llamado-a-los-demas-estados-de-la-region-a-implementar-politicas-y-programas-con-enfoque-de-diversidad-int/) - Colombia, 9 de marzo de 2022.- El pasado lunes 28 de febrero, a través de la sentencia T-033 de 2022, la Corte Constitucional de Colombia ordenó incluir el marcador no binario en los documentos de identidad. La decisión se dio a conocer luego de que la Corte Constitucional colombiana revisará una acción de tutela presentada - [Postula al curso gratuito sobre herramientas para la argumentación penal en casos de asesinatos de personas LGBT en Latinoamérica y el Caribe](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/postula-al-curso-gratuito-sobre-herramientas-para-la-argumentacion-penal-en-casos-de-asesinatos-de-personas-lgbt-en-latinoamerica-y-el-caribe/) - En alianza con la Red Regional de Información sobre Violencias contra Personas LGBTI en América Latina y el Caribe (Sin Violencia LGBTI); Raza e Igualdad participa de la construcción del curso virtual “Cuando el prejuicio mata” una herramienta virtual que busca fortalecer las capacidades jurídicas de fiscales, abogadas y abogados que litigan casos de violencia - [Organizaciones afrocolombianas denuncian ante la CIDH que al menos el 39% de las víctimas de violaciones a DDHH en medio del paro son afrodescendientes](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/organizaciones-afrocolombianas-denuncian-ante-la-cidh-que-al-menos-el-39-de-las-victimas-de-violaciones-a-ddhh-en-medio-del-paro-son-afrodescendientes/) - Colombia, 10 de junio de 2021.- Ante la CIDH, un grupo de organizaciones afrocolombianas liderado por PCN, AFRODES, Corporación Instituto Internacional Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos, CODHES, Ilex Acción Jurídica, la Casa Cultural El Chontaduro, ASOM, ACONC, Lila Mujer, Comité del Paro Cívico Buenaventura, Somos Identidad, y la lideresa Francia Márquez, denunciaron que al menos - [Organizaciones afrocolombianas solicitan a la CIDH urgir al Gobierno adoptar una ruta de reparación colectiva étnica con enfoque de género para mujeres negras víctimas del conflicto armado e implementar el Capítulo Étnico del Acuerdo de Paz](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/organizaciones-afrocolombianas-solicitan-a-la-cidh-urgir-al-gobierno-adoptar-una-ruta-de-reparacion-colectiva-etnica-con-enfoque-de-genero-para-mujeres-negras-victimas-del-conflicto-armado-e-implement/) - Colombia, 17 de diciembre de 2021. Las organizaciones sociales defensoras de los derechos de la población afrodescendiente Coordinación de Mujeres Afrocolombianas Desplazadas en Resistencia (LA COMADRE), Asociación Nacional de Afrocolombianos Desplazados (AFRODES), Consejo Nacional de Paz Afrocolombiano (CONPA) e Ilex Acción Jurídica, en compañía del Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad), - [Premios “Caminando hacia la Justicia” reconocen la labor de quienes trabajan por los derechos de la población migrante](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/premios-caminando-hacia-la-justicia-reconocen-la-labor-de-quienes-trabajan-por-los-derechos-de-la-poblacion-migrante/) - Colombia 15 de septiembre del 2022.- El pasado 9 de septiembre, en conmemoración del Día nacional de los Derechos Humanos y en medio de una emotiva ceremonia presencial, se entregaron en Medellín los Premios Caminando Hacia la Justicia, que destacan el trabajo de líderes comunitarios, organizaciones de la sociedad civil, profesionales del Derecho, periodistas y - [Organizaciones de DD. HH. presentan ante CIDH propuestas para garantizar la implementación de las medidas cautelares de personas defensoras en Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/organizaciones-de-dd-hh-presentan-ante-cidh-propuestas-para-garantizar-la-implementacion-de-las-medidas-cautelares-de-personas-defensoras-en-colombia/) - Washington, DC/Bogotá, DC, octubre 27 de 2022. Este jueves 27 de octubre, organizaciones de la sociedad civil intervendrán en la audiencia temática sobre la implementación de las medidas cautelares de personas defensoras en Colombia, en el 185° periodo de sesiones de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH). La audiencia fue solicitada en razón de - [Organizaciones Afro-LGBT dialogan con la Comisión de la Verdad sobre los retos para la visibilización de las víctimas Afro-LGBT del conflicto armado en Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/resources/civil-society-organizations-discuss-the-challenges-for-afro-lgbt-victims-of-the-armed-conflict-with-the-colombian-truth-commission/) - El pasado 25 y 26 de junio se llevó a cabo un encuentro virtual entre varios líderes y lideresas de organizaciones Afro-LGBT de los municipios del Valle del Cauca, Nariño y el Caribe colombiano con la Comisión para el Esclarecimiento de la Verdad (CEV). Durante el evento, los y las participantes expusieron ante representantes del - [Lo que la ley de “abolición” de la esclavitud realmente inauguro: racismo y exclusión disfrazada](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/lo-que-la-ley-de-abolicion-de-la-esclavitud-realmente-inauguro-racismo-y-exclusion-disfrazada/) - Por: Pedro L. Cortes-Ruiz Asesor - AFRODES Cali Representante en Colombia – International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights ARTÍCULO 2. El comprobante de la libertad de cada esclavo será la carta de libertad expedida en su favor con arreglo a las leyes vigentes, previos los respectivos avalúos practicados con las formalidades legales, y - [Movimiento Trans en Colombia alza su voz para denunciar los altos índices de violencia y discriminación que viven en medio de la pandemia](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/movimiento-trans-en-colombia-alza-su-voz-para-denunciar-los-altos-indices-de-violencia-y-discriminacion-que-viven-en-medio-de-la-pandemia/) - El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) muestra su preocupación por los altos índices de violencia y discriminación hacia la población LGBTI durante la pandemia de COVID-19. El panorama en Colombia presenta avances, pero también preocupantes situaciones de violación de derechos humanos y violencia contra la población LGBTI, las cuales - [Lideresas de México, Guatemala y Colombia exponen la problemática que enfrentan las mujeres afrodescendientes en medio de la pandemia de Covid-19 e instan a los Estados a tomar políticas adecuadas para su protección](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/lideresas-de-mexico-guatemala-y-colombia-exponen-la-problematica-que-enfrentan-las-mujeres-afrodescendientes-en-medio-de-la-pandemia-de-covid-19-e-instan-a-los-estados-a-tomar-politicas-adecuadas-par/) - Washington D.C. 29 de julio de 2020.- En ocasión del Día Internacional de la Mujer Afrolatinoamericana, Afrocaribeña y de la Diáspora, celebrado el sábado 25 de julio, lideresas que promueven y defienden los derechos de las personas afrodescendientes en México, Guatemala y Colombia abordaron en un seminario virtual los problemas que enfrentan las mujeres afrodescendientes - [Las huellas del racismo: voces de las personas excluidas y violencia estructural dentro y fuera del estallido social en Cali](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/las-huellas-del-racismo-voces-de-las-personas-excluidas-y-violencia-estructural-dentro-y-fuera-del-estallido-social-en-cali/) - Bogotá, 28 de abril de 2022.- El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad), la Asociación de Afrocolombianos Desplazados (AFRODES), la Asociación de Líderes El Perfil, la Asociación de Pequeños y Medianos Productores Agropecuarios del Valle del Cauca (ASOAGROVALLE), la Consultoría para los Derechos Humanos y el Desplazamiento (CODHES), la Fundación Víctimas - [Movilidad humana en clave Interseccional: mujeres afrodescendientes en contexto migratorio](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/movilidad-humana-en-clave-interseccional-mujeres-afrodescendientes-en-contexto-migratorio/) - Colombia, 16 de diciembre del 2022.-de diciembre de 2022. Las personas en situación de movilidad humana se enfrentan cotidianamente a una estructura de desigualdad social que promueve la ocurrencia y la impunidad de violencias en su contra y que, además, se materializa en la falta de protección y garantía de sus derechos. En marco de - [La situación de emergencia por COVID 19 devela la preocupante realidad de las personas LGBTI en Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-emergency-situation-caused-by-covid-19-unveils-the-concerning-reality-of-lgbti-people-in-colombia/) - El contexto de urgencia derivado de la Pandemia en Colombia ha dado paso a diversas reflexiones acerca de las formas de desigualdad que operan habitualmente sobre la población LGBTI y que se recrudecen ante los críticos episodios que hoy se viven. Con más de 2.500 casos de contagio en Colombia[1], Laura Poveda, Consultora para Colombia - [La organización “Somos Identidad” dialoga con las autoridades locales en Cali sobre los retos para la atención Y reparación de Las victimas Afro-LGBT del conflicto armado](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/la-organizacion-somos-identidad-dialoga-con-las-autoridades-locales-en-cali-sobre-los-retos-para-la-atencion-y-reparacion-de-las-victimas-afro-lgbt-del-conflicto-armado/) - Colombia, 14 de septiembre de 2021. La Fundación Afrodescendiente por las Diversidades Sociales y Sexuales (Somos Identidad) sostuvo el pasado 27 de agosto de 2021 un encuentro con representantes de diferentes instituciones estatales de la ciudad de Cali, Valle del Cauca, con el objetivo de discutir sobre la necesidad y urgencia de implementar y fortalecer - [La importancia de dar visibilidad a las víctimas Afro-LGBT del conflicto armado en Cali, Valle del Cauca](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/la-importancia-de-dar-visibilidad-a-las-victimas-afro-lgbt-del-conflicto-armado-en-cali-valle-del-cauca/) - Colombia, 15 de octubre de 2021.- Este artículo fue elaborado por la Fundación Afrodescendiente por las Diversidades Sociales y Sexuales - Somos Identidad, en el marco de la difusión del informe “Nos decían: tras de negras, maricas”: Informe sobre las experiencias e impactos del conflicto armado en personas LGBT del sur de Bolívar y el - [La necesidad de un enfoque interseccional en la búsqueda de una reparación integral a las víctimas del conflicto armado en Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/la-necesidad-de-un-enfoque-interseccional-en-la-busqueda-de-una-reparacion-integral-a-las-victimas-del-conflicto-armado-en-colombia/) - Colombia, 8 de abril del 2022.-En el marco de la conmemoración del Día Nacional de la Memoria y la Solidaridad con las Víctimas del Conflicto Armado, hacemos un llamado al Estado colombiano para que refuerce su compromiso en la búsqueda de una reparación integral, desde un enfoque interseccional, donde se reconozca la existencia de las diferentes - [Instituto Participa en Audiencia Temática sobre “Investigación de Agresiones Contra Personas Defensoras de Derechos Humanos en Colombia” Frente a la CIDH](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/instituto-participa-en-audiencia-tematica-sobre-investigacion-de-agresiones-contra-personas-defensoras-de-derechos-humanos-en-colombia-frente-a-la-cidh/) - El 21 de marzo se realizó la audiencia temática “Investigación de Agresiones Contra Personas Defensoras de Derechos Humanos en Colombia” frente a la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH). El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos, a través de su representante para Colombia, Pedro L. Cortes-Ruiz, participó como peticionario de la audiencia, junto - [Justicia en asesinato líder afrocolombiano Bernardo Cuero Bravo: hechos de impunidad y cómo enfrentarlos](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/justicia-en-asesinato-lider-afrocolombiano-bernardo-cuero-bravo-hechos-de-impunidad-y-como-enfrentarlos/) - Junio 7, 2020. El 2 de Junio de 2020, el presunto autor material del asesinato de líder afrocolombiano Bernardo Cuero Bravo (Víctor Carlos Meriño Pereira) fue dejado en libertad por “vencimiento de términos”, por orden del Juzgado 02 Penal Municipal con Funciones de Control de Garantías de la ciudad de Barranquilla. Esta decisión judicial es - [LA COMADRE: 20 años de lucha por la reparación integral de las mujeres afrodescendientes víctimas del conflicto armado en Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/la-comadre-20-anos-de-lucha-por-la-reparacion-integral-de-las-mujeres-afrodescendientes-victimas-del-conflicto-armado-en-colombia/) - Colombia, 20 de mayo del 2022.-La Coordinación de Mujeres Afrocolombianas Desplazadas en Resistencia (La COMADRE), vinculada a la Asociación Nacional de Afrocolombianos Desplazados (AFRODES), ha documentado desde el año 2007 múltiples casos de violencia sexual, reclutamientos forzados, asesinatos, desplazamientos, exilios, amenazas y torturas, así como ataques a las casas y sedes de las lideresas, entre - [IMPACTOS DE LA VIOLENCIA POLICIAL RACISTA: afectaciones psicosociales, colectivas y comunitarias contra personas afrodescendientes en Colombia y la región](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/impactos-de-la-violencia-policial-racista-afectaciones-psicosociales-colectivas-y-comunitarias-contra-personas-afrodescendientes-en-colombia-y-la-region/) - Colombia, 22 de diciembre del 2022. El Instituto Internacional Sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) presenta el Policy Paper Impactos de la violencia policial racista: afectaciones psicosociales, colectivas y comunitarias contra personas afrodescendientes en Colombia y la región, el cual establece un análisis sobre los impactos colectivos, psicosociales y comunitarios de la - [Evento #VenezuelaMigra - Presentación del Plan de Acción de Sociedad Civil de personas venezolanas que requieren protección nacional e internacional](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/evento-venezuelamigra-presentacion-del-plan-de-accion-de-sociedad-civil-de-personas-venezolanas-que-requieren-proteccion-nacional-e-internacional/) - A la fecha son más de 3.4 millones de personas que han abandonado Venezuela en los últimos dos años, según la Organización Internacional para las Migraciones y la Oficina del Alto Comisionado de Naciones Unidas para los Refugiados. De éstos, cerca de 1.2 millones de personas radican en Colombia, convirtiéndose así en el país que acoge - [Estado cubano prohibe la salida de cinco activistas que participarían de la Asamblea General de la OEA en Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/resources/cuban-government-prohibits-five-activists-from-traveling-to-colombia-to-participate-in-the-oas-general-assembly/) - El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) condena la decisión de las autoridades cubanas de denegar la salida del país a cinco activistas y defensores de derechos humanos que se disponían a participar de actividades que realizaremos en el marco de la 49a Asamblea General de la Organización de Estados - [Graves violencias contra personas LGBTI en Colombia motivo de alerta para el país](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/graves-violencias-contra-personas-lgbti-en-colombia-motivo-de-alerta-para-el-pais/) - Amenazas a líder social en Bogotá Durante la primera semana de Agosto, el líder social LGBTI Leonardo Fabio fue noticia a nivel nacional debido a su delicada situación de seguridad. Leonardo Fabio es un hombre que hace 25 años trabaja con juntas de acción comunal por la defensa de los derechos personas LGBTI. El pasado - [Expertas y expertos reunidos por ILEX Acción Jurídica y Raza e Igualdad debaten sobre impacto de sentencia que anula titulación colectiva de La Boquilla](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/expertas-y-expertos-reunidos-por-ilex-accion-juridica-y-raza-e-igualdad-debaten-sobre-impacto-de-sentencia-que-anula-titulacion-colectiva-de-la-boquilla/) - Bogotá, 9 de septiembre de 2020.- El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) e ILEX Acción Jurídica reunieron a expertas y expertos en un seminario virtual para analizar la sentencia que anula, en primera instancia, la titulación colectiva otorgada en 2012 al Consejo Comunitario de La Boquilla, en Cartagena. En el - [Especialistas y activistas llaman a la activación del Comité Interamericano para la Prevención y Eliminación del Racismo, la Discriminación Racial y Todas las Formas de Discriminación e Intolerancia](https://raceandequality.org/resources/specialists-and-activists-call-for-the-activation-of-the-inter-american-committee-for-the-prevention-and-elimination-of-racism-racial-discrimination-and-all-forms-of-discrimination-and-intolerance/) - Washington D.C., 24 de marzo de 2022.- Especialistas y activistas de América Latina y el Caribe hicieron un llamado para la activación del Comité Interamericano para la Prevención y Eliminación del Racismo, la Discriminación Racial y Todas las Formas de Discriminación e Intolerancia, para lo cual es necesario que al menos 10 Estados Miembros de - [EDITORIAL: Una oportunidad de cambio para Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/editorial-una-oportunidad-de-cambio-para-colombia/) - Bogotá, 17 de junio de 2022.-El próximo 19 de junio, en Colombia, tendrá lugar la segunda vuelta electoral para elegir al futuro Presidente del país. La jornada se llevará a cabo en medio de un clima con alta polarización política, tensiones sociales, preocupaciones ante la falta de garantías de seguridad para la realización de los comicios, y - [GAAT Y RAZA E IGUALDAD URGEN A LAS ENTIDADES GUBERNAMENTALES COLOMBIANAS A REGULAR EL PROCESO DE CAMBIO DE COMPONENTE SEXO EN LOS DOCUMENTOS DE IDENTIDAD PARA GARANTIZAR A LAS PERSONAS NO BINARIAS EL ACCESO INTEGRAL A SUS DERECHOS](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/gaat-y-raza-e-igualdad-urgen-a-las-entidades-gubernamentales-colombianas-a-regular-el-proceso-de-cambio-de-componente-sexo-en-los-documentos-de-identidad-para-garantizar-a-las-personas-no-binarias-el/) - Colombia, 14 de diciembre del 2022.- El Grupo de Acción y Apoyo a Personas con experiencia de vida Trans (GAAT) y el Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) se unen para hacer un llamado urgente al Gobierno Nacional de Colombia a acatar de manera inmediata lo solicitado por la Corte - [Día Mundial de la lucha contra el Sida: Raza e Igualdad pide a Brasil y a Colombia que garanticen equidad en el tratamiento del VIH](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/dia-mundial-de-la-lucha-contra-el-sida-raza-e-igualdad-pide-a-brasil-y-a-colombia-que-garanticen-equidad-en-el-tratamiento-del-vih/) - Este 1 de diciembre, Día Mundial de la Lucha contra el Sida, el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) muestra su solidaridad y honra a todas las personas que viven con VIH/SIDA. Esta conmemoración, establecida por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) en octubre de 1987, con el apoyo de las Naciones Unidas (ONU), tiene como objetivo crear conciencia - [Defensores LGBTI aún se enfrentan a grandes desafíos en Latinoamérica](https://raceandequality.org/resources/lgbti-defenders-face-great-challenges-in-latin-america/) - Washington, D.C., 5 de diciembre de 2018. Aunque las protecciones legales de la comunidad LGBTI se han ido fortaleciendo en América Latina y el reconocimiento de sus derechos humanos ha ganado grandes espacios, esta población aún se enfrenta a patrones graves de discriminación y violencia que se han visto atizados por circunstancias que incluyen discursos de - [Conversatorio: Mujeres que Conquistan - Diálogo con organizaciones Afrocolombianas y LGBTI sobre recomendaciones de la CEDAW al Estado Colombiano](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/conversatorio-mujeres-que-conquistan-dialogo-con-organizaciones-afrocolombianas-y-lgbti-sobre-recomendaciones-de-la-cedaw-al-estado-colombiano/) - Bogotá, Colombia. 28 de mayo de 2019. El pasado jueves 30 de mayo de 2019 en compañía de mujeres afrodescendientes y LGBTI se llevó a cabo en la ciudad de Cali, Colombia el conversatorio “Mujeres que Conquistan” un diálogo con organizaciones afrocolombianas y LGBTI sobre las recomendaciones realizadas por el Comité para la Eliminación contra - [COMUNICADO: La Red-LEM solicita a la CIDH realizar un llamamiento urgente a los Estados de la región y en particular al Estado colombiano, sobre la garantía del principio de no devolución y del derecho a buscar y recibir asilo, tanto en zonas de tránsito como en zonas internacionales.](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/comunicado-la-red-lem-solicita-a-la-cidh-realizar-un-llamamiento-urgente-a-los-estados-de-la-region-y-en-particular-al-estado-colombiano-sobre-la-garantia-del-principio-de-no-devolucion-y-del-derech/) - Colombia, 24 de octubre de 2022. La Red-LEM solicita a la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH), realizar un llamamiento urgente a los Estados de la región y en particular al Estado colombiano, sobre la garantía del principio de no devolución y del derecho a buscar y recibir asilo, tanto en zonas de tránsito como - [COMUNICADO: Raza e Igualdad rechaza los hechos racistas, violencia sexual, física y psicológica cometidos en Paya, Boyacá.](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/comunicado-raza-e-igualdad-rechaza-los-hechos-racistas-violencia-sexual-fisica-y-psicologica-cometidos-en-paya-boyaca/) - El Instituto Raza e Igualdad rechaza enfáticamente los hechos racistas, violencia sexual, física y psicológica cometidos en Paya, Boyacá, contra Kerin Murillo Mena y sus hijos Keiner y Keylerl. Asimismo, hacemos un llamado en contra de las prácticas racistas que a diario se viven en las instituciones educativas producto de la estructura racista que reproducen - [Comisión Étnica para la Paz y la Defensa de los Derechos Territoriales Visita a Washington, D.C.](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/comision-etnica-para-la-paz-y-la-defensa-de-los-derechos-territoriales-visita-a-washington-d-c/) - Representantes de la recién formada Comisión Étnica para la Paz y la Defensa de los Derechos Territoriales de Colombia visitaron a Washington, D.C. este 18 y 19 de marzo, con el propósito de reunir con formuladores de políticas, promotores de derechos humanos y medios de comunicación, para promover la inclusión de los afrocolombianos e indígenas - [Comunicado conjunto: La participación política de la población afrodescendiente y la necesaria lucha contra el racismo](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/comunicado-conjunto-la-participacion-politica-de-la-poblacion-afrodescendiente-y-la-necesaria-lucha-contra-el-racismo/) - Colombia, 5 de abril del 2022.-La población afrodescendiente y las comunidades negras han liderado luchas y construido procesos organizativos por la igualdad y la garantía de sus derechos fundamentales, haciendo visibles las inequidades históricas a las que se han enfrentado. Así, han logrado avances en el reconocimiento de sus derechos, de su identidad cultural y - [COMUNICADO: C.N.O.A., Somos Identidad y Raza e Igualdad rechazan el ataque perpetrado en contra de Nixon Ortiz, Director de la Fundación Manglaria Diversa y hacen un llamado al Gobierno colombiano para que le brinde plenas garantías de seguridad a los liderazgos Afro-LGBTI del Pacífico Sur colombiano](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/comunicado-c-n-o-a-somos-identidad-y-raza-e-igualdad-rechazan-el-ataque-perpetrado-en-contra-de-nixon-ortiz-director-de-la-fundacion-manglaria-diversa-y-hacen-un-llamado-al-gobierno-colombiano-pa/) - Colombia, 18 de enero de 2023. La Conferencia Nacional de Organizaciones Afrocolombianas (C.N.O.A), la Fundación Afrodescendiente por las diversidades sociales y sexuales (Somos Identidad) y el Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad), expresan su máxima preocupación por el intento de secuestro cometido en contra de Nixon Ortiz, Director de la - [Colombia en su Camino por la Ratificación de la Convención Interamericana Contra el Racismo](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/colombia-en-su-camino-por-la-ratificacion-de-la-convencion-interamericana-contra-el-racismo/) - Colombia, 16 de octubre del 2021.El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) llevará a cabo un evento público semipresencial en la ciudad de Bogotá. Allí se buscará conversar sobre La Convención Interamericana contra el Racismo, la Discriminación Racial y Formas Conexas de Intolerancia (en adelante “CIRDI”) y generar acciones para su visibilización y conocimiento. Este evento - [Colombia en su camino a la ratificación de la Convención Interamericana contra el Racismo](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/colombia-en-su-camino-a-la-ratificacion-de-la-convencion-interamericana-contra-el-racismo/) - Colombia, 08 de noviembre de 2021. Con la realización del evento semipresencial “Colombia en su camino a la ratificación de la Convención Interamericana contra el Racismo”, se dio inicio oficial en Colombia a la campaña Hacia una región libre de discriminación racial, la cual es una iniciativa del Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e - [Colombia: Raza e Igualdad alerta sobre el recrudecimiento de la violencia contra personas defensoras de derechos humanos al iniciar el 2022](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/colombia-raza-e-igualdad-alerta-sobre-el-recrudecimiento-de-la-violencia-contra-personas-defensoras-de-derechos-humanos-al-iniciar-el-2022/) - Colombia, 21 de enero de 2022. El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) rechaza los asesinatos contra personas defensoras de derechos humanos y liderazgos sociales, así como el aumento de la violencia armada en los territorios de comunidades étnicas. Esta situación se ha visto exacerbada en las primeras semanas del - [COLOMBIA: La urgencia de garantías electorales para las elecciones presidenciales del próximo 29 de mayo](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/colombia-la-urgencia-de-garantias-electorales-para-las-elecciones-presidenciales-del-proximo-29-de-mayo/) - Colombia, 27 de mayo de 2022. De cara a la próxima jornada electoral que se llevará a cabo el domingo 29 de mayo para elegir al nuevo Presidente de la República de Colombia, el Instituto Raza e Igualdad hace un llamado al Gobierno Nacional para que brinde las garantías necesarias, de modo que la jornada - [Colombia: primera experiencia de justicia transicional en el mundo en el que se incluye enfoque de diversidad sexual e interseccional](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/colombia-primera-experiencia-de-justicia-transicional-en-el-mundo-en-el-que-se-incluye-enfoque-de-diversidad-sexual-e-interseccional/) - Colombia, 2 de agosto del 2022.-La Comisión de la Verdad hace historia, al esclarecer que los actores armados y la fuerza pública instrumentalizaron, persiguieron, desaparecieron, desplazaron y asesinaron a las personas LGBTIQ+[1] a razón de sus orientaciones sexuales e identidades y expresiones de género diversas. El pasado 28 de junio, la Comisión para el Esclarecimiento - [BOLETÍN: Colombia, Reconfiguración del Congreso](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/boletin-colombia-reconfiguracion-del-congreso/) - Colombia, 28 de marzo de 2022.- El domingo 13 de marzo el país se volvió a dar una cita en las urnas para elegir el nuevo Congreso 2022-2026, que se posesionará el 20 de julio. Estas elecciones trajeron consigo la reconfiguración del Congreso y se podrían considerar como históricas. Por primera vez en el país, - [Agenda internacional de DD.HH. para las personas afrodescendientes en Colombia: retos y oportunidades para el nuevo gobierno de Colombia 2022-2026](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/agenda-internacional-de-dd-hh-para-las-personas-afrodescendientes-en-colombia-retos-y-oportunidades-para-el-nuevo-gobierno-de-colombia-2022-2026/) - Colombia, 6 de agosto de 2022.-Este 7 de Agosto de 2022, con el inicio del nuevo gobierno de Colombia 2022-2026, liderado por el Presidente Gustavo Petro y la Vicepresidenta Francia Márquez, se puede dar inicio a cambios y procesos institucionales y sociales con el potencial de crear y consolidar condiciones favorables para garantizar los derechos - [Afrolatines Advocacy Week: Raza e Igualdad reúne a organizaciones de Brasil y Colombia en Washington, D.C.](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/afrolatines-advocacy-week-raza-e-igualdad-reune-a-organizaciones-de-brasil-y-colombia-en-washington-d-c/) - Washington, D.C., 27 de septiembre de 2022 – Del 27 a 30 de septiembre, el Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) reunirá a organizaciones de derechos humanos de Brasil y Colombia en Washington, D.C., que trabajan para promover y defender los derechos de la población negra y LGBTI+. Con el - [5 años de la firma del Acuerdo de Paz en Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/5-anos-de-la-firma-del-acuerdo-de-paz-en-colombia/) - Este 24 de noviembre se conmemora el quinto aniversario de la firma del Acuerdo Final para la Terminación del Conflicto y la Construcción de una Paz Estable y Duradera entre el Estado Colombiano y las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia - Ejército Popular (FARC-EP). Aunque el Acuerdo ha permitido algunos avances importantes para el reconocimiento - [3 meses del Paro Nacional en Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/3-meses-del-paro-nacional-en-colombia/) - Colombia, 29 de julio de 2021. El 28 de julio el país cumplió 3 meses desde el inicio del Paro Nacional. Durante este tiempo, muchas vidas se han perdido, jóvenes han sido desaparecidos y las lesiones personales de algunos y algunas serán irreversibles. Sin embargo, también han sido tres meses de esperanza; en los cuales - [¡Por los derechos, por la vida! - Día Internacional de los Derechos Humanos](https://raceandequality.org/resources/up-with-rights-up-with-life-international-human-rights-day/) - “Privar a las personas de sus derechos humanos es poner en tela de juicio su propia humanidad. Nelson Mandela” Washington, D.C, diciembre 10, 2018 - El Día de los Derechos Humanos se celebra hoy, 10 de diciembre, en conmemoración de un hito histórico en el avance del reconocimiento mundial de los derechos humanos fundamentales. En - [“Esta era una persona que merecía morir. No debía estar en esta vida" Análisis de la primera condena por feminicidio de una mujer trans en Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/resources/this-is-a-person-who-deserved-to-die-she-should-not-be-in-this-life-review-of-colombias-first-ever-conviction-for-femicide-of-a-trans-woman/) - Los hechos Anyela Patricia era una mujer trans que se dedicaba a la peluquería en el Muncipio de Garzón en el departamento del Huila. A diferencia de la experiencia de vida de otras mujeres trans en Colombia marcadas por el estigma, ella era reconocida y querida por la comunidad, es por ello, que cuando Anyela - [¡LAS ORGANIZACIONES DE LA SOCIEDAD CIVIL EXIGIMOS UNA REFORMA INTEGRAL A LA POLICÍA NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA!](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/las-organizaciones-de-la-sociedad-civil-exigimos-una-reforma-integral-a-la-policia-nacional-de-colombia/) - Colombia, 2 de marzo del 2023. Hoy 2 de marzo de 2023 en el Centro de Memoria Histórica, 20 organizaciones sociales defensoras de los derechos humanos haremos entrega al Gobierno Nacional del pliego de propuestas para que la Policía Nacional de Colombia reconstruya la confianza con la ciudadanía y se convierta en un servicio público - [Red Nacional de Negras y Negros LGBT del Brasil y el Foro Nacional de Personas Trans Negras y Negros (FONATRANS) Denuncian Violencia Contra Personas Afrodescendientes LGBTI en Brasil ante Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/red-nacional-de-negras-y-negros-lgbt-del-brasil-y-el-foro-nacional-de-personas-trans-negras-y-negros-fonatrans-denuncian-violencia-contra-personas-afrodescendientes-lgbti-en-brasil-ante-comision-int/) - Representantes de la Red Nacional de Negras y Negros LGBT del Brasil, el Foro Nacional de Personas Trans Negras y Negros (FONATRANS) y el Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos presentaron un informe sobre violencia contra la población LGBTI negra de Brasil en la audiencia temática “Denuncias Sobre Violencia Contra Personas Afrodescendientes LGBTI en - [Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial: los Estados deben fortalecer sus marcos normativos e institucionales](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/dia-internacional-de-la-eliminacion-de-la-discriminacion-racial-los-estados-deben-fortalecer-sus-marcos-normativos-e-institucionales/) - Washington DC, 21 de Marzo de 2017. El Instituto Internacional de Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos, en este 21 de Marzo de 2017, Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial, se adhiere a todas las expresiones de actores estatales y no estatales, y organismo internacionales, que hoy expresan su compromiso para reforzar los - [Raza e Igualdad hace un llamado a los Estados de América Latina y el Caribe a tener en cuenta a las personas LGBTI en tiempos de crisis por COVID - 19](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-calls-on-the-states-of-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-to-take-lgbti-people-into-account-in-times-of-covid-19-crisis/) - In the face of the of the recent crisis, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) reminds States of the importance of safeguarding the health of the entire population regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity; Public policies that encompass the crisis must be thought - [Why talk about Afro - LGBTI? Leaders meet to reflect on the challenges of this intersection](https://raceandequality.org/resources/why-talk-about-afro-lgbti-leaders-meet-to-reflect-on-the-challenges-of-this-intersection/) - Cali, Colombia – December 21, 2018. In partnership with organizations from Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Peru, and the Dominican Republic, the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) is carrying out a project to strengthen the rights of Afro-descendent LGBTI people. The workshop benefited from the participation of representatives from different countries - [We continue demanding freedom, justice, and democracy for Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/we-continue-demanding-freedom-justice-and-democracy-for-nicaragua/) - Washington, DC, April 18, 2019 – Today marks one year since a genuine popular uprising began in Nicaragua led by young people, which has ended up changing the country’s direction in pursuit of three concrete demands: freedom for those who have been arbitrarily arrested and the reestablishment of constitutional freedoms, rights, and guarantees; justice for - [What does Jair Bolsonaro's defense of the Brazilian military dictatorship mean to the Afro LGBTI+ community?](https://raceandequality.org/resources/what-does-jair-bolsonaros-defense-of-the-brazilian-military-dictatorship-mean-to-the-afro-lgbti-community/) - Brazil – April 29, 2019. The month of April was marked by several protests and political activities in Brazil against the country’s former military dictatorship. These protests occurred because the 55th anniversary of the coup that established a dictatorship in the country, from 1964 to 1985, was in April 2019. These protests were motivated because - [UN renews crucial mandate for protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity](https://raceandequality.org/resources/un-renews-crucial-mandate-for-protection-against-violence-and-discrimination-based-on-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity/) - “This is another historic victory, not only for communities of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities, but for humanity as a whole.” (Geneva, July 12, 2019) – In a defining vote, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution to renew the mandate of the Independent Expert focusing on the protection against violence and - [The United Nations Human Rights Council establishes Special Expert to protect the LGBTI community](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-united-nations-human-rights-council-establishes-special-expert-to-protect-the-lgbti-community/) - Geneva, Switzerland. 30 June 2016. In its 32nd session, the UN Human Rights Council has created an Independent Expert dedicated to sexual orientation and gender identity issues. The historic resolution passed in a tight vote of 23 to 18, with 6 abstentions. The person appointed to this role will be known as an “independent expert” - [Through our differences, we create a diverse society - International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia IDAHOTB.](https://raceandequality.org/resources/through-our-differences-we-create-a-diverse-society-international-day-against-homophobia-biphobia-and-transphobia-idahotb/) - On the occasion of the 2018 International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOTB), the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights along with our partner organizations and counterparts, calls for the end of all forms of discrimination, marginalization, and violence that affect LGBT persons in the Americas. We commit to construct a more pluralistic - [The Costa Rican Mission to the United Nations and Race & Equality Issue an Invitation to the Panel "The United Nations' International Decade for People of African Descent - Recognition, Justice, and Development: The Need for Plans of Action to Combat Historic Inequalities Faced by Afro-descendants"](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-costa-rican-mission-to-the-united-nations-and-race-equality-issue-an-invitation-to-the-panel-the-united-nations-international-decade-for-people-of-african-descent-recognition-justice-and/) - Within the framework of the 73rd General Assembly of the United Nations, the Costa Rican Mission to the United Nations, in collaboration with the International Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights (Race & Equality), will hold a panel on 27 September named “The United Nations’ International Decade for People of African Descent – Recognition, - [The case of George Floyd: an expression of structural racism](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-case-of-george-floyd-an-expression-of-structural-racism/) - The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race & Equality) expresses our outrage at the killing of George Floyd, recognizing that he was killed by racism and police violence. His death, which thousands of people in the United States and across the world are protesting, is the consequence of structural and institutionalized racism. - [To celebrate Black History Month, Apple supports Race and Equality in its work for racial equity in the Americas](https://raceandequality.org/resources/to-celebrate-black-history-month-apple-supports-race-and-equality-in-its-work-for-racial-equity-in-the-americas/) - Washington, D.C., January 26th, 2021.- The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) has been chosen by Apple to be one of six organizations that will receive support to advance their work promoting racial equality in the U.S. and around the world. The announcement comes as Apple launches its initiative to - [Statement: Organizations demand that the personal integrity of hunger strikers and detainees in Nicaragua is guaranteed](https://raceandequality.org/resources/statement-organizations-demand-that-the-personal-integrity-of-hunger-strikers-and-detainees-in-nicaragua-is-guaranteed/) - Friday, November 15, 2019 - 13 activists and human rights defenders were arbitrarily detained on the night of November 14, when they were providing humanitarian assistance to a group of political prisoners’ mothers, who are gathered in the San Miguel Arcángel Church in Masaya, Nicaragua. The arrest was carried out by police and paramilitaries outside - [States across the Americas must guarantee the lives and right to health of migrants and refugees in the face of the COVID-19 crisis](https://raceandequality.org/resources/states-across-the-americas-must-guarantee-the-lives-and-right-to-health-of-migrants-and-refugees-in-the-face-of-the-covid-19-crisis/) - The Americas, March 30th, 2020.- Over the past few weeks, we have seen how the measures implemented by governments calling for quarantines, shut downs, deportations, border closures and militarization to address the emergency caused by the spread of COVID-19 are disproportionately affecting migrants and petitioners for international protections. Multiple concerning situations as well as human - [STATEMENT: Aggressions against human rights organizations in Nicaragua continue](https://raceandequality.org/resources/statement-aggressions-against-human-rights-organizations-in-nicaragua-continue/) - Washington, D.C. December 14, 2018. The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race & Equality) strongly condemns the violent and illegal forceful entries of the Nicaraguan police into the offices of the Centro Nicaragüense de Derechos Humanos [Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights] (CENIDH), Instituto de Liderazgo de Las Segovias [Las Segovias Leadership Institute] - [Remarks in Geneva: Need for International Guarantors to Ensure Respect for Human Rights in Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/remarks-in-geneva-need-for-international-guarantors-to-ensure-respect-for-human-rights-in-nicaragua/) - Two Nicaraguan human rights defenders, a journalist, and the relative of a political prisoner discussed on April 4th in Geneva, the current state of the deterioration of human rights in their country and asked for more pressure to be exerted on the Nicaraguan government to permit international guarantors to guarantee the agreements that emerge from - [Race and Equality publishes eight recommendations to protect the Afro-descendant population in Latin America from COVID-19](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-publishes-eight-recommendations-to-protect-the-afro-descendant-population-in-latin-america-from-covid-19/) - Washington D.C. August 6, 2020.- As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to reverberate across Latin America, the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) set out to analyze the impact of the pandemic on the region’s Afro-descendant population. Based on the results, the organization has formulated eight recommendations for States, human rights - [Specialists and activists call for the activation of the Inter-American Committee for the Prevention and Elimination of Racism, Racial Discrimination, and All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance](https://raceandequality.org/resources/specialists-and-activists-call-for-the-activation-of-the-inter-american-committee-for-the-prevention-and-elimination-of-racism-racial-discrimination-and-all-forms-of-discrimination-and-intolerance/) - Washington D.C., March 29, 2022.- Specialists and activists from Latin America and the Caribbean called for the activation of the Inter-American Committee for the Prevention and Elimination of Racism, Racial Discrimination and All Forms of Discrimination and intolerance. In order for the Committee to be activated, at least ten member states of the Organization of - [Race and Equality launches regional campaign to promote the ratification and implementation of the Inter-American Convention Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, and Related Forms of Intolerance](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-launches-regional-campaign-to-promote-the-ratification-and-implementation-of-the-inter-american-convention-against-racism-racial-discrimination-and-related-forms-of-intolerance/) - Washington, D.C.; September 4, 2021.- On September 2, the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) launched its new campaign Toward a Region Free From Racial Discrimination, which will last until 2024 and seeks to promote the universal ratification and implementation of the Inter-American Convention Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, and Related - [Race and Equality Launches Manual on Report-Writing for Human Rights Advocacy](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-launches-manual-on-report-writing-for-human-rights-advocacy/) - Washington D.C., September 21, 2020.- The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) is pleased to announce the publication of our manual for civil society organizations interested in writing human rights reports. The goal of this manual is to strengthen organizations’ ability to engage in advocacy at the national, regional, and - [Race and Equality launches informational material to increase knowledge about and advocacy before human rights protection mechanisms](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-launches-informational-material-to-increase-knowledge-about-and-advocacy-before-human-rights-protection-mechanisms/) - Washington D.C., August 28, 2020. The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) shares today with civil society and activists in Latin America and the Caribbean informational material about the Organization of American States (OAS) and its respective organs, as well as about the United Nations (UN). The objective of this - [Race and Equality Calls for Peace, Justice and Democracy for Venezuela](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-calls-for-peace-justice-and-democracy-for-venezuela/) - Colombia, 1st May 2019 – On April 30th, the interim President of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, called on the Venezuelan population to join “Operation Freedom”, a massive demonstration to usher in what he himself describes as the “beginning of the end of the usurpation” of the Nicolás Maduro regime. Along with Guaidó, who issued the call - [Race and Equality calls on the States of Latin America and the Caribbean to take LGBTI people into account in times of COVID – 19 crisis](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-calls-on-the-states-of-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-to-take-lgbti-people-into-account-in-times-of-covid-19-crisis/) - In the face of the of the recent crisis, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) reminds States of the importance of safeguarding the health of the entire population regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity; Public policies that encompass the crisis must be thought - [Public Announcement: Ongoing Crisis in Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/public-announcement-ongoing-crisis-in-nicaragua/) - Washington, DC, November 23, 2018 – The International Institute of Race, Equality, and Human Rights strongly condemns and rejects the resolution issued today, November 23, 2018, by the Nicaraguan Police regarding the march convened to commemorate the International Day on the Elimination of Violence against Women by the Unidad Nacional Azul y Blanco [White and - [Political Prisoners in Nicaragua: Three Campesinos Sentenced to 216, 210, and 159 Years in Prison](https://raceandequality.org/resources/political-prisoners-in-nicaragua-three-campesinos-sentenced-to-216-210-and-159-years-in-prison/) - Washington, DC, February 18, 2019 – Medardo Mairena and Pedro Mena, two leaders of the Movimiento Campesino [Campesino Movement] arrested in July for demanding justice and democracy from the government of Nicaragua after the brutal governmental repression of civic protests, were sentenced today to 216 and 210 years in jail, sentences that are considered excessive - [PRONOUNCEMENT: We embrace the attempts to resume dialogue in Nicaragua, though with guarantees that human rights will be respected](https://raceandequality.org/resources/pronouncement-we-embrace-the-attempts-to-resume-dialogue-in-nicaragua-though-with-guarantees-that-human-rights-will-be-respected/) - Washington, DC, February 18, 2018 – Last Saturday, the government of Nicaragua met with businesspersons from national banking institutions and agroindustry, with the following individuals serving as witnesses: Cardinal Leopoldo Brenes, Archbishop of Managua, and Waldemar Stanislaw Sommertag, Apostolic Nuncio. As reported by the government itself, said meeting confirmed “the need to reach an understanding, - [Public Hearing on Political Violence in Brazil: Black Parliamentarians (cis and trans) urge the IACHR for Protection and Denounce the Negligence of the Brazilian State](https://raceandequality.org/resources/public-hearing-on-political-violence-in-brazil-black-parliamentarians-cis-and-trans-urge-the-iachr-for-protection-and-denounce-the-negligence-of-the-brazilian-state/) - Brazil, april 06, 2021 - In a hearing exclusively dedicated to denouncing the absence of political rights in Brazil, black councilors (cis and trans) and civil society organizations presented before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). The presentation consisted of the current scene of violations of civil and political rights that afflict the security - [Participation in General Assembly of the OAS - Inter-American Forum of Afro-descendants in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic](https://raceandequality.org/resources/participation-in-general-assembly-of-the-oas-inter-american-forum-of-afro-descendants-in-santo-domingo-the-dominican-republic/) - The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights held the Inter-American Forum on Afro-descendants on Friday, June 10, 2016, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, in conjunction with the Jacques Viau Network and DominicanosxDerecho. This annual civil society event, planned to coincide with the Organization of American States’ (OAS) General Assembly, this year brought together - [PERSECUTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN NICARAGUA: LEGAL STATUS OF CENIDH, HAGAMOS DEMOCRACIA, IEEPP, CISAS, AND FIVE OTHER NGOs INVALIDATED](https://raceandequality.org/resources/persecution-of-human-rights-defenders-in-nicaragua-legal-status-of-cenidh-hagamos-democracia-ieepp-cisas-and-five-other-ngos-invalidated/) - Washington, DC, December 12, 2018 – During the last two weeks, the Nicaraguan government escalated the persecution and criminalization of human rights defenders in the country by utilizing the parliamentary majority of the FSLN, the party of the government, to invalidate the legal status of four human rights organizations with a long history of human - [On International Women’s Day, Race and Equality pays tribute to all the women fighting for equality and a better world amid the COVID-19 pandemic](https://raceandequality.org/resources/on-international-womens-day-race-and-equality-pays-tribute-to-all-the-women-fighting-for-equality-and-a-better-world-amid-the-covid-19-pandemic/) - Washington, D.C., March 8, 2021.- On this year’s International Women’s Day, the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) makes a special recognition to all the women who were firm in their commitment for equality over the past year, particularly in light of the increase in violation of their rights during - [On International Women’s Day, Race and Equality Honors the Work of Women Human Rights Defenders](https://raceandequality.org/resources/on-international-womens-day-race-and-equality-honors-the-work-of-women-human-rights-defenders/) - To mark March 8, International Women’s Day, the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) wishes to highlight the fundamental role played by women human rights defenders in Latin America and the Caribbean. In a region where rates of sexual and gender-based violence against women are extremely high and multiple forms - [November 20 - International Day of Transsexual Memory](https://raceandequality.org/resources/november-20-international-day-of-transsexual-memory/) - “I am convinced that the engine of change is love. The love we were denied is our impetus to change the world. All of the blows and slights I suffered cannot compare with the infinite love that surrounds me at this time.” - Lohana Berkins (1965-2016), transvestite activist On the International Day of Transsexual Memory, - [OAS announces it will apply the Inter-American Democratic Charter to Nicaragua after learning that crimes against humanity have been committed in that country](https://raceandequality.org/resources/oas-announces-it-will-apply-the-inter-american-democratic-charter-to-nicaragua-after-learning-that-crimes-against-humanity-have-been-committed-in-that-country/) - Washington DC, December 28, 2018 – The Organization of American States (OAS) will begin the process of applying the Inter-American Democratic Charter to Nicaragua, declared Secretary-General Luis Almagro yesterday, after the Vice President of the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights (IACHR), Esmeralda Arosamena de Troitiño, presented a report produced by independent experts from various disciplines - [Nicaraguan refugees living in Mexico and Central America held a summit in Costa Rica](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaraguan-refugees-living-in-mexico-and-central-america-held-a-summit-in-costa-rica/) - San José, Costa Rica. From July 29th to the 31st, a group of LGBTI Nicaraguan refugees living in Mexico and Central America held a summit in San José, Costa Rica to promote discussion about the human rights of LGBTI refugees. In particular, the summit addressed violations and vulnerabilities resulting from workplace and housing discrimination on the - [Mandate Holders Present Thematic Reports at the Human Rights Council](https://raceandequality.org/resources/mandate-holders-present-thematic-reports-at-the-human-rights-council/) - Geneva, Switzerland. June, 24th. Over the last two weeks, the Human Rights Council has been holding its 32nd session, and in the past few days, several of the UN Special Procedures Mandate Holders have presented their thematic reports during interactive dialogues where all States, National Human Rights Institutions and NGOs can comment, ask questions, make - [Missions of the IACHR in Nicaragua expelled by the government](https://raceandequality.org/resources/missions-of-the-iachr-in-nicaragua-expelled-by-the-government/) - Washington D.C., December 20, 2018. Two missions of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) in Nicaragua tasked with monitoring human rights violations and helping the authorities to clarify the violent events that transpired in April and May 2018 during the beginning of massive demonstrations left Nicaragua yesterday after the government suspended their visit and - [More than 60 female political prisoners have been subjected to different forms of violence in Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/more-than-60-female-political-prisoners-have-been-subjected-to-different-forms-of-violence-in-nicaragua/) - February 14th, 2019. Around 68 female political prisoners of the Government of Nicaragua are facing different forms of violence, including violation of guarantees of due process, cruel and inhuman treatment, discrimination, sexual violence, lack of medical attention, threats, and harassment. This situation was denounced yesterday by representatives of civil society during the private hearing “Human Rights - [Nicaraguan delegation describes the situation of its country to the UN Human Rights Council before the next UPR](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaraguan-delegation-describes-the-situation-of-its-country-to-the-un-human-rights-council-before-the-next-upr/) - Geneva, April 3, 2019. In anticipation of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Nicaragua by the Human Rights Council in May, a group of human rights defenders and members of the Nicaraguan civil society described the current situation of their country to the international community in Geneva. The country has had a deep human rights - [March 21: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination](https://raceandequality.org/resources/march-21-international-day-for-the-elimination-of-racial-discrimination/) - Message from Carlos Quesada, executive director of Race and Equality Washington DC, 2020, May 21st. Today we commemorate once again the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, a day that we at the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality), take as an opportunity to remember our universal rights - [LGBTI defenders face great challenges in Latin America](https://raceandequality.org/resources/lgbti-defenders-face-great-challenges-in-latin-america/) - Washington, D.C. December 5th, 2018. During the last decade, the recognition of human rights for the LGBTI community and their legal protections have been strengthened in Latin America. Nevertheless, the LGBTI population still faces serious patterns of discrimination and violence that have been fueled by hate speech expressed by religious groups or circumstantial political issues, - [LGBTI human rights promoted in Miami's Ward 4](https://raceandequality.org/resources/lgbti-human-rights-promoted-in-miamis-ward-4/) - Washington, DC, February 19, 2019 – Over the course of three days, tens of leaders, defenders, and activists from the LGBTI community on the American continent met in the 4Ward Miami event organized by 4Ward America to share their experiences [and] knowledge and search for opportunities to connect through different activities. More than 30 speakers - [Leaders of Latin America and the Caribbean at the 49th General Assembly of the OAS: "We are facing a grave situation of human rights violations”"](https://raceandequality.org/resources/leaders-of-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-at-the-49th-general-assembly-of-the-oas-we-are-facing-a-grave-situation-of-human-rights-violations/) - Over the course of the 49th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), held in Medellín, Colombia from June 25-28, the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) held various events, particularly with participation by human rights, Afro-descendent, and LGBTI leaders from Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Paraguay, Brazil, Nicaragua, Mexico, - [International Women's Day: WE ARE WOMEN IN THE STRUGGLE AND ALL OF US ARE DIVERSE!](https://raceandequality.org/resources/international-womens-day-we-are-women-in-the-struggle-and-all-of-us-are-diverse/) - On March 8, 2019, in commemoration of International Women’s Day, the International Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights (Race & Equality) remembers and stands with the struggle of all women throughout the world for recognition and guarantees of their rights. Despite the many efforts and clear progress made in the area of rights to - [Journalist Lucía Pineda Ubau: “They stole six months of our lives in prison”](https://raceandequality.org/resources/journalist-lucia-pineda-ubau-they-stole-six-months-of-our-lives-in-prison/) - After spending six months in prison as a political prisoner, journalist Lucía Pineda Ubau stood in front of a cellphone camera and began broadcasting live to the 100% News Channel audience from the OAS General Assembly in Medellin, Colombia. In a couple of minutes, more than three thousand people were watching on Facebook Live and - [July 25: Call on the States of the Americas to Guarantee and Protect the Rights of Afro-Latina, Afro-Caribbean and Diaspora Women](https://raceandequality.org/resources/july-25-call-on-the-states-of-the-americas-to-guarantee-and-protect-the-rights-of-afro-latina-afro-caribbean-and-diaspora-women/) - Washington, D.C., July 25, 2021. - Afro-Latina, Afro-Caribbean and diaspora women fight and resist everyday against systemic racism and gender-based violence in situations that in turn generate a series of human rights violations upon them and their communities. For this reason, on July 25, the region celebrates The International Day for Afro-Latina, Afro-Caribbean and Diaspora - [International Trans Day of Remembrance: Remembering and reaffirming the struggle for equality and justice](https://raceandequality.org/resources/international-trans-day-of-remembrance-remembering-and-reaffirming-the-struggle-for-equality-and-justice/) - Washington, D.C., November 20th, 2020.- On November 20th, International Day of Trans Remembrance, the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) remembers the trans people who have been killed around the world, especially in Latin America and the Caribbean, where the majority of such killings take place according to civil society - [International Organisations Establish International Observatory of the Human Rights Situation in Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/international-organisations-establish-international-observatory-of-the-human-rights-situation-in-nicaragua/) - Americas/Europe, 16 January 2019. April 18, 2018 marked a watershet moment in the recent history of Nicaragua, with the outbreak of a political and social crisis that has seriously impacted the respect for and guarantee of human rights of the Nicaraguan people. Nine months since the start of the human rights crisis, state repression against protesters, leaders, human - [International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.](https://raceandequality.org/resources/international-day-against-homophobia-biphobia-and-transphobia/) - While commemorating the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, we remember the unmet obligation of all countries, especially those in Latin America and the Caribbean, to support persons with diverse sexual identities and gender expressions, as well as to acknowledge and protect their rights. Respect for these rights must be the base for creating - [International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Afro-descendants call on States to address COVID-19 through inclusive and effective public policies](https://raceandequality.org/resources/international-day-for-the-elimination-of-racial-discrimination-afro-descendants-call-on-states-to-address-covid-19-through-inclusive-and-effective-public-policies/) - Washington, D.C., March 19, 2021.- One year after the arrival of COVID-19 to the Americas, the pandemic continues to impact the region’s Afro-descendant population in distinct and disproportionate ways. As we approach International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (March 21), the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) calls - [International Day of Trans Visibility: Honoring the struggle to protect and promote trans rights in the Americas](https://raceandequality.org/resources/international-day-of-trans-visibility-honoring-the-struggle-to-protect-and-promote-trans-rights-in-the-americas/) - Washington, D.C.; March 29, 2021 - On the eve of International Day of Trans Visibility (March 31), the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) honors the activists who work tirelessly to protect and promote the human rights of trans people in Latin America and the Caribbean. We also call upon - [In anticipation of global UN Forum, first Americas Regional Forum on minority issues gathers recommendations to protect marginalized and vulnerable groups](https://raceandequality.org/resources/in-anticipation-of-global-un-forum-first-americas-regional-forum-on-minority-issues-gathers-recommendations-to-protect-marginalized-and-vulnerable-groups/) - Washington, D.C.; May 12, 2021.- The first Americas Regional Forum on “Conflict prevention and the protection of the human rights of minorities” took place on April 27 and 28, 2021 with the participation of governmental leaders, regional and international institutions, United Nations bodies, and civil society organizations, including the International Institute on Race, Equality and - [IMPUNITY IN NICARAGUA: Race and Equality denounces violent reprisals against peaceful protesters and human rights defenders in Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/impunity-in-nicaragua-race-and-equality-denounces-violent-reprisals-against-peaceful-protesters-and-human-rights-defenders-in-nicaragua/) - Photograph taken by Nicaraguan news outlet La Prensa - WARNING: Image contains explicit content and is not susceptible for all audiences. The Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) vehemently denounces the unconscionable acts of aggression carried out by Orteguista mobs (“Turbas Orteguistas”) and the Sandinista Youth (Juventud Sandinista”) against civil - [Human rights defender was stripped of her Nicaraguan nationality and expelled arbitrarily by the authorities](https://raceandequality.org/resources/human-rights-defender-was-stripped-of-her-nicaraguan-nationality-and-expelled-arbitrarily-by-the-authorities/) - Washington, D.C., November 27th 2018. Ana Quirós Víquez, Director of the Center for Health Information and Advisory Services (CISAS), a Nicaraguan citizen with dual nationality, was illegally expelled from Nicaragua on Monday, November 26th, after immigration authorities annulled the Nicaraguan nationality she had acquired 21 years ago. The decision of the authorities is clearly arbitrary. Quirós, - [Human rights defenders denounce the context of serious violence faced by Indigenous and Afro-descendant people of the Nicaraguan Caribbean](https://raceandequality.org/resources/human-rights-defenders-denounce-the-context-of-serious-violence-faced-by-indigenous-and-afro-descendant-people-of-the-nicaraguan-caribbean/) - Jamaica, May 8, 2019. The indigenous and Afro-descendant communities of the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua are facing a serious situation of violence as a result of the invasions of ancestral territories by settlers, human rights defenders denounced today before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), during its 172nd period of sessions. Lottie Cunningham of - [Human rights defender Vilma Núñez asks the IACHR to demand respect for the right of association in Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/human-rights-defender-vilma-nunez-asks-the-iachr-to-demand-respect-for-the-right-of-association-in-nicaragua/) - Jamaica, May 9, 2019. Yesterday, the President of the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights (CENIDH, for its initials in Spanish), Vilma Núñez, asked the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to address the State of Nicaragua in conjunction with the relevant bodies of the United Nations regarding the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and - [Human Rights Day: We Remain Committed to the Defense of Human Rights in Latin America](https://raceandequality.org/resources/human-rights-day-we-remain-committed-to-the-defense-of-human-rights-in-latin-america/) - Washington, D.C. December 10, 2019. The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights today joins the celebration of International Human Rights Day, which commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations General Assembly. Seventy-one years after the approval of the document that marked a milestone in the recognition - [Human Rights Day: In Search of Dignity, Liberty, and Justice](https://raceandequality.org/resources/human-rights-day-in-search-of-dignity-liberty-and-justice/) - This year, the commemoration of Human Rights Day is marked by the beginning of the celebration of 75 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which will be celebrated on December 10, 2023. The United Nations announced that it would launch a yearlong campaign to promote the UDHR centered around its legacy, relevance, - [Human Rights Day: Continuing on the path towards human rights for all](https://raceandequality.org/resources/human-rights-day-continuing-on-the-path-towards-human-rights-for-all/) - Washington, D.C.; December 10, 2020.- 72 years after the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the world has not yet achieved the full guarantee and enjoyment of each person’s inherent rights. In Latin America and the Caribbean, structures that contribute to human rights violations, particularly violations against historically marginalized populations, - [Human Rights Council Discusses Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Forms of Intolerance](https://raceandequality.org/resources/human-rights-council-discusses-racism-racial-discrimination-xenophobia-and-related-forms-of-intolerance/) - Geneva, Switzerland, June 29th The Human Rights Council held earlier this week, an interactive dialogue with Mr. Mutuma Ruteere, the Special Rapporteur on racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance, who presented three reports to the Council, followed by a general debate on racism and racial discrimination. In the presentation of the reports, Mr. - [Empowering the Afro-Panamanian Population to Increase their Participation in the 2020 Census](https://raceandequality.org/resources/empowering-the-afro-panamanian-population-to-increase-their-participation-in-the-2020-census/) - Washington, D.C., February 2, 2018. On January 29, 2018, The Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) officially commenced a series of activities to support the work of Afro-Panamanian activists in their efforts to develop an adequate self-identification question and an effective participation during the entire census process, which is already underway - [Gender- and race-based micro-aggressions perpetrated against Afro-trans women](https://raceandequality.org/resources/gender-and-race-based-micro-aggressions-perpetrated-against-afro-trans-women/) - Washington, DC, February 12, 2019 – Within the framework of a series of training processes put forward by the International Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights (Race & Equality), the second encounter of the dialogue ‘Why Speak About Afro-LGBTI?’ was held on February 12, 2019 in the city of Santo Domingo in the Dominican - [Civil Society Organizations from Latin America and the Caribbean will participate at the 49th OAS General Assembly](https://raceandequality.org/resources/civil-society-organizations-from-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-will-participate-at-the-49th-oas-general-assembly/) - Throughout the 49th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Medellín, Colombia from June 25-28, the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality), alongside a variety of organizations from Latin American and Caribbean countries including Brazil, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and Nicaragua, will coordinate several - [CALL FOR PARTICIPATION: Americas Regional Forum on Conflict prevention and the protection of the human rights of minorities](https://raceandequality.org/resources/call-for-participation-americas-regional-forum-on-conflict-prevention-and-the-protection-of-the-human-rights-of-minorities/) - CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Contextualisation There is a broad global consensus that addressing inequalities and making institutions more inclusive are central to addressing the root causes of conflicts. Most conflicts are characterized by the insufficient inclusion of minorities, and, in the specific context of the Americas, indigenous peoples. Given that this is often coupled with disregard - [Call for Photography: “Portraying Diversity”](https://raceandequality.org/resources/call-for-photography-portraying-diversity/) - Washington D.C., April 16, 2021- The call for photography: “Portraying Diversity” is a regional initiative of the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality). This project is part of the commemoration of the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (May 17) and the International LGBTI+ Pride Day (June 28), with the - [Attacks against independent journalists escalate alarmingly in Nicaragua and international community reacts](https://raceandequality.org/resources/attacks-against-independent-journalists-escalate-alarmingly-in-nicaragua-and-international-community-reacts/) - (Picture: Oscar Navarrete, La Prensa). Washington, D.C., December 6th, 2018. Attacks against journalists, editors, and media owners perpetrated by authorities and supporters of the government party FSLN have increased in the last two months in Nicaragua, according to testimonies of reporters and organizations. The Violeta B. de Chamorro Foundation (FVBCH, for its initials in Spanish), counted - [Afro-Colombian organization and American University research group work together to document the state of the Afro-LGBTI population's rights in Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/resources/afro-colombian-organization-and-american-university-research-group-work-together-to-document-the-state-of-the-afro-lgbti-populations-rights-in-colombia/) - An American University research group, together with the Fundación Afrodescendiente por las Diversidades Sociales y Sexuales [Afro-descendant Foundation for Social and Sexual Diversity] (Somos Identidad [We Are Identity]), are documenting the violence threatening the lives and [physical] integrity of Afro-Colombians due to their sexual orientation or diverse gender identity. With support from the United States - [Afro-LGBTI Network for Latin America and the Caribbean held a private meeting with the IACHR Rapporteurship on the rights of LGBTI persons during the 49th OAS General Assembly](https://raceandequality.org/resources/afro-lgbti-network-for-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-held-a-private-meeting-with-the-iachr-rapporteurship-on-the-rights-of-lgbti-persons-during-the-49th-oas-general-assembly/) - Colombia, July 2 2019. During the week in which the 49th OAS General Assembly was held in Medellin, Colombia, members of the Afro-LGBTI Network for Latin America and the Caribbean from Brazil, Colombia, Peru and the Dominican Republic met together on June 27th. This meeting included a series of workshops about political advocacy in countries - [91 political prisoners are released in Nicaragua, but harassment continues](https://raceandequality.org/resources/91-political-prisoners-are-released-in-nicaragua-but-harassment-continues/) - Washington DC, January 9, 2020. On December 30th, the Nicaraguan government released 91 political prisoners who had been detained in prisons across the country for anywhere from two to eighteen months. Among the released were sixteen activists arrested for bringing water to a group of prisoners’ mothers who were staging a hunger strike to demand - [A message of unity and strength on the International Day for Afro-Latina, Afro-Caribbean and Diaspora Women](https://raceandequality.org/resources/a-message-of-unity-and-strength-on-the-international-day-for-afro-latina-afro-caribbean-and-diaspora-women/) - Washington D.C. July 24, 2020.- The International Day for Afro-Latina, Afro-Caribbean and Diaspora Women is celebrated across the hemisphere every July 25th to commemorate the first Summit of Afro-Latina and Afro-Caribbean Women, held in the Dominican Republic in 1992. The Summit was a key moment for Afro-descendant women’s fight to claim greater visibility and proper - [Alongside international experts and Latin American civil society leaders, Race and Equality publishes a new report, “CEDAW and its Impact on Women’s Lives: an intersectional approach”](https://raceandequality.org/resources/alongside-international-experts-and-latin-american-civil-society-leaders-race-and-equality-publishes-a-new-report-cedaw-and-its-impact-on-womens-lives-an-intersectional-approach/) - Washington, D.C., March 5, 2021.- In the lead-up to International Women’s Day, the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) held a webinar on Thursday, March 4th to launch the report “CEDAW and its Impact on Women’s Lives: an intersectional approach.” Representatives from organizations that defend the rights of Afro-descendant and - [8M-International Women's Day: Recognize and protect women's leadership from an intersectional perspective](https://raceandequality.org/resources/8m-international-womens-day-recognize-and-protect-womens-leadership-from-an-intersectional-perspective/) - Washington DC, March 8, 2022. - The fight of women for their rights has been tireless. Although Latin America is going through critical moments in terms of democracy, human rights and security, women remain firm in the process of denouncing the violence they face and advocating for structural changes. This International Women's Day, the Institute - [Afro Latines Advocacy Week: Race and Equality brings organizations from Brazil and Colombia to Washington, D.C.](https://raceandequality.org/resources/afro-latines-advocacy-week-race-and-equality-brings-organizations-from-brazil-and-colombia-to-washington-d-c/) - Washington, D.C., September 27th 2022 – From the 27th to the 30th of September, the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) brings human rights organizations from Brazil and Colombia to Washington, D.C., working to promote and defend the rights of the Black and LGBTI+ population. In order to promote an - [31M Trans Visibility: What Happens to Trans People in the Context of Political Crises and Authoritarian Regimes?](https://raceandequality.org/resources/31m-trans-visibility-what-happens-to-trans-people-in-the-context-of-political-crises-and-authoritarian-regimes/) - Washington D.C., March 31, 2023 – Marking International Day of Transgender Visibility, The International Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights (Race and Equality) highlights and recognizes that within the region political and social crises, including authoritarian regimes generate differential impacts on vulnerable groups of people. For trans people and people of diverse genders, the - [25N and 16 Days of Activism, a Time to Reflect and Act Against Gender Violence](https://raceandequality.org/resources/25n-and-16-days-of-activism-a-time-to-reflect-and-act-against-gender-violence/) - Washington DC, November 25, 2022.- In 2021, 56% of women murdered worldwide died at the hands of their partners or other family members, according to UN Women, the United Nations organization dedicated to promoting the rights of women and girls. This statistic was released on the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of - [#31M: Recognize and respect the gender identity of trans people for the full guarantee of their human rights](https://raceandequality.org/resources/31m-recognize-and-respect-the-gender-identity-of-trans-people-for-the-full-guarantee-of-their-human-rights/) - Washington DC, March 31, 2022. - On International Transgender Day of Visibility, the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) wishes to magnify the importance of recognizing and respecting the gender identity of trans people, as a basis for the full guarantee of their human rights, specifically their economic and social rights. - [17M: The task is to eliminate structural LGBTIphobia](https://raceandequality.org/resources/17m-the-task-is-to-eliminate-structural-lgbtiphobia/) - Washington DC, May 17, 2022.- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex and sexually diverse identities throughout world history have been persecuted for their gender identity and sexual orientation. Although there are some advances in the area of human rights, there are still some societies that pathologize and criminalize LGBTI+ people. Until May 17, 1990, the World - ["We lesbian, bisexual, and trans women are not only killed for being women, but also for having chosen to be women." - Laura Weinstein](https://raceandequality.org/resources/we-lesbian-bisexual-and-trans-women-are-not-only-killed-for-being-women-but-also-for-having-chosen-to-be-women-laura-weinstein/) - “There is no single way of being a woman; there are numerous ways.” International Women’s Day represents an opportunity to continue defending the fight for recognition of women’s rights. It is, however, also a space for calling on the Colombian society and State to recognize the diversity and multiplicity of the women who make up - ["The situation of violence against Afro-LGBTI people is invisible and systematic in Latin America" Activists warn the IACHR](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-situation-of-violence-against-afro-lgbti-people-is-invisible-and-systematic-in-latin-america-activists-warn-the-iachr/) - Quito, Ecuador. November 12, 2019. In the thematic hearing held during the 174 period of Hearings of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Quito, Ecuador, LGBTI activists and Afro-descendants from Brazil, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and Peru presented on the situation of violence, lack of protection, and lack of knowledge of their prevailing rights - [“Loving and Resisting from Diversity:” Race and Equality Celebrates LGBTI+ Pride Day](https://raceandequality.org/resources/loving-and-resisting-from-diversity-race-and-equality-celebrates-lgbti-pride-day/) - Washington D.C., June 28, 2021.- To commemorate this LGBTI+ Pride Day, The Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) chose the slogan “Loving and Resisting from Diversity.” This slogan pays tribute to LGBTI+ organizations and activists who each day wage a powerful struggle to combat discrimination and violence, and move towards the - [Race and Equality participates in the 5th National Afro-Panamanian Summit – “Preparing our Future”](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-participates-in-the-5th-national-afro-panamanian-summit-preparing-our-future/) - Washington, D.C. May 7, 2018. The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) participated in the “5th National Afro-Panamanian Summit – Intergenerational Summit: Preparing Our Future,” which took place May 4-6 in Panama City, Panama. Nearly 80 activists from the various regions of Panama were present in the Summit, including members - [SO THAT OUR VOICES ARE HEARD AND INCLUDED! Today We Commemorate the International Day for Afro-Latino, Afro-Caribbean, and Diaspora Women](https://raceandequality.org/resources/so-that-our-voices-are-heard-and-included-today-we-commemorate-the-international-day-for-afro-latino-afro-caribbean-and-diaspora-women/) - July 25 marks the International Day for Afro-Latino, Afro-Caribbean, and Diaspora Women. The commemorative date was established in 1992 after a meeting in the Dominican Republic of more than 400 women from diverse Latin American countries, where they analyzed the consequences of racism and sexism in the region. The meeting also provided a space for - [Race and Equality Recognizing the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-recognizing-the-international-day-for-the-elimination-of-racial-discrimination/) - Message from Carlos Quesada – Executive Director Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights Today, March 21st, we again commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. In observing what is happening in the world and in our continent, I can only think about how discrimination, racism, xenophobia, and intolerance are gaining ground. They - [VIDEO: For the inclusion of the Afro-Panamanian people in the 2020 Census!](https://raceandequality.org/resources/video-for-the-inclusion-of-the-afro-panamanian-people-in-the-2020-census/) - The situation of Afro-descendant peoples in Latin America cannot be understood without reference to structural practices of racism and discrimination that underlie the social, economic and political contexts of most countries in the region. Violence, poverty, unemployment and lack of guarantees of access to health, education and decent housing all affect the lives of Afro-descendant - [Race and Equality launches practical guide for requesting precautionary measures at the IACHR](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-launches-practical-guide-for-requesting-precautionary-measures-at-the-iachr/) - Washington, DC. May 8, 2020. The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) has released “Precautionary Measures at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: Function and Process,” a manual to assist activists and human rights defenders with the process of soliciting precautionary measures from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). - [Race and Equality calls on Latin American States for more inclusive measures to be taken for transgender people](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-calls-on-latin-american-states-for-more-inclusive-measures-to-be-taken-for-transgender-people/) - Washington D.C., March 31st 2020. Today we commemorate the International Transgender Visibility Day, a day to celebrate transgender lives and raise awareness about the discrimination this population faces. On this day, the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality), wants to give visibility to the issues transgender people face throughout Latin - [International Bisexuality Day: A Day to Remember the Sexual Diversity that Comprises and Complements Our Society](https://raceandequality.org/resources/international-bisexuality-day-a-day-to-remember-the-sexual-diversity-that-comprises-and-complements-our-society/) - Washington, September 22, 2018 – Each year since 1999, International Sexuality Day is commemorated on September 23rd: a day to remember the sexual diversity that comprises and complements our society, as well as the urgent need to continue working for the recognition of the rights to individual liberty, autonomy, and identity of all persons, regardless - [October 26: International Intersex Awareness Day](https://raceandequality.org/resources/october-26-international-intersex-awareness-day/) - Within the framework of International Intersex Awareness Day, the International Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights (Race & Equality) calls for an end to the discrimination, exclusion, torture, patholization, unnecessary medicalization, and ‘invisibilization’ of intersex persons and their families in the region. In this sense, Race & Equality reminds [people] that intersex persons are - [No more silence: Reclaiming our voice on the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia](https://raceandequality.org/resources/no-more-silence-reclaiming-our-voice-on-the-international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-and-biphobia/) - Washington D.C., May 17. This May 17 marks 30 years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declassified homosexuality as a mental disorder, a global milestone that accelerated progress in the recognition of the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people (LGBTI). On this date, we commemorate the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia - [Decade for People of African Descent and the 2020 Census](https://raceandequality.org/resources/decade-for-people-of-african-descent-and-the-2020-census/) - Washington, D.C. – May 28, 2018. On May 23, 2018, the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) and the National Secretariat for Afro-Panamanian Development (SENADAP) held a public conversation at the El Panama Hotel in Panama City, entitled “The Decade for People of African Descent, and the 2020 Census,” featuring panelists - [ECLAC monitors the 2020 Panama Census process and the participation of its Afro-descendant population](https://raceandequality.org/resources/eclac-monitors-the-2020-panama-census-process-and-the-participation-of-its-afro-descendant-population/) - Washington, D.C. August 25, 2018. The Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality), together with the National Secretariat for Afro-Panamanian Development (SENADAP), arranged for the participation of Fabiana Del Popolo, Demography Coordinator at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean’s (ECLAC) Latin American and Caribbean Demographic Centre (CELADE), in a - [GATHERING OF ELECTORAL CANDIDATES IN PANAMA AND THE AFRO-PANAMANIAN POPULATION](https://raceandequality.org/resources/gathering-of-electoral-candidates-in-panama-and-the-afro-panamanian-population/) - On September 9, 2018, Afro-Panamanian candidates to elective office in Panama participated in the Gathering of Afro-Panamanian Candidates, a collective space that sought to sensitize candidates’ political participation based on the recognition of their ethnic, historical, and cultural identity. In addition, this encounter was conceived of as a space for dialogue and reflection between the - [#VenezuelaMigrates: Civil Society Organizations launch Plan of Action to protect migrants and refugees from Venezuela](https://raceandequality.org/resources/venezuelamigrates-civil-society-organizations-launch-plan-of-action-to-protect-migrants-and-refugees-from-venezuela/) - WASHINGTON, DC. November 16, 2018.- Since the beginning of the year, The International Institute of Race, equality and Human Rights, as part of the organizations belonging to the Venezuelan Human Mobility Group, have been following the with great concern the human rights situation of migrants and refugees forced to leave Venezuela. As a result, we - [VIDEO: Afro-Peruvian women present discrimination cases before the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)](https://raceandequality.org/resources/video-afro-peruvian-women-present-discrimination-cases-before-the-committee-on-the-elimination-of-racial-discrimination-cerd/) - Two afro-Peruvian women activists presented the current situation of racial discrimination they, and others in Peru live, to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) during its 95th session. Cecilia Ramirez of the Center for the Development of Black Peruvian Women (CEDEMUNEP) exposed the many challenges she faces, as well as giving a - [The Committee is Not a Just a Cheering Committee: Interview with Pastor Murillo](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-committee-is-not-a-just-a-cheering-committee-interview-with-pastor-murillo/) - Carlos Quesada and Dominic Procopio of the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights traveled to Bogota, Colombia during the second week of November in order to meet with our Colombian partners. While in Bogota we had the pleasure of speaking with Pastor Elías Murillo Martínez, Independent Expert on the United Nations Committee on the - [The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights together with Trans Siempre Amigas (TRANSSA), and the Observatory on Human Rights of Trans Persons request the immediate and effective investigation of the trans-femicide of Marisa Félix Sánchez](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-international-institute-on-race-equality-and-human-rights-together-with-trans-siempre-amigas-transsa-and-the-observatory-on-human-rights-of-trans-persons-request-the-immediate-and-effective-in/) - The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality), express its concern about the severe acts denounce by the civil society organizations Trans Siempre Amigas (TRANSSA) and the Observatory on Human Rights of Trans Persons ( in Spanish ODHPT) related to the trans-femicide of Maris Félix Sánchez who was known as “Haitianita”. Marisa - [UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders calls on all governments to fulfill their obligation to protect rights defenders](https://raceandequality.org/resources/un-special-rapporteur-on-human-rights-defenders-calls-on-all-governments-to-fulfill-their-obligation-to-protect-rights-defenders/) - Washington D.C., October 22.- In an event held on Tuesday, October 20th, Ms. Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights Defenders, called on governments worldwide to fulfill their obligation to protect human rights defenders from harm. During the event, activists Erlendy Cuero Bravo from Colombia and Alma Sinumlag from the Philippines - [UN Human Rights Committee: Nicaragua's absence is "especially worrisome" in the face of serious deterioration of human rights](https://raceandequality.org/resources/un-human-rights-committee-nicaraguas-absence-is-especially-worrisome-in-the-face-of-serious-deterioration-of-human-rights/) - Washington D.C., October 20, 2022.- The United Nations Human Rights Committee summoned the State of Nicaragua for the review of the IV periodic report on Nicaragua and its compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (CCPR) on October 19. The State party was absent from the review, "an unfortunate situation that has - [UN expert Vasilka Sancin: Nicaragua must re-establish effective communication with international mechanisms](https://raceandequality.org/resources/un-expert-vasilka-sancin-nicaragua-must-re-establish-effective-communication-with-international-mechanisms/) - San José, December 7, 2022.- The State of Nicaragua must reestablish "effective and constructive communication with all international mechanisms", assured the former Vice-President of the Human Rights Committee and current member of the Advisory Committee of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Vasilka Sancin, in a press conference following up on the concluding observations issued - [Nicaraguan human rights defenders will talk in Geneva about the evolution of the crisis in their country](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaraguan-human-rights-defenders-will-talk-in-geneva-about-the-evolution-of-the-crisis-in-their-country/) - Seven months after the current human rights crisis started in Nicaragua as a result of the government's repression of peaceful protests, a group of human right defenders will hold a public conversation in Geneva on November 28th with the aim of making visible the consequences and permanence of the crisis. The crisis continues now with - [Nicaragua: UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination alarmed by violence against indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaragua-un-committee-on-the-elimination-of-racial-discrimination-alarmed-by-violence-against-indigenous-and-afro-descendant-peoples/) - Washington D.C., August 31, 2022-. Upon concluding its review of Nicaragua’s level of implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination on Tuesday, August 30, the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) published its concluding observations, where it expresses deep concern about the State’s lack of cooperation - [89th Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) Begins in Geneva.](https://raceandequality.org/resources/89th-session-of-the-committee-on-the-elimination-of-racial-discrimination-cerd-begins-in-geneva/) - Geneva, Switzerland. April 25, 2016 The opening session of the Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) took place April 25th in the Palais Wilson (house of the League of Nations) in Geneva, Switzerland. The session began with a welcome by Chairman José Francisco Cali Tzay from Guatemala, who wished the Committee a good - [How did Colombia do at the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)?](https://raceandequality.org/resources/how-did-colombia-do-at-the-universal-periodic-review-upr/) - On May 10, Colombia underwent a review of its human rights record during the Third Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in Geneva, Switzerland. The UPR is the main mechanism of the UN Human Rights Council to review the human rights records of each of the 193 UN member states and issue recommendations to - [Cuban government prohibits five activists from traveling to Colombia to participate in the OAS General Assembly](https://raceandequality.org/resources/cuban-government-prohibits-five-activists-from-traveling-to-colombia-to-participate-in-the-oas-general-assembly/) - The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) condemns the decision by Cuban authorities to refuse to allow five activists and human rights defenders to leave the country and take part in the organization’s activities during the 49th General Assembly of the Organization of the American States, which is entitled “Innovating - [Colombia undergoes review by the UN CERD Committee as Afro-Colombian Civil Society Organizations Participate](https://raceandequality.org/resources/colombia-undergoes-review-by-the-un-cerd-committee-as-afro-colombian-civil-society-organizations-participate/) - Colombia was reviewed by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) during its 100th session between November 27-28. The Committee conducted a detailed review on the level of compliance of commitments made by the Colombian government towards the eradication of any form of discrimination and racism in the country by using the - [“This is a person who deserved to die.  She should not be in this life". Review of Colombia’s first-ever conviction for Femicide of a Trans woman](https://raceandequality.org/resources/this-is-a-person-who-deserved-to-die-she-should-not-be-in-this-life-review-of-colombias-first-ever-conviction-for-femicide-of-a-trans-woman/) - The facts Ányela Patricia was a trans woman who worked as a hairdresser in the municipality of Garzón in the department of Huila. In contrast to the life experiences of other trans women in Colombia that have been marked by stigma, she was recognized and loved by the community. It is thus that when Ányela - [“The situation in Nicaragua continues to be critical,” says the OHCHR](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-situation-in-nicaragua-continues-to-be-critical-says-the-ohchr/) - Geneva, July 10th 2019. The United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Kate Gilmore, said today before the UN Human Rights Council that the situation in Nicaragua remains critical: authorities continue to repress peaceful protest and dissent, at least 80 people who participated in protests remain in detention, human rights defenders and community leaders - [Raza e Igualdad: “El Estado cubano utiliza su Código Penal para criminalizar las voces que hablan en contra del régimen”](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-the-cuban-state-uses-its-penal-code-to-criminalize-voices-that-speak-out-against-the-regime/) - En su más reciente informe, el Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos, asegura que en derecho cubano no hay garantías suficientes para respetar el debido proceso y otros derechos de personas acusadas por crímenes, especialmente cuando se trata de activistas que hablan en contra del régimen. Las garantías que existen son descartadas por - [UP WITH RIGHTS, UP WITH LIFE! INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY](https://raceandequality.org/resources/up-with-rights-up-with-life-international-human-rights-day/) - “Depriving people of their human rights is calling into question their own humanity.” Nelson Mandela Washington, DC, December 10, 2018 – Human Rights Day is celebrated today, December 10th, in commemoration of a historic milestone in the progress toward worldwide recognition of fundamental human rights. In 1948, the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN) approved - [Los Estados de América deben garantizar la salud y vida de personas migrantes y refugiadas frente a emergencia por el COVID-19](https://raceandequality.org/resources/states-across-the-americas-must-guarantee-the-lives-and-right-to-health-of-migrants-and-refugees-in-the-face-of-the-covid-19-crisis/) - The Americas, March 30th, 2020.- Over the past few weeks, we have seen how the measures implemented by governments calling for quarantines, shut downs, deportations, border closures and militarization to address the emergency caused by the spread of COVID-19 are disproportionately affecting migrants and petitioners for international protections. Multiple concerning situations as well as human - [Unanimously Approved US Congressional Resolution Condemns Nicaraguan Governmental Repression Against Its Citizens](https://raceandequality.org/resources/unanimously-approved-us-congressional-resolution-condemns-nicaraguan-governmental-repression-against-its-citizens/) - On July 25, the United States House of Representatives voted and unanimously approved bipartisan resolution H.Res.981, condemning the violence and repression committed by the Nicaraguan Government of Daniel Ortega, which in the last three months has resulted in the deaths of 295 people, according to the latest update from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights - [The National Press Club invites to the event: "Global Voices: Journalism Under Threat in Nicaragua"](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-national-press-club-invites-to-the-event-global-voices-journalism-under-threat-in-nicaragua/) - On Wednesday, September 25 at 6:30 p.m., the NPC’s International Correspondents Committee (ICC) and Press Freedom Team invites you to join an event on media suppression in Nicaragua. Fresh from testifying at the Inter-American Commission for Human Rights (IACHR), a delegation of four Nicaraguan journalists - three of whom remain in exile - will discuss - [Renewed threats against Afro-Colombian leaders put their lives at risk](https://raceandequality.org/resources/renewed-threats-against-afro-colombian-leaders-put-their-lives-at-risk/) - Bogota, 15 July 2019. Afrocolombian leaders were declared “military targets” by the clandestine group Aguilas Negras (Black Eagles) in a text message received July 13, 2019. The text included an ultimatum for the members of the Consejo Comunitario de las Comunidades Negras (Communal Councils of Black Communities) in La Toma to leave their territory within - [Race and Equality: "The cuban State uses its penal code to criminalize voices that speak out against the regime"](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-the-cuban-state-uses-its-penal-code-to-criminalize-voices-that-speak-out-against-the-regime/) - In its most recent report, the human rights organization asserts that Cuban laws lack the necessary protections to ensure respect for due process and other human rights of persons accused of crimes. The guarantees that do exist are not respected by the authorities in cases of independent activists. As a part of the event “Weaponizing - [Race and Equality hosts discussion on the fight against systemic racism in the Americas](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-hosts-discussion-on-the-fight-against-systemic-racism-in-the-americas/) - Washington D.C., July 9, 2020.- The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) held the webinar “International Response to Racial Injustice and Police Brutality in the Americas” on July 7th. The webinar highlighted the need to use a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach to combat racism and racial discrimination against Afro-descendants across the - [Race and Equality celebrates Brazil’s ratification of the Inter-American Convention against Racism](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-celebrates-brazils-ratification-of-the-inter-american-convention-against-racism/) - Brazil, February 19th, 2021 - The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) congratulates the Brazilian State for its ratification of the Inter-American Convention against Racism, Racial Discrimination and Related Forms of Intolerance [1], originally signed by the member countries of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Guatemala in 2013 [2]. The Brazilian Senate’s ratification - [Brasil es el país que más mata a personas Trans en el mundo](https://raceandequality.org/resources/brazil-is-the-country-with-the-greatest-number-of-assassinations-of-trans-persons-in-the-world/) - Washington, D.C. 30 de enero, 2019 – Con un índice del 41% en el ranking mundial de asesinatos de personas trans, Brasil se convierte en el país que más mata a personas con esta identidad de género según lo reportado en el Dossier de Asesinatos y violencias contra Travestis y transexuales en Brasil durante el - [Nicaraguan human rights defenders denounce new escalation of repression and the IACHR reiterates its commitment to the population and NGOs that promote human rights](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaraguan-human-rights-defenders-denounce-new-escalation-of-repression-and-the-iachr-reiterates-its-commitment-to-the-population-and-ngos-that-promote-human-rights/) - Washington, D.C. December 6th, 2018. A new escalation of repression by the government of Nicaragua seeks to dismantle any space of criticism and to silence the voices of demonstrators, journalists, women, activists, and all those who defend freedom, demand democracy, and claim justice for the victims of human rights violations in the country. This was the - [Nicaraguan Delegation Meets with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaraguan-delegation-meets-with-united-nations-high-commissioner-for-human-rights-michelle-bachelet/) - The International Institute of Race, Equality, and Human Rights (Race & Equality) facilitated a private meeting on February 1 between 10 representatives of Nicaraguan civil society organizations and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet. In the meeting held in Geneva, Switzerland, Nicaraguan human rights defenders presented a report detailing the grave state - [General Assembly of the OAS - Presentation of the Report on Violence against LGBTI persons in the Americas in the Dominican Republic](https://raceandequality.org/resources/general-assembly-of-the-oas-presentation-of-the-report-on-violence-against-lgbti-persons-in-the-americas-in-the-dominican-republic/) - The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights co-sponsored an event with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, the Trans Este Podemos Avanzar - TEPA, and Trans Siempre Amigas -TRANSSA, these last two being Dominican LGBTI rights organizations in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on June 14, 2016. The purpose of the event, held parallel - [Civil society organizations expose the lack of independence of the Nicaraguan judicial system to IACHR Commissioners](https://raceandequality.org/resources/civil-society-organizations-expose-the-lack-of-independence-of-the-nicaraguan-judicial-system-to-iachr-commissioners/) - Quito, Ecuador, November 11, 2019. During the 174th period of sessions of the IACHR, nine civil society organizations exposed the deep deterioration of judicial independence in Nicaragua, where the courts have failed to guarantee the rights of Nicaraguans to access to justice, due process and judicial guarantees in the context of the democratic crisis that - [Inter-American Court decision in the case of Vicky Hernández and others vs. Honduras: an unprecedented ruling for the region’s trans community](https://raceandequality.org/resources/inter-american-court-decision-in-the-case-of-vicky-hernandez-and-others-vs-honduras-an-unprecedented-ruling-for-the-regions-trans-community/) - Washington ,D.C., July 1, 2021.- On June 28, 2021, as the LGBTI+ community celebrated its struggle for human rights worldwide, the Inter-American Court on Human Rights released its decision in the case Vicky Hernández and others vs. Honduras. The decision is only the Court’s fifth ruling on LGBTI+ rights and its second on the rights - [Brazil is the country with the greatest number of assassinations of trans persons in the world](https://raceandequality.org/resources/brazil-is-the-country-with-the-greatest-number-of-assassinations-of-trans-persons-in-the-world/) - Washington, DC, January 30, 2019 – With a rate of 41% in the world ranking of assassinations of trans persons, Brazil has become the country that kills the most individuals with this gender identity, according to the 2018 Dossier on Assassinations and Violence against Transvestites and Transsexuals in Brazil, a report published this Tuesday by - [Civil society from Cuba and Nicaragua will expose human rights violations at the 173rd period of sessions of the IACHR](https://raceandequality.org/resources/civil-society-from-cuba-and-nicaragua-will-expose-human-rights-violations-at-the-173rd-period-of-sessions-of-the-iachr/) - During the 173rd Period of Sessions of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to be held from September 23 to October 2 in Washington, DC; the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) will participate in public hearings alongside multiple Cuban and Nicaraguan civil society organizations that will denounce the - [With Repression and Violence, the Ortega Regime Again Violates the Rule of Law in Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/with-repression-and-violence-the-ortega-regime-again-violates-the-rule-of-law-in-nicaragua/) - Once again, the Ortega-Murillo Administration committed acts of repression against Nicaraguans peacefully participating on October 14 in a civil march, entitled “United for Liberty.” Activists and human rights defenders participated in the march calling for peace, justice, and liberty for the more than 400 political prisoners in Nicaragua. While activists and well-known human rights defenders - [With the Support of Race & Equality, Civil Society Organizations Prepare to Submit Reports on the State of Colombian Women's Human Rights to CEDAW](https://raceandequality.org/resources/with-the-support-of-race-equality-civil-society-organizations-prepare-to-submit-reports-on-the-state-of-colombian-womens-human-rights-to-cedaw/) - In September 2018, the International Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights (Race & Equality), within the framework of the project on racial justice funded by the Ford Foundation, held a training workshop to increase knowledge regarding the United Nations System, especially with regard to its treaty bodies. The participating organizations included Asociación Nacional de - [We appreciate the Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ resolution requiring urgent measures for Lucía Pineda, Miguel Mora, and 15 other political prisoners](https://raceandequality.org/resources/we-appreciate-the-inter-american-court-of-human-rights-resolution-requiring-urgent-measures-for-lucia-pineda-miguel-mora-and-15-other-political-prisoners/) - Washington, DC, May 22, 2019 – The President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Eduardo Ferrer MacGregor, issued a resolution yesterday, May 21, requiring the State of Nicaragua to immediately adopt the necessary measures to effectively protect the health, life, and personal integrity of 17 persons who were imprisoned for having made use of - [SANKOFA "Volver al pasado para resignificar el presente": Realidad de las mujeres negras trans y travestís en Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/resources/sankofa-back-to-the-past-to-resignify-the-present-the-reality-of-black-transgender-and-travesti-women-in-brazil/) - En compañía de mujeres afrobrasileras, trans, travestis y defensoras públicas de Brasil se realizó durante el 15 y 16 de agosto el Foro SANKOFA, un espacio de intercambio y diálogo en lucha y reivindicación por la justicia racial y de género. “Sankofa” palabra africana que simboliza un pájaro de dos cabezas, es el nombre del - [The Colombian state's failure to protect the rights of displaced Afro-Colombian communities denounced before the IACHR](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-colombian-states-failure-to-protect-the-rights-of-displaced-afro-colombian-communities-denounced-before-the-iachr/) - Boulder, Colorado. October 3, 2018. The National Association of Displaced Afro-Colombians (AFRODES) and the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) denounced the ongoing humanitarian crisis of displaced Afro-Colombian communities and the failure of the Colombian State to provide these communities with protection measures and reparations during a public hearing before the - [Strengthening Alliances to Employ National and Regional Tools in Favor of the Afro-Peruvian People](https://raceandequality.org/resources/strengthening-alliances-to-employ-national-and-regional-tools-in-favor-of-the-afro-peruvian-people/) - Washington, DC, December 11, 2018 – The International Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights (Race & Equality), together with the Centro de Desarrollo de la Mujer Negra Peruana [Center for the Development of Black Peruvian Women] (CEDEMUNEP), coordinated a panel entitled “Strengthening Alliances for Implementing PLANDEPA and Using the Inter-American System of Human Rights,” - [Seven Cases of Violence against LGBTI Persons Were Reported in Brazil at the End of April](https://raceandequality.org/resources/seven-cases-of-violence-against-lgbti-persons-were-reported-in-brazil-at-the-end-of-april/) - The alarming numbers of cases of homicides, persecutions, harassment, and discrimination against LGBTI people in Brazil expose the obvious social and political crisis that makes it impossible to guarantee and protect the fundamental rights of historically disadvantaged and unrecognized social groups. From April 18-25, at least five (5) homicides of LGBTI persons occurred in Brazil, - [Social leaders, government representatives, and regional institutions make proposals for justice and violence prevention after the Llano Verde killings](https://raceandequality.org/resources/social-leaders-government-representatives-and-regional-institutions-make-proposals-for-justice-and-violence-prevention-after-the-llano-verde-killings/) - Bogota, September 4, 2020.- The Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) held a virtual roundtable discussion with social leaders, government representatives, and Inter-American Human Rights Commission (IACHR) member Margarette May Macaulay, who is the IACHR’s Rapporteur on the Rights of Afro-descendants and Against Racial Discrimination. The discussion was convened in order - [SANKOFA: “Back to the past to resignify the present": The reality of Black transgender and travesti women in Brazil](https://raceandequality.org/resources/sankofa-back-to-the-past-to-resignify-the-present-the-reality-of-black-transgender-and-travesti-women-in-brazil/) - The SANKOFA Forum, which brought Afro-Brazilian, trans and travesti (a term used to describe a variety of feminine gender expressions) women together with the female public defenders of Brazil, was held from August 15-16 in Rio de Janeiro. The Forum was a space for exchange and dialogue about struggles and successes in the fight for - [Representatives from independent civil society and the IACHR Rapporteur on the Rights of Women call on Cuba to cease repression of female activists](https://raceandequality.org/resources/representatives-from-independent-civil-society-and-the-iachr-rapporteur-on-the-rights-of-women-call-on-cuba-to-cease-repression-of-female-activists/) - Washington, D.C.; October 27, 2020.- Margarette May Macaulay, Rapporteur on Women’s Rights at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), joined representatives from Cuba’s independent civil society to demand an end to the persecution and criminalization of female activists in Cuba while committing to continue documenting and denouncing human rights violations. Commissioner Macaulay and three - [Race and Equality Condemns attack against Afro-colombian leaders](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-condemns-attack-against-afro-colombian-leaders/) - Photo by: Verdad Abierta Colombia. May 6, 2019. The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights strongly denounces the attack on the Afro-Colombian organization Black Communities Process (PCN, for its initials in Spanish) that occurred on Saturday, May 4th, in the North of Valle del Cauca. Social leaders of organization were attacked by armed - [Race and Equality Releases Report About Women Political Prisoners in Cuba and Calls on the State to Cease Persecution and Criminalization of Human Rights Defenders](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-releases-report-about-women-political-prisoners-in-cuba-and-calls-on-the-state-to-cease-persecution-and-criminalization-of-human-rights-defenders/) - Washington D.C., November 24, 2021.- On November 18th, the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) released a report entitled “Voices in Resistance: Women Political Prisoners in Cuba.” The report documents the experience of women who are or have been political prisoners in Cuba and the impact their criminal sentences and other - [Race and Equality Calls On The Colombian Government To Cease Repression Against Citizens Peacefully Protesting And To Comply With Its International Human Rights Obligations](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-calls-on-the-colombian-government-to-cease-repression-against-citizens-peacefully-protesting-and-to-comply-with-its-international-human-rights-obligations/) - Bogota, Colombia. May 4, 2021 - The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) expresses grave concern at the human rights violations resulting from the Colombian government’s response to demonstrations carried out in various parts of the country, beginning April 28 and continuing to this day. The NGO Temblores has recorded - [Race & Equality Rejects the Arbitrary Ban by Nicaraguan Authorities Denying Entry into the Country to Representatives of the Centro por la Justicia y el Derecho Internacional (CEJIL)](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-equality-rejects-the-arbitrary-ban-by-nicaraguan-authorities-denying-entry-into-the-country-to-representatives-of-the-centro-por-la-justicia-y-el-derecho-internacional-cejil/) - Washington, D.C. October 26 2018. The International Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights (Race & Equality) forcefully condemns the arbitrary ban on entry into Nicaragua imposed on the work team from the Centro por la Justicia y el Derecho Internacional [Center for Justice and International Law] (CEJIL), who in the morning of October 26 - [Race and Equality and the National Association of Travestis and Transexuals of Brazil (ANTRA) ask the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to publicly denounce the increase in murders of transgender people in Brazil in 2020](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-and-the-national-association-of-travestis-and-transexuals-of-brazil-antra-ask-the-inter-american-commission-on-human-rights-iachr-to-publicly-denounce-the-increase-in-murders-of/) - Washington, D.C. and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. May 13, 2020. The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) and the National Association of Travestis[1] and Transsexuals of Brazil (ANTRA) sent a letter to the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) expressing their deep concern over the increase in murders of transgender - [Race & Equality Participates in the 169th Period of Public Hearings of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights with Organizations from Colombia, Cuba, and Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-equality-participates-in-the-169th-period-of-public-hearings-of-the-inter-american-commission-on-human-rights-with-organizations-from-colombia-cuba-and-nicaragua/) - Washington, D.C. September 24. Together with more than 20 organizations, the International Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights will participate October 1-5 in the 169th Period of Public Hearings held by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) at the University of Colorado in the city of Boulder in the United States. During the - [Race & Equality Holds a Training Workshop on International Human Rights Mechanisms with the First Organization Comprised of LGBTI Afro-Descendants in Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-equality-holds-a-training-workshop-on-international-human-rights-mechanisms-with-the-first-organization-comprised-of-lgbti-afro-descendants-in-colombia/) - The International Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights (Race & Equality), within the framework of the project on racial justice funded by the Ford Foundation, held the first training workshop on international human rights mechanisms for the team from Fundación Arcoíris de Tumaco [Rainbow Foundation from Tumaco], the only organization working specifically on heightening - [Public Communiqué: we urge the Colombian State to immediately address the disappearance of Afro-Colombians exiled in Ecuador after being threatened](https://raceandequality.org/resources/public-communique-we-urge-the-colombian-state-to-immediately-address-the-disappearance-of-afro-colombians-exiled-in-ecuador-after-being-threatened/) - Bogotá, Colombia, March 4, 2019 – The International Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights (Race & Equality) joins its voice to the denunciation issued by the Asociación Nacional de Afrocolombianos Desplazados [National Association of Displaced Afro-Colombians] (AFRODES) to forcefully and urgently call on the Colombian State to immediately address the disappearance, since February 27 - [Nicaraguan journalists and human rights defenders denounce the Nicaraguan government's use of violence and repression in response to public protests in a hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaraguan-journalists-and-human-rights-defenders-denounce-the-nicaraguan-governments-use-of-violence-and-repression-in-response-to-public-protests-in-a-hearing-before-the-inter-american-commission-o/) - Boulder, Colorado. October 2, 2018. Journalists and human rights defenders participated in the 169th Period of Sessions of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on October 2, 2018, where they denounced the violence and repression carried out by the government of President Daniel Ortega and Vice-President Rosario Murillo in response to the social protests - [Lucía Pineda, Nicaraguan journalist apprehended for her reporting, receives precautionary measures from the IACHR](https://raceandequality.org/resources/lucia-pineda-nicaraguan-journalist-apprehended-for-her-reporting-receives-precautionary-measures-from-the-iachr/) - Washington, DC, February 22, 2019 – Nicaraguan journalist Lucía Pineda Ubau, Head of the Editorial Office of Canal 100% Noticias [100% News Channel], this Friday received precautionary measures from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), in light of that body’s belief that her rights to life and physical integrity are “in a state of - ["La situación de violencia contra personas Afro-LGBTI es invisibilizada y sistemática en América Latina" alertan activistas ante la CIDH](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-situation-of-violence-against-afro-lgbti-people-is-invisible-and-systematic-in-latin-america-activists-warn-the-iachr/) - Quito, Ecuador. November 12, 2019. In the thematic hearing held during the 174 period of Hearings of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Quito, Ecuador, LGBTI activists and Afro-descendants from Brazil, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and Peru presented on the situation of violence, lack of protection, and lack of knowledge of their prevailing rights - [Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Grants Precautionary Measures in Favor of Participating Members of the Private Sector in the Alianza Cívica por la Justicia y la Democracia [Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy] in the National Dialogue in Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/inter-american-commission-on-human-rights-grants-precautionary-measures-in-favor-of-participating-members-of-the-private-sector-in-the-alianza-civica-por-la-justicia-y-la-democracia-civic-alliance/) - Following a 107-day-long wave of violence, repression, threats, and harassment inflicted upon the Nicaraguan people at the hands of Sandinista mobs, parapolice groups, and paramilitaries, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) granted precautionary measures on August 2, 2018 in favor of members of the Alianza Cívica por la Justicia y la Democracia [Civic Alliance - [IACHR Rapporteur for Nicaragua: “We will continue to monitor the situation, accompanying and listening to the victims”](https://raceandequality.org/resources/iachr-rapporteur-for-nicaragua-we-will-continue-to-monitor-the-situation-accompanying-and-listening-to-the-victims/) - The work of monitoring, documentation, denunciation, and condemnation of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has been essential since the beginning of the serious sociopolitical and human rights crisis in Nicaragua. Recognizing their work, on the fourth anniversary of the civic rebellion of April 2018, the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race - [HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS URGE THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO RESPECT & PROTECT THE IASHR](https://raceandequality.org/resources/human-rights-organizations-urge-the-dominican-republic-to-respect-protect-the-iashr/) - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, May 29, 2019 - The undersigned organizations express our concern regarding the State’s rejection of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ recent resolution with respect to the Dominican Republic, in which the Court reiterated its jurisdiction to hear cases against that State. The Inter-American Court determined that the Dominican Constitutional Tribunal - [Following the arbitrary detention of Afro-Cuban leader Juan Antonio Madrazo Luna, Race and Equality demands that the Cuban government end its persecution of independent civil society activists](https://raceandequality.org/resources/following-the-arbitrary-detention-of-afro-cuban-leader-juan-antonio-madrazo-luna-race-and-equality-demands-that-the-cuban-government-end-its-persecution-of-independent-civil-society-activists/) - Washington, D.C.; November 13, 2020.- The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) condemns the arbitrary detention carried about against Afro-Cuban activist Juan Antonio Madrazo Luna, the national coordinator of the Citizens’ Committee for Racial Integration (CIR). Juan Antonio was deprived of his liberty for over twelve hours, during which time - [Cuban Officials Disrupt Launch of the Campaign “Jailed for What?” in the ECOSOC Chamber of the United Nations](https://raceandequality.org/resources/cuban-officials-disrupt-launch-of-the-campaign-jailed-for-what-in-the-ecosoc-chamber-of-the-united-nations/) - New York. October 16th 2018. Cuban officials disrupted the launch of the campaign “Jailed for What?” organized by the United States Mission to the United Nations and the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor at the United States Department of State. During the event, which took place at the United Nations building in New - [Cuban civil society activists denounce the practice of criminalization by the Cuban State during the 169th Period of Public Sessions of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights](https://raceandequality.org/resources/cuban-civil-society-activists-denounce-the-practice-of-criminalization-by-the-cuban-state-during-the-169th-period-of-public-sessions-of-the-inter-american-commission-on-human-rights/) - Boulder, Colorado, USA, October 2, 2018. Cuban journalists and human rights defenders participated in the public hearings of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), held on October 1 during its 169th Period of Sessions. The hearings provided an opportunity for victims of violence, repression, criminalization and harassment, to describe to the IACHR Commissioners the - [Before the IACHR: Nicaragua’s colonization policy exposes indigenous peoples to ethnocide](https://raceandequality.org/resources/before-the-iachr-nicaraguas-colonization-policy-exposes-indigenous-peoples-to-ethnocide/) - March 19, 2020.- The colonization of indigenous territories on the Nicaraguan Caribbean coast, encouraged by extractive activities on the natural resources necessary for the livelihood of Miskitu and Mayangna communities; the serious violations committed to deprive them of their territory; the resulting forced displacement and the food crisis faced by the communities expose these peoples - [Cuba: IACHR Grants Precautionary Measures to Independent Journalist Héctor Valdés Cocho and Human Rights Defender Raúl Soublett López](https://raceandequality.org/resources/cuba-iachr-grants-precautionary-measures-to-independent-journalist-hector-valdes-cocho-and-human-rights-defender-raul-soublett-lopez/) - Washington D.C., December 3, 2021. – The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has granted precautionary measures to independent journalist Héctor Valdés Cocho and his partner Raúl Soublett López, LGBTI+ rights and human rights defender, in response to a request from the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality). Based on the - [Complexo da Penha Massacre: Human Rights organizations appeal to the IACHR to end police violence](https://raceandequality.org/resources/complexo-da-penha-massacre-human-rights-organizations-appeal-to-the-iachr-to-end-police-violence/) - Brazil, May 27th, 2022 - The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality), Marielle Franco Institute, Geledés - Black Women's Institute, Observatório de Favelas, Justiça Global and Casa Fluminense denounce to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), the Complexo da Penha Massacre, which took place this Tuesday, May 24, during - [Antonia Urrejola – President of the IACHR: “We will continue to tirelessly promote human rights in Nicaragua. Impunity and injustice will not perpetuate themselves.”](https://raceandequality.org/resources/antonia-urrejola-president-of-the-iachr-we-will-continue-to-tirelessly-promote-human-rights-in-nicaragua-impunity-and-injustice-will-not-perpetuate-themselves/) - Washington D.C., April 20, 2021 – To commemorate three years of the grave sociopolitical and human rights crisis in Nicaragua, the International Institute of Race, Equality, and Human Rights (Race and Equality) interviewed the President of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), Antonia Urrejola, on the role this body has played in the situation - [Activists, human rights organizations and the families of persons deprived of liberty in Cuba collectively urge the IACHR to conduct an in loco visit to Cuba in order to understand the situation](https://raceandequality.org/resources/activists-human-rights-organizations-and-the-families-of-persons-deprived-of-liberty-in-cuba-collectively-urge-the-iachr-to-conduct-an-in-loco-visit-to-cuba-in-order-to-understand-the-situation/) - The work being done by these collective groups represents a beacon of hope for Cuba, and the entire region - IACHR Thursday, October 21, 2021.- A public hearing titled “Human rights situation in the context of the protest in Cuba” was held today 10/21, during which families, activists and human rights organizations urged the Inter-American - [14 Afro-descendant, indigenous, and campesino leaders assassinated during the first month of 2019](https://raceandequality.org/resources/14-afro-descendant-indigenous-and-campesino-leaders-assassinated-during-the-first-month-of-2019/) - Bogota, Colombia. January 29 2019. The International Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights (Race & Equality) expresses profound concern regarding the alarming number of grassroots social leaders assassinated in Colombia through the end of the first month of the year, a period in which approximately 14 homicides of male and female indigenous people, Afro-descendants, - [#SalvemosLaCIDH: Addressing the Financial Crisis Facing the Inter-American Commission](https://raceandequality.org/resources/salvemoslacidh-addressing-the-financial-crisis-facing-the-inter-american-commission/) - OAS Member States, The Coalition for Human Rights in the Americas, and the members of other regional and global networks from civil society, express our deep concern over the severe financial crisis currently affecting the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR). We endorse this statement in order to appeal all Member States of the Organization - [#26A Lesbian Visibility Day: challenging the heteropatriarchy](https://raceandequality.org/resources/26a-lesbian-visibility-day-challenging-the-heteropatriarchy/) - Washington D.C., April 26, 2022.- Every April 26, several countries around the world commemorate Lesbian Visibility Day. As the date was created as a political act that vindicates the presence and role of lesbian people in public spaces. It is also an opportunity to continue fighting for their human rights and to make visible the - [Venezuela, Nicaragua and LGBTI issues: key points of the 41st session of the UN Human Rights Council](https://raceandequality.org/resources/venezuela-nicaragua-and-lgbti-issues-key-points-of-the-41st-session-of-the-un-human-rights-council/) - Geneva, July 16th 2019. A report on the human rights situation in Venezuela presented by the High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet and an update on the state of human rights in Nicaragua presented by Deputy High Commissioner Kate Gilmore, as well as the mandate renewal of the UN independent expert on sexual orientation - [Víctor Madrigal: “States should consider that the valuable contributions of LGBTI people to the construction of the social fabric is one of the ways to guarantee their recognition and inclusion”](https://raceandequality.org/resources/victor-madrigal-states-should-consider-that-the-valuable-contributions-of-lgbti-people-to-the-construction-of-the-social-fabric-is-one-of-the-ways-to-guarantee-their-recognition-and-inclusio/) - In his most recent report, the United Nations Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, Víctor Madrigal, presented an analysis of the ways in which discriminatory laws and social and cultural norms continue to marginalize and exclude people because of their sexual orientation and / or gender identity in different spheres of society, situations - [Urgent Debate on the “current racially inspired human rights violations, systemic racism, police brutality and the violence against peaceful protest”](https://raceandequality.org/resources/urgent-debate-on-the-current-racially-inspired-human-rights-violations-systemic-racism-police-brutality-and-the-violence-against-peaceful-protest/) - June 17, 2020 43rd Human Rights Council Session Statement by the International Lesbian and Gay Association Madam President, Black Lives Matter. This statement is submitted by ILGA-World together with the International Institute for Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality). It draws the attention to the situation of racial injustice and police brutality that - [United Nations Independent Expert on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Visits Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala in a Mission of “Active Listening” coordinated by Race and Equality](https://raceandequality.org/resources/united-nations-independent-expert-on-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-visits-honduras-el-salvador-and-guatemala-in-a-mission-of-active-listening-coordinated-by-race-and-equal/) - Washington DC, October 19, 2021.- The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality), in conjunction with the delegations of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Guatemala, Honduras and Panama, organized a promotional visit with the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on - [UN Independent Expert visits Brazil on promotional mission co-organized by Race and Equality](https://raceandequality.org/resources/un-independent-expert-visits-brazil-on-promotional-mission-co-organized-by-race-and-equality/) - Race and Equality co-organized a promotional visit of the UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Victor Madrigal, to Brazil on January 20-25, to speak with leaders, activists, and members of LGBTI civil society groups about his work, better understand their realities, and strengthen means of - [UN Independent Expert on SOGI calls for global ban on "Conversion Therapy"](https://raceandequality.org/resources/un-independent-expert-on-sogi-calls-for-global-ban-on-conversion-therapy/) - Washington D.C. July 17, 2020. – On July 14, the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (IE SOGI), Victor Madrigal-Borloz, launched his report on practices of so-called “conversion therapy” in an interactive online event in Spanish and Portuguese, following his presentation to the Human Rights Council - [Two years after Havana’s historic May 11, LGBTI+ activists in Cuba discuss progress and challenges](https://raceandequality.org/resources/two-years-after-havanas-historic-may-11-lgbti-activists-in-cuba-discuss-progress-and-challenges/) - Washington, D.C.; May 11, 2021.- On May 11, 2019, Cuba’s LGBTI+ community staged an unprecedented event. After the Nacional Center for Sexual Education (CENESEX) cancelled its annual LGBTI+ pride parade without explanation or justification, LGBTI+ Cubans and their allies held their own celebration in Havana. Although the day ended in repression, it also marked a - [Trans Memory: The Intersectional Murder of Trans People in Latin America](https://raceandequality.org/resources/trans-memory-the-intersectional-murder-of-trans-people-in-latin-america/) - On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we highlight that hate crimes against trans people are in relation to race, class, and gender. The majority of victims are black trans women, migrants, and sex workers. Washington D.C., November 20, 2022. In the world, there are people who die as a result of transphobia and indifference, many in - [Trans Day of Remembrance: An urgent call to combat transphobia in Latin America](https://raceandequality.org/resources/trans-day-of-remembrance-an-urgent-call-to-combat-transphobia-in-latin-america/) - Washington D.C., November 20, 2021. As we commemorate another year of International Transgender Day of Remembrance, the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) wishes to draw the attention of States and the international community to the chilling numbers of murders of transgender people in the Americas – a reality that unfortunately - [The launch of the report “What is the color of the Invisible?” calls on the Brazilian State to produce data and recognize the racial agenda of the LGBTI population](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-launch-of-the-report-what-is-the-color-of-the-invisible-calls-on-the-brazilian-state-to-produce-data-and-recognize-the-racial-agenda-of-the-lgbti-population/) - “Race and Equality wants to give a space to voices that denounce the human rights violations of the Black LGBTI population to the Brazilian State." With these words, Carlos Quesada, Executive Director of the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality), began the event to launch the report What is the - [The emergency situation caused by COVID-19 unveils the concerning reality of LGBTI people in Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-emergency-situation-caused-by-covid-19-unveils-the-concerning-reality-of-lgbti-people-in-colombia/) - The urgent context derived from the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia has given way to various reflections about the forms of inequality that LGBTI population face and flare up during crises like the one today. With more than 3,000 cases in Colombia[1], Laura Poveda, a Colombian consultant for Race and Equality’s LGBTI Program notes: “It is - [Recognition of Diverse Couples in Cuba: Race and Equality Promotes South-South Exchange on the Eve of Family Code Law’s Preliminary Draft](https://raceandequality.org/resources/recognition-of-diverse-couples-in-cuba-race-and-equality-promotes-south-south-exchange-on-the-eve-of-family-code-laws-preliminary-draft/) - Washington D.C., July 1, 2021.- On June 29, 2021, the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) launched the report, “Towards the Recognition of Diverse Couples in Cuba” on the eve of the presentation of a new Family Code to Congress, which will be subsequently submitted to a referendum for its approval. - [Race and Equality urges concrete government action to combat the alarming increase in violence against LGBTI Colombians](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-urges-concrete-government-action-to-combat-the-alarming-increase-in-violence-against-lgbti-colombians/) - Bogota, October 6, 2020.- The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) is deeply concerned at the rising rates of violence and discrimination against the LGBTI population of Colombia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Race and Equality calls upon the Colombian government to take concrete actions to prevent, investigate, and respond to - [Race and Equality organized a webinar for activists to share the effects of COVID-19 on the LGBTI population in Latin America with UN Independent Expert on SOGI](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-organized-a-webinar-for-activists-to-share-the-effects-of-covid-19-on-the-lgbti-population-in-latin-america-with-un-independent-expert-on-sogi/) - The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) held a webinar with the UN Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (UN IE on SOGI), Victor Madrigal, and leaders, activists, and members of LGBTI civil society groups from different Latin American countries to - [Race and Equality launches a report to raise awareness around the Afro-LGBT population in Brazil, Colombia, Peru and the Dominican Republic to contribute to the recognition of their ights](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-launches-a-report-to-raise-awareness-around-the-afro-lgbt-population-in-brazil-colombia-peru-and-the-dominican-republic-to-contribute-to-the-recognition-of-their-ights/) - Washington, D.C., June 30, 2021. - The Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) launched on June 30, 2021 a report titled, “La deuda pendiente con la población Afro-LGBT en Brasil, Colombia, Perú y República Dominicana” (“The Pending Debt to the Afro-LGBT Population in Brazil, Colombia, Peru and the Dominican Republic”) with - [Race and Equality expresses its concern and calls the IACHR to publicly denounce the serious situation of violence and discrimination the LGBTI population is facing in Colombia during the COVID-19](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-expresses-its-concern-and-calls-the-iachr-to-publicly-denounce-the-serious-situation-of-violence-and-discrimination-the-lgbti-population-is-facing-in-colombia-during-the-covid-19/) - Bogotá, june 25, 2020 - The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) addresses the honorable IACHR to express its deep concerned regarding recent incidents of violence and discrimination against LGBT people across Colombia. These incidents raise an alarm about rising human rights violations against LGBT Colombians during the COVID-19 pandemic. - [Pride Day: The 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots](https://raceandequality.org/resources/pride-day-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-stonewall-riots/) - Washington, June 28th, 2019. On June 28th, millions of people around the world commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion. Stonewall is considered a historic event for the LGBTI movement in the world, and is named after an event that took place in a gay bar located in New York called Stonewall Inn. At - [Pride Month: A Time to Celebrate and Resist](https://raceandequality.org/resources/pride-month-a-time-to-celebrate-and-resist/) - This year marks fifty-one years since the Stonewall Inn riots. This year we celebrate in isolation or with social distancing measures in place; nevertheless, we celebrate and we resist. The Stonewall Inn riots empowered generations to come and galvanized the LGBTI movement around the world, it became a symbolic call to arms. Stonewall said enough - [¡No más impunidad! Día Internacional de la Memoria Trans](https://raceandequality.org/resources/no-more-impunity-international-transgender-day-of-remembrance/) - On Trans Remembrance Day, The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) stands in solidarity with the struggles of trans women against the various forms of violence they have been victims of, particularly the violence that has obstructed their lives. The fight against the murder of trans people must be the - [LGBTIQ community is more vulnerable after the start of the crisis in Nicaragua, according to activists](https://raceandequality.org/resources/lgbtiq-community-is-more-vulnerable-after-the-start-of-the-crisis-in-nicaragua-according-to-activists/) - Washington, DC. November 30th, 2018. The LGBTIQ community has been traditionally discriminated against, however, since the human rights crisis started in Nicaragua last April, the violations of their human rights have worsened. According to activists who spoke with the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality), this community has suffered from discrimination - [No more impunity! International Transgender Day of Remembrance](https://raceandequality.org/resources/no-more-impunity-international-transgender-day-of-remembrance/) - On Trans Remembrance Day, The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) stands in solidarity with the struggles of trans women against the various forms of violence they have been victims of, particularly the violence that has obstructed their lives. The fight against the murder of trans people must be the - [LGBTI Pride Month 2020](https://raceandequality.org/resources/lgbti-pride-month-2020/) - Each year in the month of June, we come together to celebrate and recognize the lives of LGBTI people and the impact they have had around the world. This month, known as “Pride,” was chosen to commemorate the uprising at the Stonewall Inn, a gay club in New York City. These six days of protests - [Leyla Huerta - Féminas Perú: The trans population is so invisible that the simple fact that you exist in your environment already makes you an activist](https://raceandequality.org/resources/leyla-huerta-feminas-peru-the-trans-population-is-so-invisible-that-the-simple-fact-that-you-exist-in-your-environment-already-makes-you-an-activist/) - Washington D.C., April 1, 2021 – On June 7, 2015, the Peruvian organization Féminas was created with the aim of empowering trans women to achieve recognition and respect for their rights. The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) spoke with its founder and director, Leyla Huerta, who in addition to - [International and National Civil Society Organizations call on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to rule on serious violations of the rights of trans women in Peru](https://raceandequality.org/resources/international-and-national-civil-society-organizations-call-on-the-inter-american-commission-on-human-rights-iachr-to-rule-on-serious-violations-of-the-rights-of-trans-women-in-peru/) - Washington, D.C. and Peru. April 1, 2020. The undersigned organizations and individuals turn to the Honorable Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) because we are deeply concerned that the National Police and Peruvian Armed forces are violating the rights to integrity, gender identity, and dignity of trans people. This is occurring in the context of - [International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia: the struggle for equality and non-discrimination continues during COVID-19](https://raceandequality.org/resources/international-day-against-homophobia-transphobia-and-biphobia-the-struggle-for-equality-and-non-discrimination-continues-during-covid-19/) - Washington, D.C.; May 17, 2021.- During the last year, the violence and discrimination people with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities faced was compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic. On International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) is proud to join the global campaign - [Eighteen LGBTI people were murdered in Brazil in May](https://raceandequality.org/resources/eighteen-lgbti-people-were-murdered-in-brazil-in-may/) - Violence against LGBTI people in Brazil continues to take lives, confirming the serious lgbt-phobic context in Brazilian society. In May, the media in Brazil reported at least eighteen murders of LGBTI people: fourteen transsexual women and travestis[1], three lesbian women, and one gay man. In general, the murders maintain the cruel characteristics of manifestations of hate - [Dominican Republic: Activists and the LGBTI + Community Fight for the Senate not to Approve the Penal Code that Excludes Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity as Grounds for Discrimination](https://raceandequality.org/resources/dominican-republic-activists-and-the-lgbti-community-fight-for-the-senate-not-to-approve-the-penal-code-that-excludes-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-as-grounds-for-discrimination/) - Washington, D.C., July 19, 2021. - The Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic approved, on June 30, a reform to the Penal Code that excludes sexual orientation as a ground for discrimination— organizations and activists that defend and promote the rights of LGBTI+ people in the country are engaged in a legal and social - [First report on transmasculinities and non-binary AFAB people in Peru: A key step for the recognition and protection of diverse identities in the country and the region](https://raceandequality.org/resources/first-report-on-transmasculinities-and-non-binary-afab-people-in-peru-a-key-step-for-the-recognition-and-protection-of-diverse-identities-in-the-country-and-the-region/) - Washington DC, September 30, 2021.- With the aim of contributing to the promotion and protection of the rights of transmasculine and non-binary persons assigned women at birth (AFAB) in Peru, the Institute on Race, Equality and Rights Human (Race and Equality) launched on September 24, 2021 the first report that demonstrates the situation of this - [Conference of Latin American and Caribbean LGBTI Political Leaders](https://raceandequality.org/resources/conference-of-latin-american-and-caribbean-lgbti-political-leaders/) - INTRODUCTION: The Conference of Latin American and Caribbean LGBTI Political Leaders is a space for reflection, dialogue and an exchange of experiences between Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) leaders and their allies that will allow participants to identify advances, challenges and best practices in the participation of LGBTI activists in the region’s political - [COMMUNITY RESISTANCE: VIOLENCE AGAINST AFRO LGBTI INDIVIDUALS IN TUMACO](https://raceandequality.org/resources/community-resistance-violence-against-afro-lgbti-individuals-in-tumaco/) - Tumaco was in the news media last month due to an ongoing humanitarian crisis of widespread violence towards the civil population. The problems of Afro LGBTI individuals are not being taken into account by any specific State institution, but community initiatives struggle to change this reality. A HISTORICALLY DISPUTED PLACE Tumaco is a municipality that - [August 2019: alerts of violence against LGBTI persons in Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/resources/august-2019-alerts-of-violence-against-lgbti-persons-in-colombia/) - Threats against Bogotá social leader During the first week of August, threats against the security of LGBTI social leader Leonardo Fabio made nationwide news. Fabio, who is 25 years old and works with community action groups defending the rights of LGBTI persons, received printed flyers signed by the AUC and Águilas Negras threatening to ‘disappear’ - [Brazil: 15 Killings of Transgender Persons Reported in September](https://raceandequality.org/resources/brazil-15-killings-of-transgender-persons-reported-in-september/) - Transgender people in Brazil continue to be killed at an extremely concerning rate. According to the National Association of Travestis and Transexual People (ANTRA), 15 trans people were killed in Brazil in September alone, an average of one every 48 hours. From January 1 to September 30 of this year, 89 transgender people have been - [Colombian Afro-LGBTI organizations meet with representatives from the JEP](https://raceandequality.org/resources/colombian-afro-lgbti-organizations-meet-with-representatives-from-the-jep/) - Leaders of Afro-LGBTI organizations from the municipalities of Cauca, Valle del Cauca, Nariño and the Colombian Caribbean explained and denounced the effects and violence Afro-descendants with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities suffered during the armed conflict before representatives of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP). The event that took place on March 12 and - [Mexico ratifies Inter-American conventions against racism and discrimination](https://raceandequality.org/resources/mexico-ratifies-inter-american-conventions-against-racism-and-discrimination/) - Washington, D.C. January 22, 2020. Yesterday, the Diplomatic Mission of Mexico to the Organization of American States (OAS) deposited an instrument of ratification to the Inter-American Convention Against Racism, Racial Discrimination and Related Forms of Intolerance with the Secretary General of the OAS , thus advancing its commitments to eliminate, prevent, prohibit, and sanction all - [International Day for People of African Descent: What Are We Doing to Promote and Defend their Rights?](https://raceandequality.org/resources/international-day-for-people-of-african-descent-what-are-we-doing-to-promote-and-defend-their-rights/) - Washington D.C., August 31, 2022. This August 31, the International Day for People of African Descent celebrates its second year, promoting respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms of people of African descent. In the Americas, there are 134 million people of African descent, according to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean - [Race and Equality launches project for the construction and implementation of an anti-racist agenda in Mexico](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-launches-project-for-the-construction-and-implementation-of-an-anti-racist-agenda-in-mexico/) - Washington DC, July 28, 2022. - Within the framework of International Afro-Latina, Afro-Caribbean and Diaspora Women's Day, and with a view to contributing to a more equitable world, the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) launched on Monday, July 25, through a hybrid event in Mexico City, the project "Promotion - [Race and Equality joins Mexico’s #AfroCensoMX Census campaign](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-joins-mexicos-afrocensomx-census-campaign/) - Washington, D.C. March 6, 2020. As Mexico prepares to include the self-identification question for its Afro-descendant population for the first time in its 2020 census, various Afro-Mexican organizations have launched the campaign “#AfroCensoMX”, which seeks to encourage all black, Afro-Mexican and Afro-descendant people living in Mexico to resoundingly say “Yes” to self-identification in the 2020 - [Race and Equality hosts a workshop on the Protocol for Justice with an Intercultural Perspective with a focus on strengthening the enforceability of the rights of the Afro-Mexican population](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-hosts-a-workshop-on-the-protocol-for-justice-with-an-intercultural-perspective-with-a-focus-on-strengthening-the-enforceability-of-the-rights-of-the-afro-mexican-population/) - Mexico City, Febuary 3, 2023.- On the World Day for African and Afro-descendent Culture, commemorated on January 24th, the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) hosted the workshop “Protocol for Justice with an Intercultural Perspective: Afro-descendent and Afro-Mexican People, Towns and Communities,” with the objective of promoting the knowledge and adoption - [Race and Equality aligns itself with the empowerment and inclusion of Afromexican communities in the 2020 Census](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-aligns-itself-with-the-empowerment-and-inclusion-of-afromexican-communities-in-the-2020-census/) - The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) has undertaken a collaborative project with Afro-Mexican civil society organizations, having the vision of inclusion and active participation of the Afro-descendant people of Mexico in the next 2020 census, and being carried out through support from the Kellogg Foundation. Strengthening the technical capacities - [Race and Equality – on the occasion of its fifth anniversary – holds reception acknowledging Mexico’s ratification of the Inter-American Conventions against Racism and against Discrimination](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-on-the-occasion-of-its-fifth-anniversary-holds-reception-acknowledging-mexicos-ratification-of-the-inter-american-conventions-against-racism-and-against/) - Washington, D.C., February 19, 2020. The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) recognized the United Mexican States for its ratification of the Inter-American Convention against Racism, Racial Discrimination and Related Forms of Intolerance and the Inter-American Convention Against All Forms of Discrimination and Intolerance, during a reception held this past - [Activists from Mexico, Guatemala, and Colombia gather to expose the issues faced by Afrodescendant women in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and to urge States to take necessary measures for their protection](https://raceandequality.org/resources/activists-from-mexico-guatemala-and-colombia-gather-to-expose-the-issues-faced-by-afrodescendant-women-in-the-midst-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-and-to-urge-states-to-take-necessary-measures-for-their-p/) - Washington, D.C. July 31, 2020. – In celebration of the International Afro-Latin American, Afro-Caribbean and Diaspora Women’s Day on July 25, women activists working to promote and defend the rights of Afro-descendants in Mexico, Guatemala, and Colombia gathered in a webinar to discuss key issues faced by Afro-descendant women during the COVID-19 pandemic. The discussion - [Fabiola Fernández Guerra Carrillo: "We must understand the different types and logics in which racism operates because there is a lot of confusion"](https://raceandequality.org/resources/fabiola-fernandez-guerra-carrillo-we-must-understand-the-different-types-and-logics-in-which-racism-operates-because-there-is-a-lot-of-confusion/) - Washington DC, March 16, 2023.- Regarding the recent presentation of the book Expresiones contemporáneas de los racismos en México. Cuerpos, medios y educación (Contemporary Expressions of Racism in Mexico. Bodies, Media and Education), the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) spoke with Fabiola Fernández Guerra Carrillo, director of 11.11 Cambio - [World Press Freedom Day: Journalism in resistance inside and outside Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/world-press-freedom-day-journalism-in-resistance-inside-and-outside-nicaragua/) - Washington DC, May 3, 2022.- This May 3rd, World Press Freedom Day is commemorated; However, in Nicaragua, Confidencial, 100% Noticias and La Prensa are confiscated; Radio Darío lives under permanent siege by the police and journalists, commentators, media workers and collaborators of organizations that promote Freedom of the Press are arbitrarily in jail; the murder - [We reject the Amnesty Law approved in Nicaragua and continue to demand justice for the victims of repression](https://raceandequality.org/resources/we-reject-the-amnesty-law-approved-in-nicaragua-and-continue-to-demand-justice-for-the-victims-of-repression/) - Washington, D.C. June 8, 2019. The National Assembly of Nicaragua approved today an Amnesty Law that allows for the release of 182 political prisoners who remain in prison and the termination of criminal proceedings for those who have been released after being detained in the context of the April’s protests. In exchange, no investigation will - [We condemn aggresion against transgender activist in Nicaragua and demand an exhaustive investigation](https://raceandequality.org/resources/we-condemn-aggresion-against-transgender-activist-in-nicaragua-and-demand-an-exhaustive-investigation/) - The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) and the Colombian organization Caribe Afirmativo (Affirmative Caribbean) condemn the attack against Ludwika Vega, a trans woman who serves as coordinator of the Asociación Nicaragüense de Transgeneras (ANIT – Transgender Association of Nicaragua), and demand that authorities carry out a thorough investigation of - [We demand freedom for 139 political prisoners in Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/we-demand-freedom-for-139-political-prisoners-in-nicaragua/) - Washington D.C. November 4, 2019. More than 600 people were released from prison between February and June of this year by the Nicaraguan Government, after being arrested and convicted of crimes for having participated in the protests begun in April 2018. Authorities applied a controversial Amnesty Law to those who were released in June, guaranteeing - [UPR: States issue recommendations to Nicaragua to ensure respect for the human rights of its citizens](https://raceandequality.org/resources/upr-states-issue-recommendations-to-nicaragua-to-ensure-respect-for-the-human-rights-of-its-citizens/) - Geneva, May 15, 2019. The call for the State of Nicaragua to respect the human rights of its citizens, including freedom of expression and the right of peaceful demonstration and association, was one of the most recurring recommendations from the more than 90 States that reviewed Nicaragua today during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), held - [UPR: Nicaraguan State rejects 100 recommendations aimed at resolving the current human rights crisis](https://raceandequality.org/resources/upr-nicaraguan-state-rejects-100-recommendations-aimed-at-resolving-the-current-human-rights-crisis/) - Geneva, September 20, 2019. United Nations member states participating in the 42nd session of the Human Rights Council adopted the Report of the Working Group with the results of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for Nicaragua. This Report brings together a total of 259 recommendations to the State of Nicaragua made by other member States - [UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention adopted two opinions on Nicaraguan cases](https://raceandequality.org/resources/un-working-group-on-arbitrary-detention-adopted-two-opinions-on-nicaraguan-cases/) - Washington D.C., July 20th. The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention released two opinions today, one regarding the detention of 16 Nicaraguan activists in November 2019 after they brought water and medicine to a group of mothers of political prisoners who were on hunger strike, and the other regarding the arrest of journalists Miguel - [UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention requests immediate release of Nicaraguan student Kevin Solis](https://raceandequality.org/resources/un-working-group-on-arbitrary-detention-requests-immediate-release-of-nicaraguan-student-kevin-solis/) - Washington D.C. - October 20th, 2020. The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) released an opinion this month regarding the arrest of university student and activist Kevin Solís on February 6, 2020, days after he and dozens of other young people participated in a protest at the Universidad Centroamericana (Central American University; UCA). The - [UN Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association deeply concerned about the closure of spaces in Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras](https://raceandequality.org/resources/un-special-rapporteur-on-the-rights-to-freedom-of-peaceful-assembly-and-of-association-deeply-concerned-about-the-closure-of-spaces-in-nicaragua-guatemala-el-salvador-and-honduras/) - San José, September 7, 2022 - Central America is going through a spell of serious setbacks regarding the respect and guarantee of the foundational rights and liberties to civic spaces, including the freedoms of expression and of peaceful assembly and association, particularly in countries such as Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. The current context - [UN High Commissioner calls for urgent change in Nicaragua’s approach to upcoming elections](https://raceandequality.org/resources/un-high-commissioner-calls-for-urgent-change-in-nicaraguas-approach-to-upcoming-elections/) - Yesterday, June 22, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet delivered an oral update on the situation in Nicaragua before the UN Human Rights Council. Bachelet expressed her concern at the rapid deterioration of the human rights situation in Nicaragua, which “makes it unlikely that Nicaraguans will be able to fully exercise their - [UN High Commissioner: The Nicaraguan government must guarantee full civil and political rights for all](https://raceandequality.org/resources/un-high-commissioner-the-nicaraguan-government-must-guarantee-full-civil-and-political-rights-for-all/) - Washington, D.C. September 13, 2021. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet presented her second oral update on the human rights situation in Nicaragua before the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Monday, September 13. In her update, Bachelet lamented the deterioration of civil and political rights in the context of Nicaragua’s general elections, referring - [UN Human Rights Committee calls on the State of Nicaragua to refrain from cancelling legal personalities of civil society organizations, cease torture against persons deprived of liberty and investigate cases of violence against women.](https://raceandequality.org/resources/un-human-rights-committee-calls-on-the-state-of-nicaragua-to-refrain-from-cancelling-legal-personalities-of-civil-society-organizations-cease-torture-against-persons-deprived-of-liberty-and-investiga/) - Washington D.C., November 7, 2022.- The Human Rights Committee of the United Nations (CCPR), made extensive observations on the fourth periodic report submitted by Nicaragua, analyzed in the review on October 19, 2022. The Committee issued 17 recommendations on different topics, among them: the independence of the Judiciary, deaths due to police violence, the situation - [Two Years of Crisis in Nicaragua: Impunity and Persistence of Human Rights Violations in a Country Now Confronting COVID-19](https://raceandequality.org/resources/two-years-of-crisis-in-nicaragua-impunity-and-persistence-of-human-rights-violations-in-a-country-now-confronting-covid-19/) - Washington, DC, April 17, 2020 – This April marks two years of a human rights crisis in Nicaragua, a watershed moment in the recent history of this Central American country, where grave human rights violations persist to this day with consequences for the lives, physical integrity, and individual freedom of Nicaraguans, especially those who defend - [Three years of impunity in Nicaragua: Race and Equality Demands Truth, Justice, Reparations, and Non-Repetition](https://raceandequality.org/resources/three-years-of-impunity-in-nicaragua-race-and-equality-demands-truth-justice-reparations-and-non-repetition/) - Washington, D.C., April 16, 2021 – On this third anniversary of the unleashing of the sociopolitical crisis in Nicaragua – which has left more than 300 people assassinated, hundreds of political prisoners, thousands of exiles, and numerous cases of grave human rights violations – the International Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights (Race and - [Thirteen Nicaraguan activists face judicial proceedings aimed at criminalizing an act of solidarity](https://raceandequality.org/resources/thirteen-nicaraguan-activists-face-judicial-proceedings-aimed-at-criminalizing-an-act-of-solidarity/) - Washington D.C. November 19, 2019. Four days after being arbitrarily detained in the city of Masaya, a group of thirteen human rights defenders and activists were charged by the Nicaraguan Public Prosecutor's Office with illicit arms trafficking, and were taken to a court hearing before the deputy judge Cruz Adalberto Zeledón in the capital city of Managua - [The Nicaraguan government blocks the return of hundreds of citizens to the country](https://raceandequality.org/resources/the-nicaraguan-government-blocks-the-return-of-hundreds-of-citizens-to-the-country/) - Washington, D.C., July 31, 2020. Hundreds of Nicaraguans have been stranded at the border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua for more than ten days, blocked from re-entering their home country by Nicaraguan authorities’ demand that they undergo a COVID-19 test. The migrants are unable to pay the cost of the test. Human rights organizations report - [STATEMENT: We condemn the death of Eddy Montes, a Nicaraguan political prisoner](https://raceandequality.org/resources/statement-we-condemn-the-death-of-eddy-montes-a-nicaraguan-political-prisoner/) - Washington, D.C. May 17, 2019. Mr. Eddy Antonio Montes Praslin, a political prisoner of the Nicaraguan Government who was in the custody of the Jorge Navarro prison authorities (better known as “La Modelo”), died yesterday of a gunshot wound inflicted by a prison guard. The Nicaraguan Minister of the Interior, Luis Cañas, said that Montes - [Statement on the Occasion of the Resolution to be Voted on by the UN Human Rights Council: “Promoting and Protecting Human Rights in Nicaragua”](https://raceandequality.org/resources/statement-on-the-occasion-of-the-resolution-to-be-voted-on-by-the-un-human-rights-council-promoting-and-protecting-human-rights-in-nicaragua/) - June 12, 2020 – We, the undersigned civil society organizations, wish to express our alarm to the UN Human Rights Council regarding the continuing repression in Nicaragua, rapid deterioration of the situation due to the spread of COVID-19, absence of a response from the State, and reluctance of the State to respond to the calls - [Statement of civil society organizations regarding the coming report about the situation in Nicaragua from the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights](https://raceandequality.org/resources/statement-of-civil-society-organizations-regarding-the-coming-report-about-the-situation-in-nicaragua-from-the-un-high-commissioner-for-human-rights/) - August 26th, 2019. As UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet prepares to present her report on Nicaragua on September 10th, in compliance with the March 21st Human Rights Council resolution “Promotion and protection of human rights in Nicaragua” (A/HRC/40/L.8), civil society organizations and human rights defenders wish to express our concerns regarding ongoing repression, - [Statement by Civil Society Organizations on the Occasion of the Oral Update Regarding the Situation in Nicaragua to be Delivered by the UNHCHR](https://raceandequality.org/resources/statement-by-civil-society-organizations-on-the-occasion-of-the-oral-update-regarding-the-situation-in-nicaragua-to-be-delivered-by-the-unhchr/) - December 11th, 2019. We, the undersigned civil society organizations, would like to express our alarm to United Nations High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet regarding the escalation of repression in Nicaragua and the unwillingness of the Nicaraguan State to respond to the appeals contained in the resolution ‘Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Nicaragua’ (A/HRC/40/L.8) approved - [State of Nicaragua withdraws from the CAT review and calls it “Provocative”](https://raceandequality.org/resources/state-of-nicaragua-withdraws-from-the-cat-review-and-calls-it-provocative/) - Washington D.C. / Geneva, July 18, 2022 -. The Committee Against Torture (CAT) summoned the State of Nicaragua to a review under the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment on Thursday, July 14. The Nicaraguan delegation did not attend and, through a letter, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Denis - [Race and Equality supports a Nicaraguan delegation to the United Nation in Geneva, Switzerland](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-supports-a-nicaraguan-delegation-to-the-united-nation-in-geneva-switzerland/) - June 2018 – The Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) supported a delegation of Nicaraguan human rights activists to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland June 18-29 in order to raise awareness about the human rights situation in Nicaragua before civil society representatives, governmental missions before the UN, the UN System of - [Race and Equality strongly condemns the illegal stripping of Nicaraguan nationality from 94 people by the Ortega-Murillo regime](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-strongly-condemns-the-illegal-stripping-of-nicaraguan-nationality-from-94-people-by-the-ortega-murillo-regime/) - Washington D.C., February 16, 2023 - The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) strongly condemns the decision of the authoritarian regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo to strip 94 Nicaraguans of their nationality and citizenship rights and order the confiscation of their assets, accusing them of being "traitors to - [Race and Equality, victims, and international human rights protection bodies to discuss in two events: 5 years of crimes against humanity in Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-victims-and-international-human-rights-protection-bodies-to-discuss-in-two-events-5-years-of-crimes-against-humanity-in-nicaragua/) - San José, Costa Rica - Washington D.C., April 14, 2023.- On the fifth anniversary of Nicaragua's socio-political and human rights crisis, the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) will hold two hybrid conversation-style events - one in San José, Costa Rica and the other in Washington, D.C., United States - to - [Race and Equality presents petition to the IACHR regarding human rights violations against independent media in Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-presents-petition-to-the-iachr-regarding-human-rights-violations-against-independent-media-in-nicaragua/) - Washington, D.C.; December 3, 2020. The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) submitted a petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) earlier today, detailing actions by the State of Nicaragua that restrict and criminalize the work of independent journalists, violating Nicaraguans’ right to freedom of expression. The petition includes - [Race and Equality launches the report "Nicaragua, an unsolved human rights crisis: Analysis of arbitrary detentions, judicial processes without guarantees, and political persecution"](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-launches-the-report-nicaragua-an-unsolved-human-rights-crisis-analysis-of-arbitrary-detentions-judicial-processes-without-guarantees-and-political-persecution/) - On July 7, 2021, the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) published a report titled "Nicaragua, an unsolved human rights crisis: Analysis of arbitrary detentions, judicial processes without guarantees, and political persecution". The report compiles the results of an exhaustive investigation into human rights violations committed against political prisoners who - [Race and Equality denounces the situation of political prisoners in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela in the framework of the IX Summit of the Americas](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-denounces-the-situation-of-political-prisoners-in-cuba-nicaragua-and-venezuela-in-the-framework-of-the-ix-summit-of-the-americas/) - Washington DC, June 2, 2022.- In the framework of the Summit of the Americas, the Latin American Human Rights Consortium – which is led by the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) – will hold the event “Jailed for what?: People imprisoned for political reasons in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela”, whose - [Race and Equality condemns reprisals by the Nicaraguan regime against UN expert Anexa Alfred Cunningham](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-condemns-reprisals-by-the-nicaraguan-regime-against-un-expert-anexa-alfred-cunningham/) - Washington D.C., October 12, 2022.– On July 9, 2022, in an unacceptable act, the Government of Nicaragua denied entry into the country to Nicaraguan citizen and expert of the UN Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (EMRIP), Anexa Alfred Cunningham. The Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) condemns this attack - [Race and Equality Denounces Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela arbitrarily holding more than 1,500 people deprived of liberty for political reasons](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-denounces-cuba-nicaragua-and-venezuela-arbitrarily-holding-more-than-1500-people-deprived-of-liberty-for-political-reasons/) - Washington D.C., January 23, 2023 - In the framework of the 7th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin America and Caribbean States (CELAC), the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) denounces Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela hold on the largest number of people deprived of - [Race and Equality celebrates the release of 222 political prisoners from Nicaragua and participates in technical assistance for their relocation to the U.S.](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-celebrates-the-release-of-222-political-prisoners-from-nicaragua-and-participates-in-technical-assistance-for-their-relocation-to-the-u-s/) - Washington D.C., February 10, 2023.- The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) celebrates with emotion and hope the release of 222 people who remained incarcerated for political reasons in Nicaragua. "This is the result of the perseverance of family members, activists, civil society organizations and human rights organizations in their - [RACE & EQUALITY DENOUNCES THE PERSECUTION OF LGBTI HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS IN NICARAGUA AT THE HANDS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF DANIEL ORTEGA](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-equality-denounces-the-persecution-of-lgbti-human-rights-defenders-in-nicaragua-at-the-hands-of-the-government-of-daniel-ortega/) - The International Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights (Race & Equality) denounces the arbitrary detention of two LGBTI youth on 14 September of this year by the National Police, charged with participating in the marches held against the Ortega-Murillo regime in recent months, and additionally for having denounced on social media the human rights - [Public Communiqué: Race & Equality Rejects Acts of Harassment and Intimidation against Journalist Sergio León, General Manager of Nicaragua's La Costeñísima](https://raceandequality.org/resources/public-communique-race-equality-rejects-acts-of-harassment-and-intimidation-against-journalist-sergio-leon-general-manager-of-nicaraguas-la-costenisima/) - Washington, DC. October 23. 2018 - The International Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights (Race & Equality) forcefully rejects and condemns the acts of pursuit, repression, and harassment committed against journalist Sergio León, General Manager of La Costeñísima, who was arbitrarily detained by the National Police on 21 October 2018 in Bluefields, a city - [PRONOUNCEMENT: Negotiations in Nicaragua must prioritize respect for all human rights](https://raceandequality.org/resources/pronouncement-negotiations-in-nicaragua-must-prioritize-respect-for-all-human-rights/) - Washington, D.C. March 22, 2019. The Nicaraguan government and the Civic Alliance for Democracy and Justice resumed negotiations yesterday and agreed to discuss the following issues to ensure a fair and democratic solution to the ongoing human rights crisis that the country has been facing since April of last year: the release of political prisoners; - [Political prisoners: Race and Equality organizes a forum to contribute to the effective approach to detention and imprisonment for political reasons in the region](https://raceandequality.org/resources/political-prisoners-race-and-equality-organizes-a-forum-to-contribute-to-the-effective-approach-to-detention-and-imprisonment-for-political-reasons-in-the-region/) - Washington DC, June 17, 2022.- Race and Equality organized a forum to contribute to the effective approach to arrest and imprisonment for political reasons in the Western Hemisphere and proposed guidelines that allow establishing criteria to determine who is a person detained for political reasons. “At the institute, this process began about a year and - [ORTEGA OPENLY PROMOTES IMPUNITY IN NICARAGUA BY ORDERING THE DEPARTURE OF THE OHCHR](https://raceandequality.org/resources/ortega-openly-promotes-impunity-in-nicaragua-by-ordering-the-departure-of-the-ohchr/) - Washington, D.C. August 31. 2018. Following the release on 29 August 2018 of the conclusive report “Violaciones de derechos humanos y abusos en el contexto de las protestas en Nicaragua” [Human Rights Violations and Abuses in the Context of the Protests in Nicaragua] by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights - [Organizations alert the UN about the serious human rights situation in Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/organizations-alert-the-un-about-the-serious-human-rights-situation-in-nicaragua/) - On behalf of the undersigned organisations, we welcome the Special Rapporteur"s report on access to justice in the context of the rights to freedom of association and peaceful assembly, which particularly relevant in the case of Nicaragua. We deplore that Nicaragua is still far from complying with the recommendations addressed in the Special Rapporteur"s report, - [Organisations call for Nicaraguan government to immediately free detained journalists](https://raceandequality.org/resources/organisations-call-for-nicaraguan-government-to-immediately-free-detained-journalists/) - Americas, 10 January 2022.- We, the undersigned organisations, express our condemnation of the Nicaraguan government’s many attempts to threaten and silence the country’s independent press. The aggressive actions against independent media have been escalating for years (particularly from 2018 to 2021) as the authorities fail to act or, in many cases, as a direct consequence of - [On World Press Freedom Day, Nicaraguan journalists share the challenges they face](https://raceandequality.org/resources/on-world-press-freedom-day-nicaraguan-journalists-share-the-challenges-they-face/) - Washington D.C., May 4th, 2020. To commemorate World Press Freedom Day, the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) spoke to four leaders in Nicaraguan journalism and media about the state of independent journalism in their country, which has been immersed in a serious human rights crisis since 2018. The journalists - [OHCHR Representative on Nicaragua: The creation of the Group of Experts on Human Rights represents a step forward towards accountability](https://raceandequality.org/resources/ohchr-representative-on-nicaragua-the-creation-of-the-group-of-experts-on-human-rights-represents-a-step-forward-towards-accountability/) - Washington DC, April 20, 2022.- On the fourth anniversary of the beginning of the socio-political and human rights crisis in Nicaragua, the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights interviewed the Regional Representative for Central America of the Regional Office for Central America of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Alberto Brunori - [Nicaraguan Voices Weight in on the Current Human Rights Crisis, and Offer Recommendations to Guarantee Truth, Justice and the Reestablishment of a Democratic Order](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaraguan-voices-weight-in-on-the-current-human-rights-crisis-and-offer-recommendations-to-guarantee-truth-justice-and-the-reestablishment-of-a-democratic-order/) - On June 6, 2018, The Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality), the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), Amnesty International, and JASS Mesoamerica organized the event “Voices of Nicaragua: Human Rights and Democracy,” within the context of the 48th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS). The purpose - [Nicaraguan NGOs: “Justice for Nicaragua will come”](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaraguan-ngos-justice-for-nicaragua-will-come/) - There are innumerable human rights violations that the Daniel Ortega regime has committed against opposition figures in Nicaragua since the outbreak of the protests in April 2018, to which he responded with repression, violence, torture, arbitrary arrests, and spurious trials. The repression left 355 fatal victims, 1,614 arbitrary detentions whose cases are still in impunity, - [Nicaraguan journalists denounce continuous violations of freedom of expression and press during the IACHR’s 173rd period of sessions](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaraguan-journalists-denounce-continuous-violations-of-freedom-of-expression-and-press-during-the-iachrs-173rd-period-of-sessions/) - Washington D.C., September 25. Three Nicaraguan media directors, speaking today to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), denounced the Nicaraguan state, saying it has not complied with the precautionary measures given by the commision to protect them, their families, and their staff, but has instead escalated persecution, threats, and reprisals against their journalistic work. - [Nicaraguan Delegation meets with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaraguan-delegation-meets-with-the-united-nations-special-rapporteur-on-the-rights-to-freedom-of-peaceful-assembly-and-of-association/) - Washington, DC. January 28, 2019. Representatives of Nicaraguan civil society organizations met with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association, Mr. Clement Nyaletsossy Voule, to apprise him of the persecution of organizations and their leaders by the government of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo that has been ongoing - [Nicaraguan authorities’ repression of activists, human rights defenders, and journalists intensifies](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaraguan-authorities-repression-of-activists-human-rights-defenders-and-journalists-intensifies/) - September 18th, 2020. The signatories of this letter denounce the repression of activists and those perceived as opponents of the Nicaraguan government at the hands of state agents during the celebration of Nicaragua’s Independence Day. Nicaraguan organizations recorded human rights violations carried out with a clear intent to intimidate those who oppose the current government’s - [Nicaraguan civil society and international experts call for a new Human Rights Council resolution to address the crisis in Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaraguan-civil-society-and-international-experts-call-for-a-new-human-rights-council-resolution-to-address-the-crisis-in-nicaragua/) - Washington, D.C., February 18th, 2021.- As the United Nations Human Rights Council prepares to open its 46th period of sessions, representatives of Nicaraguan civil society, including victims of human rights violations, joined international experts from the UN and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to urge the Council to approve a resolution strengthening High - [Nicaragua: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calls on the Human Rights Council to take all measures within its power to promote accountability for serious violations ](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaragua-un-high-commissioner-for-human-rights-calls-on-the-human-rights-council-to-take-all-measures-within-its-power-to-promote-accountability-for-serious-violations/) - Washington DC, December 15, 2021.- In compliance with Resolution 46/2 of the Human Rights Council on Nicaragua, the Deputy High Commissioner of the United Nations Office for Human Rights, Nada Al-Nashif called again for the Government of Nicaragua to commit itself to the mechanisms for the protection of human rights of the United Nations system - [Nicaragua: Urgent call to the international community given the illegitimate permanence of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo in power ](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaragua-urgent-call-to-the-international-community-given-the-illegitimate-permanence-of-daniel-ortega-and-rosario-murillo-in-power/) - From the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) we reject the imposition of the fourth consecutive term of Daniel Ortega and the second term of Rosario Murillo, which will be consummated in an official act announced for January 10th. We call on the international community to unite as one voice to - [Nicaragua: NGOs will continue documenting and denouncing acts of torture, despite the State's lack of cooperation with the UN](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaragua-ngos-will-continue-documenting-and-denouncing-acts-of-torture-despite-the-states-lack-of-cooperation-with-the-un/) - Washington DC, Geneva, San José and Managua, August 3, 2022.- In a press conference convened for the purpose of analyzing the Concluding Observations of the Committee against Torture (CAT) for the State of Nicaragua issued on July 29 , representatives of Nicaraguan and international human rights organizations, denounced that in the Central American country human - [Nicaragua: Campaign for an UN investigative and accountability mechanism](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaragua-campaign-for-an-un-investigative-and-accountability-mechanism/) - We believe in an open, equal and democratic Nicaragua where the human rights of all people, truth and justice are guaranteed. This is not currently possible in Nicaragua. Since April 2018, the government has criminalised, arbitrarily detained, tortured and even killed those who promote human rights and those who question its way of governing. While - [Nicaragua: Attacks and reprisals escalate during September](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaragua-attacks-and-reprisals-escalate-during-september/) - Washington, D.C., October 6, 2020. Attacks and reprisals against Nicaragua’s former political prisoners, political opposition members, young people, human rights defenders, journalists, and indigenous and Afro-descendant people all increased in severity during September. Three government-backed efforts were also launched that threaten to cut off the ability of civil society to protect and promote human rights. The - [National Journalists’ Day in Nicaragua: no guarantees for freedom of the press](https://raceandequality.org/resources/national-journalists-day-in-nicaragua-no-guarantees-for-freedom-of-the-press/) - Washington, D.C.; March 1, 2020.- Today, March 1st, Nicaragua celebrates National Journalists’ Day. For Nicaragua’s independent press and for Nicaraguan journalists forced into exile, however, there is little to celebrate. The socio-political crisis that has gripped the country since April 2018 has severely curtailed Nicaraguan journalism. Today, Nicaragua’s independent journalists lack the basic protections that - [Nicaragua, four years of impunity: Race and Equality launches a campaign that demands truth, justice, reparation, and no repetition for crimes against humanity](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaragua-four-years-of-impunity-race-and-equality-launches-a-campaign-that-demands-truth-justice-reparation-and-no-repetition-for-crimes-against-humanity/) - Washington DC, April 13, 2022.- On the fourth anniversary of the sociopolitical and human rights crisis in Nicaragua, the Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) launches the campaign “Nicaragua, four years of impunity” to denounce the serious violations of human rights that continue to occur in the Central American country, and - [Let us not forget Nicaragua!](https://raceandequality.org/resources/let-us-not-forget-nicaragua/) - This Sunday, November 7, 2021, Daniel Ortega Saavedra will secure a fourth consecutive term as president of Nicaragua in an electoral process “tailor-made” and give him and his wife, Vice-President Rosario Murillo, another five years in power. Now, more than ever, the international community must not forget about the people of Nicaragua and must reject the - [Journalists Lucía Pineda and Miguel Mora, as well as 100 other political prisoners from Nicaragua, were released from prison](https://raceandequality.org/resources/journalists-lucia-pineda-and-miguel-mora-as-well-as-100-other-political-prisoners-from-nicaragua-were-released-from-prison/) - Washington, D.C. June 11, 2019. The Nicaraguan authorities released 106 political prisoners this week, 100 men and 6 women, who were unjustly imprisoned for months. Among those released were two journalists represented by Race and Equality, Lucía Pineda and Miguel Mora, Editor-in-Chief and Director of the 100% News Channel, respectively. The release of the political - [International organizations condemn conviction of independent journalists, members of former Violeta Barrios de Chamorro Foundation and La Prensa in Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/international-organizations-condemn-conviction-of-independent-journalists-members-of-former-violeta-barrios-de-chamorro-foundation-and-la-prensa-in-nicaragua/) - Latin America, 24 March 2022. We, the undersigned organizations, condemn the judicial farce taking place in Nicaragua where the justice has sentenced independent journalists and former workers for the now-defunct Violeta Barrios de Chamorro Foundation (FVBCH) to between 7 and 13 years in prison. On Wednesday, March 23, Juan Lorenzo Holmann, general manager of the - [International community called on to unite in defending freedom of expression, press freedom in Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/international-community-called-on-to-unite-in-defending-freedom-of-expression-press-freedom-in-nicaragua/) - In the face of escalating repression and the systematic persecution of the independent press and dissident voices, we the undersigned organizations, call on the international community to speak up in defense of press freedom and freedom of expression in Nicaragua, to condemn the ongoing violations of these rights, and to appeal for the restoration of - [Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Grants Precautionary Measures to Anibal Toruño and Journalists from Radio Dario in Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/inter-american-commission-on-human-rights-grants-precautionary-measures-to-anibal-toruno-and-journalists-from-radio-dario-in-nicaragua/) - Washington, D.C. – July 5, 2018. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has granted precautionary measures to Aníbal Toruño, director of Radio Darío, as well as to journalists from the station in response to the ongoing hostility, harassment, and repression to which they have been subject, particularly after the April 20th attacks on the - [In a time of grief and mourning, Ortega and Murillo celebrated the 39th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution](https://raceandequality.org/resources/in-a-time-of-grief-and-mourning-ortega-and-murillo-celebrated-the-39th-anniversary-of-the-sandinista-revolution/) - In the midst of grief and mourning over the massacre that has taken place in Nicaragua since the 18th of April, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Vice-President Rosario Murillo celebrated the 39th anniversary of the Sandinista revolution. The celebration came a day after that the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) approved - [In the midst of the crisis in Nicaragua, human rights of indigenous and Afro-descendants continue to be violated](https://raceandequality.org/resources/in-the-midst-of-the-crisis-in-nicaragua-human-rights-of-indigenous-and-afro-descendants-continue-to-be-violated/) - Washington, D.C. August 14th, 2019. Repression and extrajudicial killings that occurred in several cities in Nicaragua since April 2018, especially in the urban areas of the Pacific and central zone of Nicaragua, were behaviors already known by the indigenous and Afro-descendant communities of the Caribbean Coast of Nicaragua. “We have already lived through these forms of - [IACHR Thematic Hearing: Nicaraguan Civil Society Exposes the Situation of 110 Political Prisoners](https://raceandequality.org/resources/iachr-thematic-hearing-nicaraguan-civil-society-exposes-the-situation-of-110-political-prisoners/) - Washington, D.C.; December 10, 2020. At a hearing held today during the 178th Period of Sessions of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), Nicaraguan human rights defenders presented evidence of serious rights violations against 110 people who are imprisoned for political reasons. Ana Bolaños, Legal Program Officer at Race and Equality; Juanita Jiménez of - [Human rights organizations condemn escalated repression in Nicaragua and demand the immediate release of all political prisoners](https://raceandequality.org/resources/human-rights-organizations-condemn-escalated-repression-in-nicaragua-and-demand-the-immediate-release-of-all-political-prisoners/) - Human rights organizations urgently condemn the recent wave of repression launched against opposition figures, presidential candidates, journalists, business leaders, and former civil society leaders 144 days ahead of the country’s general elections. In May of this year, the government of President Daniel Ortega, acting through the Public Ministry, initiated an investigation against presidential hopeful Cristiana Chamorro - [Human rights organizations assess the implementation of United Nations resolution on Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/human-rights-organizations-assess-the-implementation-of-united-nations-resolution-on-nicaragua/) - Washington, D.C.; August 11, 2021. Thirteen human rights organizations joined forces to evaluate the implementation of Resolution 46/2, passed by the UN Human Rights Council on March 23, 2021 to address the human rights situation in Nicaragua. The resolution strengthens the mandate of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to address the situation in - [Human rights crisis in Nicaragua has not been resolved, according to High Commissioner for Human Rights, IACHR and activists](https://raceandequality.org/resources/human-rights-crisis-in-nicaragua-has-not-been-resolved-according-to-high-commissioner-for-human-rights-iachr-and-activists/) - Geneva, September 10, 2019. The serious socio-political and human rights crisis that Nicaragua has suffered since April 2018 was exposed in all its magnitude this week during the 42nd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. On Tuesday, High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet presented an updated report on the situation - [Human Rights Council will strengthen its monitoring of the situation in Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/human-rights-council-will-strengthen-its-monitoring-of-the-situation-in-nicaragua/) - Geneva, June 19th, 2020. The UN Human Rights Council approved today a new resolution on Nicaragua that renews its mandate until March 2021 and strengthens the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights’s mandate to monitor the situation of serious human rights violations and to report on its findings at the 44th, 45th and - [High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet: “the health crisis caused by COVID-19 has led to greater restrictions on civic and democratic space” in Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/high-commissioner-michelle-bachelet-the-health-crisis-caused-by-covid-19-has-led-to-greater-restrictions-on-civic-and-democratic-space-in-nicaragua/) - Geneva, July 2nd, 2020. The health crisis caused by COVID-19 has led to greater restrictions on civic and democratic space in Nicaragua, according to an oral update given by United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet during the 44th period of sessions of the Human Rights Council. “The official discourse stigmatizes people who - [High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet updates the Human Rights Council on the situation in Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/high-commissioner-michelle-bachelet-updates-the-human-rights-council-on-the-situation-in-nicaragua/) - Geneva, February 27th, 2020. During the 43rd period of sessions of the United Nations Human Rights Council, High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet updated the Member States on the situation in Nicaragua, which has suffered a human rights crisis since April 2018, assuring them that repression continues from various fronts. “Since the presentation of - [High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet urges the Government of Nicaragua to release 94 political prisoners](https://raceandequality.org/resources/high-commissioner-michelle-bachelet-urges-the-government-of-nicaragua-to-release-94-political-prisoners/) - Geneva, September 16, 2020. In her oral update on the situation in Nicaragua before the United Nations Human Rights Council last Monday, High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet urged the Government of Nicaragua to release “all those arbitrarily deprived of their liberty in the context of protests or for expressing opinions critical of the - [High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet calls on the government of Nicaragua to cooperate with international human rights mechanisms and to guarantee free, fair, and transparent elections](https://raceandequality.org/resources/high-commissioner-for-human-rights-michelle-bachelet-calls-on-the-government-of-nicaragua-to-cooperate-with-international-human-rights-mechanisms-and-to-guarantee-free-fair-and-transparent-elections/) - Washington, D.C.; February 25th, 2021.- The socio-political crisis that has gripped Nicaragua since April 2018 has been aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic and by the effects of Hurricanes Eta and Iota, reported UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet. Bachelet delivered these remarks during the 46th period of sessions of the UN Human Rights - [Five years after crimes against humanity in Nicaragua, violence and impunity reign in the country](https://raceandequality.org/resources/five-years-after-crimes-against-humanity-in-nicaragua-violence-and-impunity-reign-in-the-country/) - San José, April 18, 2023.- The Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) held a conversation called "Nicaragua: 5 years of crimes against humanity" in San José, Costa Rica, in commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the beginning of the socio-political and human rights crisis that the country has been experiencing since - [Crisis in Nicaragua: extrajudicial killings, detentions and persecution continue](https://raceandequality.org/resources/crisis-in-nicaragua-extrajudicial-killings-detentions-and-persecution-continue/) - Washington, D.C. July 30th, 2019. A resurgence of the human rights crisis that Nicaragua has suffered since April 2018 has taken place in recent weeks with the occurrence of extrajudicial killings and arbitrary detentions committed by police and parastatal armed groups, especially in rural areas, as well as the persecution of human rights defenders and journalists. - [Civil society organizations in Nicaragua suffer from persecution and grave violations to fundamental freedoms](https://raceandequality.org/resources/civil-society-organizations-in-nicaragua-suffer-from-persecution-and-grave-violations-to-fundamental-freedoms/) - Three years following the outbreak of the sociopolitical and human rights crisis in Nicaragua, repression persists against the victims of human rights violations and their family members; human rights defenders, including defenders from the LGBTIQ, indigenous, and Afro-descendant communities; journalists; members of the opposition; and civil society. The State of Nicaragua implements a strategy of - [Clément Voule – UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Peaceful Assembly and of Association: “I call on the government of Nicaragua to guarantee the right to peaceful assembly during the electoral process.”](https://raceandequality.org/resources/clement-voule-un-special-rapporteur-on-the-rights-to-peaceful-assembly-and-of-association-i-call-on-the-government-of-nicaragua-to-guarantee-the-right-to-peaceful-assembly-during-t/) - Washington, D.C., April 21, 2021 – Since the societal eruptions began in April 2018, the government of Nicaragua has restricted the rights to freedom of assembly and peaceful protest in a manner that is unprecedented in the country’s recent history. Furthermore, it recently enacted the Law on the Regulation of Foreign Agents, which has a - [CENIDH and its Contributions to the Defense of Nicaraguans’ Human Rights](https://raceandequality.org/resources/cenidh-and-its-contributions-to-the-defense-of-nicaraguans-human-rights/) - Washington, DC, February 25, 2019 – Two months have transpired since the Nicaraguan National Assembly invalidated the legal status of the Nicaraguan Center for Human Rights (CENIDH, for its initials in Spanish) without justification, and since then, police officers have illegally occupied the organization’s premises after having violently broken in and taken possession of a significant portion of their - [Before the IACHR: State of Nicaragua fails to comply with precautionary measures granted in favor of independent journalists](https://raceandequality.org/resources/before-the-iachr-state-of-nicaragua-fails-to-comply-with-precautionary-measures-granted-in-favor-of-independent-journalists/) - Within the framework of the 182nd regular period of sessions of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), this Tuesday, December 14th, independent journalists—the beneficiaries of precautionary measures—and representatives of the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) participated in a public hearing to expose the absolute failure to implement the - [Brian Nichols in “Jailed for what?”: Politically motivated arrests and trials of protesters are an affront to democracy in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela](https://raceandequality.org/resources/brian-nichols-in-jailed-for-what-politically-motivated-arrests-and-trials-of-protesters-are-an-affront-to-democracy-in-cuba-nicaragua-and-venezuela/) - Washington DC, June 15, 2022.- The arrests of peaceful protesters in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela are an affront to democracy and the trials seek to silence freedom of expression, highlighted the Undersecretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs , Brian A. Nichols , during the event “Jailed for what?: People imprisoned for political reasons in - [Before the IACHR: Victims of the State of Nicaragua and their NGO representatives denounce arbitrary deprivation of nationality and other human rights violations](https://raceandequality.org/resources/before-the-iachr-victims-of-the-state-of-nicaragua-and-their-ngo-representatives-denounce-arbitrary-deprivation-of-nationality-and-other-human-rights-violations/) - Washington D.C., March 13, 2023.- A delegation made up of three Nicaraguan victims of arbitrary deprivation of nationality and their representative organizations, International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) and Unidad de Defensa Jurídica (UDJ), denounced before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) that the forced displacement of 222 persons released - [AMARC-ALC, CPJ, IFEX-ALC, Race and Equality and Voces del Sur condemn press freedom deterioration in Nicaragua, call on authorities to guarantee freedom of expression rights](https://raceandequality.org/resources/amarc-alc-cpj-ifex-alc-race-and-equality-and-voces-del-sur-condemn-press-freedom-deterioration-in-nicaragua-call-on-authorities-to-guarantee-freedom-of-expression-rights/) - While commemorating World Press Freedom Day, we, the undersigned organisations, condemn the serious deterioration in freedom of expression and press freedom taking place in Nicaragua. An environment that is hostile toward journalism persists in the country, providing no guarantees for the work of journalists. We have learned via complaints from affected journalists that they are - [Arbitrary deprivation of liberty for political reasons: "a growing phenomenon in the Americas"](https://raceandequality.org/resources/arbitrary-deprivation-of-liberty-for-political-reasons-a-growing-phenomenon-in-the-americas/) - Washington D.C., October 5, 2022- "There is no country that is not challenged by the existence of arbitrary detentions", were the words of Claudia Samayoa, vice-president of the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT), who referred to this problem during the event "Not One More Day in Detention: Freedom for Persons Deprived of Liberty for Political - [150 political prisoners were released in Nicaragua, but 600 remain incarcerated](https://raceandequality.org/resources/150-political-prisoners-were-released-in-nicaragua-but-600-remain-incarcerated/) - Washington, DC, March 15, 2019. The government of Nicaragua released 150 political prisoners from prison and officially put them under house arrest in the last three weeks. The release occurred as a part of the negotiations held by a governmental delegation and members of the Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy to seek a way - [#ONUporNicaragua: Race and Equality calls for the renewal of the mandate of High Commissioner Michelle Bachelet for Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/onupornicaragua-race-and-equality-calls-for-the-renewal-of-the-mandate-of-high-commissioner-michelle-bachelet-for-nicaragua/) - February 21st, 2020. The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) recently launched the #ONUporNicaragua campaign to ask the UN Human Rights Council to renew resolution A/HRC/40/L.8, “Promotion and protection of human rights in Nicaragua,” originally adopted on March 21st, 2019 for a one-year period. This resolution expressed concern about the allegations - [Persecución a defensores de derechos humanos en Nicaragua: cancelan personería jurídica del CENIDH, Hagamos Democracia, IEEPP, CISAS y otras cinco ONGs](https://raceandequality.org/resources/persecution-of-human-rights-defenders-in-nicaragua-legal-status-of-cenidh-hagamos-democracia-ieepp-cisas-and-five-other-ngos-invalidated/) - Washington, D.C. 12 de diciembre, 2018. El Gobierno de Nicaragua escaló en las últimas dos semanas la persecución y criminalización contra defensores de derechos humanos en el país y utilizó a la mayoría parlamentaria del FSLN, partido de gobierno, para cancelar la personalidad jurídica de cuatro organizaciones con larga trayectoria en la defensa de los - [Promueven derechos humanos LGBTI en 4 Ward Miami](https://raceandequality.org/resources/lgbti-human-rights-promoted-in-miamis-ward-4/) - Washington, D.C. 19 de febrero, 2019. Durante tres días, decenas de líderes, defensores y activistas de la comunidad LGBTI del continente americano se reunieron en el evento 4Ward Miami, organizado por 4Ward America, para compartir sus experiencias, conocimientos y buscar oportunidades de conexión a través de diferentes actividades. El evento, que se desarrolló entre el - [Remarcan en Ginebra la necesidad de garantes internacionales para asegurar respeto a derechos humanos en Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/remarks-in-geneva-need-for-international-guarantors-to-ensure-respect-for-human-rights-in-nicaragua/) - Dos defensores de derechos humanos, un periodista y la familiar de un prisionero político, todos nicaragüenses, expusieron el jueves 4 de abril en Ginebra el estado actual de deterioro de derechos humanos en su país y solicitaron más presión hacia el Gobierno nicaragüense para que este permita que sean garantes internacionales quienes aseguren los acuerdos - [Seguimos exigiendo libertad, justicia y democracia para Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/we-continue-demanding-freedom-justice-and-democracy-for-nicaragua/) - Washington, D.C. 18 de abril de 2019. Un año se cumple este 18 de abril de haber empezado en Nicaragua un levantamiento popular genuino encabezado por jóvenes, el cual ha terminado por cambiar el rumbo del país en busca de tres demandas concretas: libertad para los apresados arbitrariamente y restablecimiento de las libertades, derechos y - [Pueblos indígenas y afrodescendientes del Caribe de Nicaragua enfrentan un contexto de grave violencia, denuncian defensores](https://raceandequality.org/resources/human-rights-defenders-denounce-the-context-of-serious-violence-faced-by-indigenous-and-afro-descendant-people-of-the-nicaraguan-caribbean/) - Jamaica, 8 de mayo de 2019. Las comunidades indígenas y afrodescendientes de la Costa Caribe de Nicaragua enfrentan una grave situación de violencia producto de las invasiones a territorios ancestrales por parte de colonos, denunciaron hoy defensores de derechos humanos ante la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH), en el marco de su 172 periodo - [Más de 60 presas políticas han sido sometidas a distintas formas de violencia en Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/more-than-60-female-political-prisoners-have-been-subjected-to-different-forms-of-violence-in-nicaragua/) - 14 de febrero, 2019. Las presas políticas del Gobierno de Nicaragua, alrededor de 68 hasta el mes de febrero, han tenido que enfrentarse a distintas formas de violencia durante su detención, entre ellas violación a las garantías del debido proceso, tratos crueles e inhumanos, discriminación, violencia sexual, falta de atención médica, amenazas y hostigamiento, denunciaron - [Micro-violencias por Identidad de Género y Raza contra las Mujeres Afro-trans](https://raceandequality.org/resources/gender-and-race-based-micro-aggressions-perpetrated-against-afro-trans-women/) - Washington, D.C. Febrero 12 de 2019. En el marco de la serie de procesos de formación que adelanta el Instituto Internacional Sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad), el pasado 12 de febrero de 2019 se realizó en la ciudad de Santo Domingo de República Dominicana, el segundo encuentro de diálogo: ¿Por qué - [Organización afrocolombiana y grupo de investigación de American University se articulan para documentar situación de derechos de la población afro - LGBTI en Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/resources/afro-colombian-organization-and-american-university-research-group-work-together-to-document-the-state-of-the-afro-lgbti-populations-rights-in-colombia/) - Grupo de investigación de American University en articulación con la Fundación Afrodescendiente por las Diversidades Sociales y Sexuales- SOMOS IDENTIDAD avanzan en la documentación de las violencias que atentan contra la vida e integridad de personas afrocolombianas por su orientación sexual o identidad de género diversa. Con el apoyo de la Oficina de Democracia, Derechos - [Delegación nicaragüense expone la situación de su país ante el Consejo de Derechos Humanos de cara al próximo EPU](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaraguan-delegation-describes-the-situation-of-its-country-to-the-un-human-rights-council-before-the-next-upr/) - Ginebra, 3 de abril de 2019. Antes de que el Consejo de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas realice el Examen Periódico Universal (EPU) de Nicaragua en mayo próximo, un grupo de defensores de derechos humanos y miembros de la sociedad civil nicaragüense describieron en Ginebra ante la comunidad internacional la situación actual del país, - [¿Qué significa para la comunidad Afro LGBTI+ que Jair Bolsonaro defienda la dictadura militar brasileña?](https://raceandequality.org/resources/what-does-jair-bolsonaros-defense-of-the-brazilian-military-dictatorship-mean-to-the-afro-lgbti-community/) - Brasil, 29 de Abril de 2019. El mes de abril en Brasil estuvo marcado por varias protestas y actividades políticas contra la dictadura militar. Estas protestas ocurrieron porque, en abril de 2019, fue el 55 aniversario del golpe que estableció una dictadura en el país, de 1964 a 1985. Estas protestas fueron motivadas porque Jair - [Defensora Vilma Núñez solicita a la CIDH que demande el respeto al derecho de asociación en Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/resources/human-rights-defender-vilma-nunez-asks-the-iachr-to-demand-respect-for-the-right-of-association-in-nicaragua/) - Jamaica, 9 de mayo de 2019. La presidenta del Centro Nicaragüense de Derechos Humanos (CENIDH), Vilma Núñez, solicitó ayer a la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) que se dirija al Estado de Nicaragua en conjunto con los órganos pertinentes de Naciones Unidas para demandar el respeto al derecho a la libertad de reunión pacífica - [Día Internacional contra la Homofobia, Transfobia y Bifobia](https://raceandequality.org/resources/international-day-against-homophobia-biphobia-and-transphobia/) - En la conmemoración del Día Internacional contra la Homofobia, Transfobia y Bifobia recordamos la necesidad aún latente de que los Estados del mundo, especialmente de la Región Latinoamericana y el Caribe, continúen trabajando para que la inclusión, reconocimiento y respeto de los derechos de las personas con identidades sexuales y expresiones de género diversas sean - [Organizaciones de Sociedad Civil de América Latina y el Caribe estarán presentes en la 49 Asamblea General de la OEA](https://raceandequality.org/resources/civil-society-organizations-from-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-will-participate-at-the-49th-oas-general-assembly/) - En el marco de la 49 Asamblea General de la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA), a celebrarse en Medellín, Colombia del 25 al 28 de junio, el Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad), de la mano de diversas organizaciones sociales de países de América Latina y el Caribe como Brasil, Colombia, - [Líderes y lideresas de América Latina y el Caribe en la 49ª Asamblea General de la OEA: "Estamos ante una grave situación de vulneración a nuestros derechos humanos"](https://raceandequality.org/resources/leaders-of-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-at-the-49th-general-assembly-of-the-oas-we-are-facing-a-grave-situation-of-human-rights-violations/) - En el marco de la 49ª Asamblea General de la Organización de Estados Americanos OEA celebrada en Medellín, Colombia del 25 al 28 de junio de 2019, el Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) llevó a cabo diversos eventos con la especial participación de defensores y defensoras de derechos humanos, - [Periodista Lucía Pineda Ubau: “Nos robaron seis meses de nuestras vidas en prisión”](https://raceandequality.org/resources/journalist-lucia-pineda-ubau-they-stole-six-months-of-our-lives-in-prison/) - Después de estar seis meses en la cárcel como prisionera política, la periodista Lucía Pineda Ubau se paró frente a una cámara y comenzó a transmitir en vivo para la audiencia de 100% Noticias desde la Asamblea General de la OEA en Medellín, Colombia. En un par de minutos, más de 3 mil personas se - [VIDEO: ¡Por la inclusión del pueblo afropanameño en el CENSO 2020!](https://raceandequality.org/es/resources/video-por-la-inclusion-del-pueblo-afropanameno-en-el-censo-2020/) - La realidad de los pueblos afrodescendientes en América Latina pasa por lógicas estructurales de racismo y discriminación que subyacen en los contextos sociales, económicos y políticos de la mayoría de los Estados; situaciones de violencia, pobreza, desempleo y pocas garantías de acceso a salud, educación, vivienda digna afectan la vida de personas afrodescendientes, aspectos en - [Titulares de Mandato presentan Informes Temáticos en el Consejo de Derechos Humanos](https://raceandequality.org/resources/mandate-holders-present-thematic-reports-at-the-human-rights-council/) - Ginebra, Suiza. 24 de Junio. En las últimas dos semanas, el Consejo de Derechos Humanos ha llevado a cabo su 32o período de sesiones y en los últimos días, varios de los Titulares de Mandato de los Procedimientos Especiales han presentado sus informes temáticos, durante diálogos interactivos, donde tanto los Estados como las instituciones nacionales - [Red Afro LGBTI de América Latina y el Caribe sostuvo reunión privada con la Relatoría para personas LGBTI de la CIDH en el marco de la 49ª Asamblea General de la OEA](https://raceandequality.org/resources/afro-lgbti-network-for-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-held-a-private-meeting-with-the-iachr-rapporteurship-on-the-rights-of-lgbti-persons-during-the-49th-oas-general-assembly/) - Washington, DC. Julio 5 de 2019. En el marco de las actividades realizadas durante la jornada concomitante con la 49ª Asamblea General de la OEA, el día 27 de junio los miembros de la Red Afro LGBTI de América Latina y el Caribe pertenecientes a Brasil, Colombia, Perú y República Dominicana, se reunieron en Medellín, - [Refugiados nicaragüenses LGBTI en Centroamérica y México se reúnen en Costa Rica](https://raceandequality.org/resources/nicaraguan-refugees-living-in-mexico-and-central-america-held-a-summit-in-costa-rica/) - San José, Costa Rica. Un grupo de refugiados nicaragüenses LGBTI en Centroamérica y México sostuvieron un encuentro en San José, Costa Rica, entre el 29 y el 31 de julio de este año, para propiciar una discusión en torno a diferentes derechos que han sido vulnerados en esta población, entre ellos la discriminación por su - [Un mensaje de unión y fortaleza en el Día Internacional de la Mujer Afrolatinoamericana, Afrocaribeña y de la Diáspora](https://raceandequality.org/resources/a-message-of-unity-and-strength-on-the-international-day-for-afro-latina-afro-caribbean-and-diaspora-women/) - Washington D.C. 24 de julio de 2020.- Desde 1992, cada 25 de julio se celebra el Día Internacional de la mujer Afrolatinoamericana, Afrocaribeña y de la Diáspora para conmemorar el Primer Encuentro de Mujeres Afrolatinas y Afrocaribeñas que tuvo lugar ese año en República Dominicana, y que fue el punto de partida para la lucha - [Raza e Igualdad lanza material informativo para aumentar conocimiento e incidencia ante mecanismos de protección de los derechos humanos](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-launches-informational-material-to-increase-knowledge-about-and-advocacy-before-human-rights-protection-mechanisms/) - Washington D.C., 20 de agosto de 2020.- El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) pone a disposición de la sociedad civil y activistas de América Latina y el Caribe, material informativo sobre la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA), y sus respectivos órganos, y sobre la Organización de las Naciones Unidas - [Raza e Igualdad lanza Manual para la Elaboración de Informes de Derechos Humanos para la Incidencia](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-launches-manual-on-report-writing-for-human-rights-advocacy/) - Washington D.C., 21 de septiembre de 2020.- El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) presenta el Manual para la Elaboración de Informes de Derechos Humanos para la Incidencia (IDH-I), con el fin de contribuir a que las organizaciones de la sociedad civil puedan fortalecer sus capacidades para la elaboración autónoma de - [Raza e Igualdad lanza campaña regional para promover la ratificación e implementación de la Convención Interamericana contra el Racismo, la Discriminación Racial y Formas Conexas de Intolerancia](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-launches-regional-campaign-to-promote-the-ratification-and-implementation-of-the-inter-american-convention-against-racism-racial-discrimination-and-related-forms-of-intolerance/) - Washington D.C., 8 de septiembre de 2021.- Con el objetivo de contribuir a combatir el racismo en las Américas, el Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad), realizó este jueves 2 de septiembre de 2021 el lanzamiento de la campaña “Hacia una región libre de discriminación racial”, la cual se extenderá - [Raza e Igualdad formula ocho recomendaciones para proteger a la población afrodescendiente de América Latina en medio de la pandemia de COVID-19](https://raceandequality.org/resources/race-and-equality-publishes-eight-recommendations-to-protect-the-afro-descendant-population-in-latin-america-from-covid-19/) - Washington D.C., 6 de agosto de 2020.- Ante la pandemia de COVID-19 que enfrenta el mundo entero, el Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) se propuso analizar el contexto en que la población afrodescendiente de América Latina está viviendo esta emergencia de salud, y formuló ocho recomendaciones para los Estados ## Where We Work - [Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/nicaragua/) - Nicaragua vive una grave crisis sociopolítica y de derechos humanos producto del desmantelamiento de las instituciones democráticas y la destrucción del espacio cívico y democrático. Desde el año 2018, el régimen de Daniel Ortega y Rosario Murillo ha cometido violaciones sistemáticas y generalizadas de derechos humanos que constituyen crímenes de lesa humanidad contra un sector - [Nicaragua](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/nicaragua/) - Nicaragua is experiencing a serious socio-political and human rights crisis resulting from the dismantling of democratic institutions and the destruction of civic and democratic space. Since 2018, the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo has committed systematic and widespread human rights violations that constitute crimes against humanity against a sector of the population considered - [Cuba](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/cuba/) - In Cuba, a systematic context of human rights violations persists which, combined with a deep political, economic, social, and energy crisis, places the population in a situation of permanent vulnerability. This reality worsened after the peaceful protests of July 11, 2021, considered historic due to the scale of citizen mobilization. In response, authorities detained nearly - [Cuba](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/cuba/) - En Cuba se mantiene un contexto sistemático de violaciones a los derechos humanos que, sumado a una profunda crisis política, económica, social y energética, coloca a la población en una situación de vulnerabilidad permanente. Esta realidad se agravó tras las protestas pacíficas del 11 de julio de 2021, consideradas históricas por la magnitud de la - [Brazil](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/brazil/) - Brazil is a country with enormous territorial dimensions and a vast diversity of populations, environments and cultures. From north to south, indigenous peoples and quilombolas, the black population and other groups in situations of vulnerability – including LGBTI+ people and other intersectionalities – make up different socio-cultural and religious traditions that persist and remain visible, - [Cuba](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/cuba/) - Em Cuba, mantém-se um contexto sistemático de violações de direitos humanos que, somado a uma profunda crise política, econômica, social e energética, coloca a população em uma situação de vulnerabilidade permanente. Essa realidade se agravou após os protestos pacíficos de 11 de julho de 2021, considerados históricos pela magnitude da mobilização cidadã. Como resposta, as - [Nicarágua](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/nicaragua/) - A Nicarágua vive uma grave crise sociopolítica e de direitos humanos resultante do desmantelamento das instituições democráticas e da destruição do espaço cívico e democrático. Desde 2018, o regime de Daniel Ortega e Rosario Murillo vem cometendo violações sistemáticas e generalizadas dos direitos humanos, o que constitui crimes contra a humanidade, contra um setor da população - [Peru](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/peru/) - According to official surveys, 8% of the population in Peru identifies as LGBTI – roughly more than 1,748,357 people. The cisheteronormative system that governs the country causes this sector of the population to be systematically discriminated against, pathologized and stigmatized due to their sexual orientation, gender expression or gender identity. Currently, the State does not - [European Union](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/european-union/) - About the European Union The European Union (EU) is an economic and political association currently made up of 27 European countries. It was formed in 1958 and was originally called European Economic Community (ECC) since it was the economic cooperation between six countries to reduce the possibilities of conflict between them. This created a large - [OEA](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/oas/) - Sobre a OEA A Organização dos Estados Americanos (OEA) e dois de seus órgãos mais importantes, a Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos (CIDH) e a Corte Interamericana de Direitos Humanos (Corte IDH ), são os principais mecanismos regionais dedicados à promoção e proteção dos direitos humanos nas Américas. Esses órgãos fornecem fóruns essenciais nos quais - [ONU](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/un/) - Sobre a ONU A Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU) é uma organização intergovernamental dedicada à promoção e proteção dos direitos humanos em todo o mundo. A ONU criou a maioria dos padrões internacionais de direitos humanos para combater as violações de direitos humanos e, devido à sua natureza, é um importante espaço de advocacy por - [Consórcio Latino-Americano de Direitos Humanos](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/latin-american-human-rights-consortium/) - A América Latina atravessa um período de sérios desafios em matéria de direitos humanos. Além das crises na Venezuela e na Nicarágua, há a criminalização dos protestos sociais no Brasil, Colômbia, Chile e Peru, o fechamento de espaços cívicos em El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras e México; Ademais, a persistência de assassinatos de lideranças comunitárias na - [OEA](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/oas/) - Sobre la OEA La Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) y dos de sus órganos más importantes, la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) y la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (la Corte-IDH), son los mecanismos regionales clave dedicados a la promoción y protección de los derechos humanos en las Américas. Estos órganos proporcionan foros esenciales en - [ONU](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/un/) - Sobre la ONU La Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) es una organización intergubernamental dedicada a la promoción y protección de los derechos humanos en todo el mundo. En la ONU se han creado la mayoría de las normas internacionales de derechos humanos para combatir las violaciones de derechos humanos y, debido a su naturaleza, - [Consorcio Latinoamericano de DDHH](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/latin-american-human-rights-consortium/) - América Latina atraviesa un periodo de serios desafíos en materia de derechos humanos. A las crisis que viven Venezuela y Nicaragua se suman la criminalización de las protestas sociales en Brasil, Colombia, Chile y Perú; el cierre de espacios cívicos en El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras y México; la persistencia de asesinatos de líderes comunitarios en - [OAS](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/oas/) - About the OAS The Organization of American States (OAS) and two of its most important organs, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (the Commission) and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (the Inter-American Court), are the key regional mechanisms dedicated to the promotion and protection of human rights in the Americas. These bodies provide essential - [UN](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/un/) - About the UN The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to the promotion and protection of human rights throughout the world. The UN has created most of the international human rights standards to combat human rights violations and, as such, represents an important space for civil society organizations working to conduct advocacy and - [Latin American Human Rights Consortium](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/latin-american-human-rights-consortium/) - Latin America is going through a period of serious challenges to human rights. In addition to the social crises in Venezuela and Nicaragua, there is the criminalization of social protests in Brazil, Colombia, Chile and Peru; the closure of civic spaces in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico; the persistence of killings of community leaders - [Peru](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/peru/) - De acordo com pesquisas oficiais, no Peru, 8% da população se identifica como uma pessoa LGBTI+; Eu quero dizer mais de 1.748.357 pessoas. O sistema cisheteronormativo que rege o país faz com que esse setor seja sistematicamente discriminado, patologizado e estigmatizado em função de sua orientação sexual, expressão de gênero, identidade de gênero ou características - [República Dominicana](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/dominican-republic/) - A República Dominicana tem um contexto étnico e racial excepcional, uma vez que é o único país da região com uma alta população afrodescendente que desconhece sua ancestralidade afrodescendente e discrimina abertamente outras populações afrodescendentes, especialmente as populações migrantes haitianas e dominicano-haitianas. Os dominicanos-haitianos são vítimas da desapropriação de sua nacionalidade, sofrem ataques da imigração - [República Dominicana](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/dominican-republic/) - República Dominicana posee un contexto étnico racial extraordinario dado que es el único país de la región con una alta población afrodescendiente que desconoce su ascendencia afrodescendiente y discrimina abiertamente contra otras poblaciones afrodescendientes, especialmente las poblaciones de migrantes haitianos y dominico-haitianos. Las personas dominico-haitianas son víctimas de despojo de su nacionalidad, redadas migratorias que - [Perú](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/peru/) - Según encuestas oficiales, en Perú, el 8% de la población se identifica como una persona LGBTI+, es decir, más de 1,748,357 de personas. El sistema cisheteronormativo que rige en el país, ocasiona que este sector sea sistemáticamente discriminado, patologizado y estigmatizado debido a su orientación sexual, expresión de género, identidad de género o características sexuales. - [Dominican Republic](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/dominican-republic/) - The Dominican Republic has a unique ethnic and racial context, given that it is the only country in the region with a dense Afro-descendant population that is unaware of its Afro-descendant ancestry, and openly discriminates against other Afro-descendant populations, especially the Haitian and Dominican Haitian migrant populations. Dominican Haitians, in particular, have been victims of - [México](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/mexico/) - No México há um contexto de desigualdade e violência sistêmica que se reflete nas lacunas e barreiras que impedem o pleno exercício dos direitos humanos de comunidades historicamente excluídas, como afrodescendentes, indígenas, LGBTI+, mulheres e pessoas em mobilidade social. De acordo com a Pesquisa Nacional sobre Discriminação (ENADIS), Os grupos populacionais que enfrentam os maiores atos - [Colômbia](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/colombia/) - Na Colômbia, um conflito armado interno que durou várias décadas deu lugar a padrões sistêmicos de violência, racismo e discriminação racial, particularmente contra comunidades afrodescendentes vítimas de deslocamento forçado. Esse contexto foi exacerbado por políticas governamentais inadequadas em relação ao tratamento das vítimas e evoluiu, nos últimos anos, para a violência policial racializada. Apesar dos - [Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/colombia/) - En Colombia, un conflicto armado interno que fue prolongado durante varias décadas ha dado paso a patrones sistémicos de violencia, racismo y discriminación racial, particularmente contra las comunidades afrodescendientes, víctimas de desplazamiento forzado. Este contexto fue agudizado por políticas gubernamentales inadecuadas hacia el trato de las víctimas, y ha evolucionado, en los últimos años, a - [México](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/mexico/) - En México existe un contexto de desigualdad y violencia sistémica que se refleja en las brechas y barreras que imposibilitan el ejercicio pleno de los derechos humanos de las comunidades históricamente excluidas, como las personas afrodescendientes, indígenas, LGBTI+, mujeres y en movilidad social. Según la Encuesta Nacional sobre Discriminación (ENADIS), los grupos poblacionales que enfrentan - [Mexico](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/mexico/) - Mexico processes a social context characterized by high levels of inequality and systemic violence, as evidenced by the existence of gaps and barriers that prevent historically excluded and marginalized communities, such as Afro-descendants, indigenous people, LGBTI+, women and displaced populations, from the full exercise of their human rights. According to the National Survey on Discrimination - [Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/colombia/) - In Colombia, an internal armed conflict that lasted for many decades has given way to systemic patterns of violence, racism and racial discrimination, particularly against Afro-descendant communities who are victims of forced displacement. This context was exacerbated by inadequate government policies toward the treatment of victims and has evolved, in recent years, to exhibit racialized - [Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/brazil/) - O Brasil é um país com dimensão territorial continental e possui uma vasta diversidade populacional, ambiental e cultural. Do norte ao sul, povos indígenas e quilombolas, população negra entre outros grupos em situação de vulnerabilidade – como as pessoas LGBTI+ e as demais interseccionalidades – compõem diferentes tradições socioculturais e religiosas que resistem e (re)existem - [Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/brazil/) - Brasil es un país con una dimensión territorial continental y tiene una vasta diversidad poblacional, ambiental y cultural. De norte a sur, los pueblos indígenas y quilombolas, la población negra y otros grupos en situación de vulnerabilidad, como las personas LGBTI+ y otras interseccionalidades, conforman diferentes tradiciones socioculturales y religiosas que resisten y (re)existen por - [Honduras](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/honduras/) - El Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos trabaja para promover la igualdad racial, étnica y de género para las comunidades afrodescendientes, indígenas y LGBTI +, un enfoque único entre las organizaciones internacionales de derechos humanos. Trabajamos con organizaciones afrodescendientes y LGBTI+ en Honduras y con una amplia gama de organizaciones que trabajan para combatir - [Honduras](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/honduras/) - O Instituto de Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos trabalha para promover a igualdade racial, étnica e de gênero para comunidades afrodescendentes, indígenas e LGBTI+, uma abordagem única entre as organizações internacionais de direitos humanos. Trabalhamos com organizações afrodescendentes e LGBTI+ em Honduras e com uma ampla gama de organizações que trabalham para combater a discriminação - [Honduras](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/honduras/) - The Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights works to promote racial, ethnic and gender equality for Afro-descendant, indigenous and LGBTI+ communities, a unique approach among international human rights organizations. We work with Afro-descendant and LGBTI+ organizations in Honduras and with a wide range of organizations working to combat racial discrimination and discrimination based on - [União Europeia](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/european-union/) - Sobre a União Europeia A União Europeia (UE) é uma associação económica e política composta atualmente por 27 países europeus. Em seus primórdios (1958) foi chamada de Comunidade Econômica Europeia, pois era a cooperação econômica entre seis países para reduzir as possibilidades de conflito entre eles. Isto criou um grande mercado único e, desde 1993, - [Unión Europea](https://raceandequality.org/where_we_work/european-union/) - Sobre la Unión Europea La Unión Europea (UE) es una asociación económica y política conformada actualmente por 27 países europeos. En sus inicios (1958) se denominó Comunidad Económica Europea, puesto que era la cooperación económica entre seis países para reducir las posibilidades de conflicto entre ellos. 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Race and - [JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: PROGRAM ASSISTANT](https://raceandequality.org/job-posting/job-announcement-program-assistant/) - JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Full-time Program Assistant International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights Location: Washington, D.C. (Hybrid) Start date: ASAP The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights is a human rights organization created in 2015 working in partnership with local activists in Latin America to build grass roots movements that promote and protect - [Job Announcement: Advocacy Officer](https://raceandequality.org/job-posting/job-announcement-advocacy-officer/) - JOB ANNOUNCEMENT ADVOCACY OFFICER International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights Location: Geneva, Switzerland Start Date: January, 2023 The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) is a human rights organization created in 2014 working in partnership with local activists in Latin America to build grass roots movements that promote and - [Job Announcement: Latin America Legal Program Officer](https://raceandequality.org/job-posting/job-announcement-latin-america-legal-program-officer/) - JOB ANNOUNCEMENT LATIN AMERICA LEGAL PROGRAM OFFICER International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights Location: Washington, DC Start date: ASAP The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights is a human rights organization created in 2014 working in partnership with local activists in Latin America to build grass roots movements that promote and - [Oportunidad de trabajo: Asesor/a Legal Senior en Bogotá, Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/es/job-posting/oportunidad-de-trabajo-asesor-a-legal-senior-en-bogota-colombia/) - CONVOCATORIA LABORAL Asesor/a Legal Senior – Tiempo completo Lugar: Bogotá, Colombia Octubre 2025 El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos es una organización para la protección de los derechos humanos fundada en el 2015, que trabaja con activistas locales de Latinoamérica para construir movimientos de base que promueven la protección de los derechos - [Convocatoria: Consultoría para evaluación externa de proyecto](https://raceandequality.org/es/job-posting/convocatoria-consultoria-para-evaluacion-externa-de-proyecto/) - Términos de Referencia (TDR) Consultoría para evaluación externa de un proyecto desarrollado por el Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos Ubicación: Remoto Antecedentes El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (en adelante Raza e Igualdad o el Instituto) es una organización no gubernamental internacional que trabaja con organizaciones - [Consultoria para o tema Raça e Gênero](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/job-posting/consultoria-para-o-tema-raca-e-genero/) - TERMO DE REFERÊNCIA Consultoria para o tema Raça e Gênero Contratação: Imediata Preferência para candidatos/as/es afrodescendentes Localidade: Rio de Janeiro O Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos trabalha para promover a igualdade racial e étnica das comunidades afrodescendentes e indígenas – uma abordagem única entre as organizações internacionais de direitos humanos. Trabalhamos - [Oportunidad de trabajo: Consultor/a/e en Comunicación](https://raceandequality.org/es/job-posting/oportunidad-de-trabajo-consultoria-comunicacion/) - OPORTUNIDAD DE TRABAJO Consultor/a/e de Comunicación Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos Ubicación: Brasil o Colombia El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) es una organización internacional no gubernamental de defensa y protección de los derechos humanos creada en 2014 que trabaja con contrapartes y activistas locales - [Oportunidad de trabajo: Consultor/a/e de Justicia Racial en República Dominicana](https://raceandequality.org/es/job-posting/oportunidad-de-trabajo-consultoria-justicia-racial-republica-dominicana/) - OPORTUNIDAD DE TRABAJO Consultor/a/e de Justicia Racial Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos Ubicación: República Dominicana El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) es una organización internacional no gubernamental de defensa y protección de los derechos humanos creada en 2014 que trabaja con contrapartes y activistas locales - [Oficial para o projeto de combate ao racismo religioso](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/job-posting/oficial-para-o-projeto-de-combate-ao-racismo-religioso/) - Oportunidade de trabalho Contratação imediata Localidade: Rio de Janeiro Prazo de inscrição: 21/01/2025 O Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos trabalha para promover a igualdade racial e étnica das comunidades afrodescendentes e indígenas – uma abordagem única entre as organizações internacionais de direitos humanos. Trabalhamos com organizações afrodescendentes no Brasil, bem como com - [Consultoría para evaluación externa de proyecto desarrollado por Raza e Igualdad, Freedom House y PADF](https://raceandequality.org/es/job-posting/consultoria-consorcio-evaluacion-externa-proyecto/) - Términos de Referencia (TDR) Consultoría para evaluación externa de un proyecto desarrollado por el Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos, Freedom House y PADF Antecedentes El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (en adelante Raza e Igualdad o el Instituto) es una organización no gubernamental internacional que trabaja con - [Oportunidad Laboral: Consultoría abogada/e/o](https://raceandequality.org/es/job-posting/oportunidad-laboral-consultoria-abogada-e-o/) - Consultoría Abogado-a-e Contratación Tiempo completo Instituto Internacional de Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos Lugar: Colombia El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) es una organización internacional no gubernamental de defensa y protección de los derechos humanos creada en 2014 que trabaja con contrapartes y activistas locales en América Latina - [Oportunidad Laboral: Contador/a/e Junior](https://raceandequality.org/es/job-posting/oportunidad-laboral/) - OPORTUNIDAD DE TRABAJO Consultoría Contador/a/e Junior Contratación Inmediata Ubicación: Bogotá Colombia El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad), es una organización internacional no gubernamental de defensa y protección de los derechos humanos creada en 2014 que trabaja con contrapartes y activistas locales en América Latina para promover y - [Oportunidad Laboral: Apoyo Legal Junior en Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/es/job-posting/oportunidad-laboral-apoyo-legal-junior-en-colombia/) - OPORTUNIDAD DE TRABAJO Consultoría Apoyo Legal Junior Contratación Inmediata Ubicación: Bogotá-Colombia El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad), es una organización internacional no gubernamental de defensa y protección de los derechos humanos creada en 2014 que trabaja con contrapartes y activistas locales en América Latina para promover y proteger los - [Assessor/a/e de Incidência Política em Brasília](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/job-posting/assessor-a-e-de-incidencia-politica-em-brasilia-2/) - OPORTUNIDADE DE TRABALHO Assessor/a/e de Incidência Politica Localização: Brasília - Brasil Prazo de inscrição 21/01/2025 O Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos é uma organização internacional de proteção dos direitos humanos fundada em 2015, que trabalha com ativistas locais na América Latina para construir movimentos populares que promovam a proteção dos - [Job Announcement: Staff Accountant](https://raceandequality.org/job-posting/job-announcement-staff-accountant/) - September 2024 JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Job Title: Staff Accountant Organization: International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights Location: Washington, D.C. Start date: October 2024 Organization: The International Institute on Race, Equality, and Human Rights (Race and Equality) is a human rights organization created in 2014 working in partnership with local activists in Latin America - [Job Announcement: Development and Grant Writing Officer](https://raceandequality.org/job-posting/development-and-grant-writing-officer/) - July 2024 JOB ANNOUNCEMENT – Development and Grant Writing Officer Start Date: September 1, 2024 Location: Flexible The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights is a human rights organization created in 2015 working in partnership with local activists in Latin America to build grass roots movements that promote and protect the - [CONSULTORIA SOBRE JUSTIÇA RACIAL](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/job-posting/consultoria-justica-racial/) - OPORTUNIDADE DE TRABALHO CONSULTORIA SOBRE JUSTIÇA RACIAL Contratação imediata Preferência para candidatos/as/es quilombolas e indígenas Localização: Rio de Janeiro O Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos trabalha para promover a igualdade racial e étnica das comunidades afrodescendentes e indígenas – uma abordagem única entre as organizações internacionais de direitos - [Consultoria sobre Participação Política de Mulheres Negras LBTI](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/job-posting/consultoria-participacao-politica-lbti/) - OPORTUNIDADE DE TRABALHO Consultoria sobre Participação Política de Mulheres Negras LBTI Localização: Rio de Janeiro - Brasil O Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos é uma organização internacional de proteção dos direitos humanos fundada em 2015, que trabalha com ativistas locais na América Latina para construir movimentos populares que promovam - [Oportunidade de Trabalho: Assistente de Comunicação](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/job-posting/assistente-de-comunicacao/) - OPORTUNIDADE DE TRABALHO Assistente de Comunicação Localização: Rio de Janeiro - Brasil O Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos é uma organização internacional de proteção dos direitos humanos fundada em 2015, que trabalha com ativistas locais na América Latina para construir movimentos populares que promovam a proteção dos direitos das - [Oportunidade de Trabalho: Consultor/a/e LGBTI+ no Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/job-posting/consultoria-lgbti-no-brasil/) - OPORTUNIDADE DE TRABALHO Consultor LGBTI no Brasil Localização: Rio de Janeiro - Brasil O Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos é uma organização internacional de proteção dos direitos humanos fundada em 2015, que trabalha com ativistas locais na América Latina para construir movimentos populares que promovam a proteção dos direitos das populações - [Oportunidade de Trabalho: Consultor LGBTI no Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/job-posting/oportunidade-de-trabalho-consultor-lgbti-no-brasil/) - OPORTUNIDADE DE TRABALHO Consultor LGBTI no Brasil Localização: Rio de Janeiro - Brasil O Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos é uma organização internacional de proteção dos direitos humanos fundada em 2015, que trabalha com ativistas locais na América Latina para construir movimentos populares que promovam a proteção dos direitos das populações marginalizadas - [Oportunidade de Trabalho: Consultoria para o tema racial e étnico](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/job-posting/oportunidade-de-trabalho-consultoria-para-o-tema-racial-e-etnico/) - TERMO DE REFERÊNCIA CONTRATAÇÃO DE PESSOA FÍSICA PARA CONSULTORIA PARA O TEMA RACIAL E ÉTNICO Contratação imediata Preferência para candidatos/as/es quilombolas e indígenas Localidade: Brasília Brasil, 16 de Outubro de 2023.- O Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos trabalha para promover a igualdade racial e étnica das comunidades afrodescendentes e indígenas – uma - [Assessor/a/e de Incidência Política em Brasília](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/job-posting/assessor-a-e-de-incidencia-politica-em-brasilia/) - OPORTUNIDADE DE TRABALHO Assessor/a/e de Incidência Política - Brasília Localização: Brasília - Brasil O Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos é uma organização internacional de proteção dos direitos humanos fundada em 2015, que trabalha com ativistas locais na América Latina para construir movimentos populares que promovam a proteção dos direitos das populações - [Oportunidade de Trabalho: CONSULTORIA EM PROJETO DE COMBATE AO RACISMO RELIGIOSO](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/job-posting/oportunidade-de-trabalho-consultoria-em-projeto-de-combate-ao-racismo-religioso/) - Brasil, 04 de julho de 2023 - O Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos trabalha para promover a igualdade racial e étnica das comunidades afrodescendentes e indígenas – uma abordagem única entre as organizações internacionais de direitos humanos. Trabalhamos com organizações afrodescendentes no Brasil, assim como com uma grande variedade de organizações que combatem - [OPORTUNIDAD DE TRABAJO – Consultoría en investigación con enfoque étnico Contratación Inmediata Corporación Instituto Internacional de Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos Ubicación: Bogotá, Colombia.](https://raceandequality.org/es/job-posting/oportunidad-de-trabajo-consultoria-en-investigacion-con-enfoque-etnico-contratacion-inmediata-corporacion-instituto-internacional-de-raza-igualdad-y-derechos-humanos-ubicacion-bogota-col/) - El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) es una organización internacional no gubernamental de defensa y protección de los derechos humanos creada en 2014 que trabaja con contrapartes y activistas locales en América Latina para promover y proteger los derechos humanos de poblaciones en condiciones de marginalidad, ya sea por - [OPORTUNIDAD DE TRABAJO –Consultor/a apoyo incidencia y metodologías. Contratación Inmediata - Corporación Instituto Internacional de Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos Ubicación: Bogotá, Colombia.](https://raceandequality.org/es/job-posting/consultor-a-apoyo-incidencia-y-metodologias-contratacion-inmediata-corporacion-instituto-internacional-de-raza-igualdad-y-derechos-humanos/) - Colombia, 15 de mayo del 2023.-El Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) es una organización internacional no gubernamental de defensa y protección de los derechos humanos creada en 2014 que trabaja con contrapartes y activistas locales en América Latina para promover y proteger los derechos humanos de poblaciones en condiciones - [JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: LGBTI Program Assistant](https://raceandequality.org/job-posting/job-announcement-lgbti-program-assistant-3/) - JOB ANNOUNCEMENT LGBTI Program Assistant International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights Location: US/ Preferred location Washington, DC Start date: ASAP The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights is a human rights organization created in 2014 working in partnership with local activists in Latin America to build grass roots movements that promote - [Oportunidade de Trabalho: Assistente Administrativo](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/job-posting/oportunidade-de-trabalho-assistente-administrativo/) - Brasil, 28 de julho de 2023 - O Instituto sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos trabalha para promover a igualdade racial e étnica das comunidades afrodescendentes e indígenas – uma abordagem única entre as organizações internacionais de direitos humanos. Trabalhamos com organizações afrodescendentes no Brasil, bem como com uma grande variedade de organizações que combatem - [Oportunidade de Trabalho: Consultor Legal - Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/job-posting/oportunidade-de-trabalho-consultor-legal-brasil/) - O Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos é uma organização internacional de proteção dos direitos humanos fundada em 2015, que trabalha com ativistas locais na América Latina para construir movimentos populares que promovam a proteção dos direitos das populações marginalizadas por seu gênero, raça, etnia, status socioeconômico, orientação sexual, identidade de gênero ou - [Oportunidade de Trabalho: Assessor/a de Advocacy em Brasília (Brasil)](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/job-posting/oportunidade-de-trabalho-assessor-a-de-advocacy-em-brasilia-brasil/) - Brasil, 09 de fevereiro de 2021 - O Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos é uma organização internacional de proteção dos direitos humanos fundada em 2015, que trabalha com ativistas locais na América Latina para construir movimentos populares que promovam a proteção dos direitos das populações marginalizadas por seu gênero, raça, etnia, status - [Oportunidade de Trabalho – Coordenador/a de País: Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/job-posting/oportunidade-de-trabalho-coordenador-a-de-pais-brasil/) - O Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos é uma organização internacional de proteção dos direitos humanos fundada em 2015, que trabalha com ativistas locais na América Latina para construir movimentos populares que promovam a proteção dos direitos das populações marginalizadas por seu gênero, raça, etnia, status socioeconômico, orientação sexual, identidade de gênero ou - [Oportunidade de Trabalho: Oficial de programa sobre Racismo Religioso](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/job-posting/oportunidade-de-trabalho-oficial-de-programa-sobre-racismo-religioso/) - Brasil, 07 de julho de 2021 - O Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos é uma organização internacional de proteção dos direitos humanos fundada em 2015, que trabalha com ativistas locais na América Latina para construir movimentos populares que promovam a proteção dos direitos das populações marginalizadas por seu gênero, raça, etnia, status - [Oportunidade de Trabalho - Consultoria para apoiar projeto futuro sobre participação política de mulheres negras LBTI](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/job-posting/oportunidade-de-trabalho-consultoria-para-apoiar-projeto-futuro-sobre-participacao-politica-de-mulheres-negras-lbti/) - Brasil, 29 de outubro de 2021 - O Instituto Internacional sobre Raça, Igualdade e Direitos Humanos é uma organização internacional de proteção dos direitos humanos fundada em 2015, que trabalha com ativistas locais na América Latina para construir movimentos populares que promovam a proteção dos direitos das populações marginalizadas por seu gênero, raça, etnia, status - [JOB ANNOUNCEMENT - Office Manager (DC/US)](https://raceandequality.org/job-posting/job-announcement-office-manager-dc-us/) - JOB ANNOUNCEMENT OFFICE MANAGER International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights Location: Washington, DC The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (IIREHR) is an international, human rights capacity-building organization that works side by side with activists in Latin America to enhance their ability to promote and protect the human rights of marginalized - [JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: DEVELOPMENT AND GRANT WRITING OFFICER (Part Time)](https://raceandequality.org/job-posting/job-announcement-development-and-grant-writing-officer-part-time/) - JOB ANNOUNCEMENT - PART TIME (WITH POTENTIAL FOR FULL-TIME BASED ON FUNDING AVAILABILITY) DEVELOPMENT AND GRANT WRITING OFFICER - IMMEDIATE HIRE International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights Location: Washington, D.C. The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights is a human rights organization created in 2014 working in partnership with local activists in - [JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Latin America Senior Legal Program Officer](https://raceandequality.org/job-posting/job-announcement-latin-america-senior-legal-program-officer/) - JOB ANNOUNCEMENT LATIN AMERICA SENIOR LEGAL PROGRAM OFFICER International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights Location: Washington, D.C. Start date: October 1, 2020 The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights is a human rights organization created in 2014 working in partnership with local activists in Latin America to build grassroots movements that - [JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Legal Program Officer](https://raceandequality.org/job-posting/job-announcement-legal-program-officer/) - JOB ANNOUNCEMENT LATIN AMERICA LEGAL PROGRAM OFFICER International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights Location: Washington, D.C. Start date: March 1, 2021 The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights is a human rights organization created in 2014 working in partnership with local activists in Latin America to build grassroots movements that promote - [*Repost* Job Announcement: Latin America Legal Program Officer (Brazil)](https://raceandequality.org/job-posting/repost-job-announcement-latin-america-legal-program-officer-brazil/) - JOB ANNOUNCEMENT LATIN AMERICA LEGAL PROGRAM OFFICER (BRAZIL) International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights Location: Washington, D.C. (telework until further notice due to COVID-19) Start date: As soon as possible August 2021.- The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights is a human rights organization created in 2014 working in partnership with - [*Repost* JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Full-Time Consultant (Brussels)](https://raceandequality.org/job-posting/repost-job-announcement-full-time-consultant-brussels/) - JOB ANNOUNCEMENT FULL-TIME CONSULTANT International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights Location: Brussels, Belgium Start Date: As soon as possible The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights is a human rights organization created in 2014 working in partnership with local activists in Latin America to build grassroots movements that promote and protect - [Job Announcement: Program Manager](https://raceandequality.org/job-posting/job-announcement-program-manager/) - JOB ANNOUNCEMENT LATIN AMERICA COUNTRY PROGRAM MANAGER International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights Location: Washington, D.C. Start date: January 1, 2022 The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) is a human rights organization created in 2014 working in partnership with local activists in Latin America to build grass - [JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Organizational Development Consultant](https://raceandequality.org/job-posting/job-announcement-organizational-development-consultant/) - The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights is a human rights organization created in 2014 working in partnership with local activists in Latin America to build grass roots movements that promote and protect the rights of populations marginalized because of gender, ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. Race and - [Job Announcement: Latin America Program Officer](https://raceandequality.org/job-posting/job-announcement-latin-america-program-officer/) - JOB ANNOUNCEMENT LATIN AMERICA PROGRAM OFFICER International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights Location: Washington, D.C. (telework until further notice due to COVID-19) Start date: As soon as possible The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights is a human rights organization created in 2014 working in partnership with local activists in Latin - [JOB ANNOUCEMENT: Human Resources/Office Manager](https://raceandequality.org/job-posting/job-annoucement-human-resources-office-manager/) - The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights (Race and Equality) is an international, human rights capacity-building organization that works side by side with activists in Latin America to enhance their ability to promote and protect the human rights of marginalized and vulnerable people who suffer from discrimination based on their national or ethnic - [Job Announcement: LGBTI Program Officer](https://raceandequality.org/job-posting/job-announcement-lgbti-program-officer/) - November, 2015 JOB ANNOUNCEMENT LGBTI PROGRAM OFFICER Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights Location: Washington, D.C. The International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights is a new human rights organization created in 2015 working in partnership with local activists in Latin America to build grassroots movements that promote and protect the rights ## Publications - [Bodies and Resistance that TRANSgress the Pandemic: Trans Masculinities and Non-binary AFAB people in Peru](https://raceandequality.org/publication/bodies-and-resistance-that-transgress-the-pandemic-trans-masculinities-and-non-binary-afab-people-in-peru/) - June 2021 - [CEDAW and its impact on women’s life: an intersectional perspective](https://raceandequality.org/publication/cedaw-and-its-impact-on-womens-life-an-intersectional-perspective/) - Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru and Dominican Republic May 2021 - [HOW TO UNDERSTAND JULY 11 AND NOVEMBER 15 IN LIGHT OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS](https://raceandequality.org/publication/how-to-understand-july-11-and-november-15-in-light-of-international-human-rights-standards/) - An Intersectional Focus July 2022 - [Gênero, diversidade e democracia](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/publication/genero-diversidade-e-democracia/) - Uma Análise sobre a Participação de Mulheres Cis e Trans no Cenário Político Brasileiro. - [China’s Influence in Nicaragua and Its Effects on Human Rights](https://raceandequality.org/publication/chinas-influence-in-nicaragua-and-its-effects-on-human-rights/) - This report examines the evolution and characteristics of the Chinese presence in the region, with emphasis on the Nicaraguan case, incorporating economic, political, social, and environmental dimensions. - [La influencia China en Nicaragua y sus efectos en los Derechos Humanos](https://raceandequality.org/publication/chinas-influence-in-nicaragua-and-its-effects-on-human-rights/) - Este informe examina la evolución y características de la presencia china en la región, con énfasis en el caso nicaragüense, incorporando dimensiones económicas, políticas, sociales y ambientales. - ["¿Dónde más busco?": Vidas suspendidas, desapariciones forzadas en Nicaragua y la resistencia de quienes les buscan](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/informe-desapariciones-forzadas-nicaragua-agosto-2025/) - Las desapariciones forzadas se han convertido en el rostro más cruel de la prisión política en Nicaragua. Este informe documenta cómo el régimen borra el rastro de las personas y deja sus vidas en suspenso, mientras condena a sus familias a una búsqueda interminable, en medio de amenazas y persecución a ellas mismas. - [Patrones de represión y persecución política en Nicaragua: De la prisión a la libertad, tras la Operación Guardabarranco](https://raceandequality.org/publication/patterns-of-repression-and-political-persecution-in-nicaragua-from-prison-to-freedom-after-operation-guardabarranco/) - El objetivo de este informe es contribuir a lograr verdad, justicia, reparación integral y solidaridad internacional para las personas arbitrariamente privadas de libertad por motivos políticos, con especial consideración hacia quienes actualmente se encuentran exiliadas y desnacionalizadas fuera de Nicaragua luego de haber sido desterradas forzadamente. - [Patterns of repression and political persecution in Nicaragua: From prison to freedom, after Operation Guardabarranco](https://raceandequality.org/publication/patterns-of-repression-and-political-persecution-in-nicaragua-from-prison-to-freedom-after-operation-guardabarranco/) - Executive Summary - [International Financial Support to Nicaragua and the Democratic and Human Rights Crisis](https://raceandequality.org/publication/international-financial-support-to-nicaragua-and-the-democratic-and-human-rights-crisis/) - The purpose of this report is to analyze the relationship between the authoritarian regime of Nicaragua and the International Financial Institutions (IFIs), in the framework of the obligations concerning the prohibition of crimes against humanity and respect for the human rights of both in Nicaragua. - [Vigilando Nuestro Voto: Experiencias de personas trans y no binarias del Perú en las Elecciones Regionales y Municipales 2022](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/vigilando-nuestro-voto-experiencias-de-personas-trans-y-no-binarias-del-peru-en-las-elecciones-regionales-y-municipales-2022/) - Junio 2024. Rosa Rabiosa junto a Raza e Igualdad recogen y analizan las experiencias en la aplicación del Protocolo para garantizar el derecho al voto de las personas trans y no binarias en Perú durante las Elecciones Regionales y Municipales 2022. - [If They Don't Mention Us, We Don't Exist: Lesbophobia in Cuba](https://raceandequality.org/publication/if-they-dont-mention-us-we-dont-exist-lesbophobia-in-cuba/) - December 2023. Museo V and Race and Equality present the first report on lesbophobia in Cuba. - [El apoyo financiero internacional a Nicaragua y la crisis democrática y de derechos humanos](https://raceandequality.org/?post_type=publication&p=19180) - Este informe tiene como objetivo analizar la relación entre el régimen autoritario de Nicaragua y las Instituciones Financieras Internacionales (IFIs), en el marco de las obligaciones referentes a la prohibición de crímenes de lesa humanidad y al respeto a los derechos humanos de ambos en Nicaragua. - [Si no nos mencionan, no existimos: la lesbofobia en Cuba](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/si-no-nos-mencionan-no-existimos-la-lesbofobia-en-cuba/) - Museo V y Raza e Igualdad presentan el primer informe sobre lesbofobia en Cuba. - [Bodies and Resistance that TRANSgress the Pandemic: Trans Masculinities and Non-Binary AFAB People in Peru (Executive Summary)](https://raceandequality.org/publication/bodies-and-resistance-that-transgress-the-pandemic-trans-masculinities-and-non-binary-afab-people-in-peru-executive-summary/) - Junio 2021 (Executive Summary) - [¿De qué color es lo invisible? La situación de derechos humanos de la población Afro-LGBTI en Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/publication/what-is-the-color-of-invisible-the-human-rights-situation-of-afro-lgbti-population-in-brasil/) - Septiembre 2020 - [Cuerpos y Resistencias que TRANSgreden la Pandemia: Transmasculinidades y Personas de Género no Binario AMAN en el Perú](https://raceandequality.org/publication/bodies-and-resistance-that-transgress-the-pandemic-trans-masculinities-and-non-binary-afab-people-in-peru/) - Junio 2021 - [La deuda pendiente con la población Afro-LGBT en Brasil, Colombia, Perú y República Dominicana](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/la-deuda-pendiente-con-la-poblacion-afro-lgbt-en-brasil-colombia-peru-y-republica-dominicana/) - Junio 2021 - [Qual é a cor do invisível? A situação de direitos humanos da população LGBTI negra no Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/publication/what-is-the-color-of-invisible-the-human-rights-situation-of-afro-lgbti-population-in-brasil/) - Setembro 2020 - [A dor e a delícia das transmasculinidades no Brasil: das invisibilidades às demandas](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/publication/a-dor-e-a-delicia-das-transmasculinidades-no-brasil-das-invisibilidades-as-demandas/) - 2021 - [Tratamiento a niños, niñas y jóvenes menores de 18 años en conflicto con las leyes penales cubanas](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/tratamiento-a-ninos-ninas-y-jovenes-menores-de-18-anos-en-conflicto-con-las-leyes-penales-cubanas/) - [El ejercicio efectivo de la libertad de asociación en Cuba. Un derecho vacío de contenido](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/el-ejercicio-efectivo-de-la-libertad-de-asociacion-en-cuba-un-derecho-vacio-de-contenido/) - [Obstáculos enfrentados por líderes y miembros de religiones afrocubanas en Cuba](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/obstaculos-enfrentados-por-lideres-y-miembros-de-religiones-afrocubanas-en-cuba/) - Documento que aborda el racismo religioso que se registra en la Isla. - [Situación de la POBLACIÓN AFROVENEZOLANA en contextos MIGRATORIOS en COLOMBIA Análisis y recomendaciones para la aplicación del enfoque étnico-racial e interseccional](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/situacion-de-la-poblacion-afrovenezolana-en-contextos-migratorios-en-colombia-analisis-y-recomendaciones-para-la-aplicacion-del-enfoque-etnico-racial-e-interseccional-2/) - [INFORME ALTERNATIVO AL CUARTO CICLO DE EVALUACIÓN DEL EXAMEN PERIÓDICO UNIVERSAL DEL ESTADO DE COLOMBIA](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/informe-alternativo-al-cuarto-ciclo-de-evaluacion-del-examen-periodico-universal-del-estado-de-colombia/) - Corporación Caribe Afirmativo, Fundación Grupo de Acción y Apoyo a personas Trans (GAAT), Fundación afrodescendiente por las diversidades sociales y sexuales (Somos Identidad) con el apoyo del Instituto sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos (Raza e Igualdad) presentamos este informe alternativo, que surge en febrero del año 2023, con la intención de trabajar conjuntamente de - [Escola de Formação Política Katia Tapety: Uma Experiência de Fortalecimento do Protagonismo de Mulheres Negras LBT](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/publication/escola-de-formacao-politica-katia-tapety-uma-experiencia-de-fortalecimento-do-protagonismo-de-mulheres-negras-lbt/) - Julho 2023 - [VIOLACIONES A LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS DE LAS PERSONAS ARBITRARIAMENTE PRIVADAS DE LIBERTAD POR MOTIVOS POLÍTICOS EN NICARAGUA](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/violaciones-a-los-derechos-humanos-de-las-personas-arbitrariamente-privadas-de-libertad-por-motivos-politicos-en-nicaragua/) - Febrero 2023 - [Convención Interamericana contra el Racismo, la Discriminación Racial y Formas Conexas de Intolerancia: Análisis de los elementos normativos para motivar e impulsar su ratificación en Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/convencion-interamericana-contra-el-racismo-la-discriminacion-racial-y-formas-conexas-de-intolerancia-analisis-de-los-elementos-normativos-para-motivar-e-impulsar-su-ratificacion-en-colombia/) - Julio 2016 - [Afrocolombianos, Afrocolombianas y Post-Acuerdo: Análisis de condiciones para la adopción de un enfoque diferencial entnico-afrocolombiano](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/afrocolombianos-afrocolombianas-y-post-acuerdo-analisis-de-condiciones-para-la-adopcion-de-un-enfoque-diferencial-entnico-afrocolombiano/) - Septiembre 2016 - [Primer Decenio de la Relatoría sobre los Derechos de las Personas Afrodescendientes y Contra la Discriminación Racial](https://raceandequality.org/publication/first-decade-of-the-rapporteurship-on-the-rights-of-persons-of-african-descent-and-against-racial-discrimination/) - Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos Mayo 2017 - [Uso del Sistema Interamericano de los Derechos Humanos](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/uso-del-sistema-interamericano-de-los-derechos-humanos/) - Guia practica para organizaciones no gubernamentales Junio 2017 - [Impacto del Comité de las Naciones Unidas para la Eliminación de la Discriminación Racial (CERD)](https://raceandequality.org/publication/impact-of-the-united-nations-committee-on-the-elimination-of-racial-discrimination-cerd/) - Brasil, Colombia, Cuba, República Dominicana y Perú Informe del Instituto Internacional sobre Raza, Igualdad y Derechos Humanos Julio 2017 - [Condenas premeditadas: Análisis de la situación de la administración de justicia en Cuba](https://raceandequality.org/publication/premeditated-convictions-analysis-of-the-situation-of-the-administration-of-justice-in-cuba/) - Cuba Report – Junio 2019 - [Las Medidas Cautelares de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, CIDH: Procedimiento y Función](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/las-medidas-cautelares-de-la-comision-interamericana-de-derechos-humanos-cidh-procedimiento-y-funcion/) - Guía práctica para activistas de derechos humanos Mayo 2020 - [“Medidas Cautelares de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH): Procedimiento y función](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/medidas-cautelares-de-la-comision-interamericana-de-derechos-humanos-cidh-procedimiento-y-funcion/) - Guía para Abogados (solo en español) Mayo 2020 - [Relatograma: Organización de los Estados Americanos – OEA](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/relatograma-organizacion-de-los-estados-americanos-oea/) - Qué es la OEA y cuál es su función en materia de la defensa de los derechos humanos Agosto 2020 - [Relatograma: Organización de las Naciones Unidas – ONU](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/relatograma-organizacion-de-las-naciones-unidas-onu/) - Qué es la ONU y cuál es su función en materia de la defensa de los derechos humanos Agosto 2020 - [Relatograma: Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/relatograma-sistema-interamericano-de-derechos-humanos/) - Qué son y cómo funcionan la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos y la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos Agosto 2020 - [Manual para la elaboración de informes de derechos humanos para la incidencia - Versión texto](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/manual-para-la-elaboracion-de-informes-de-derechos-humanos-para-la-incidencia-version-texto/) - Versión texto – Septiembre 2020 - [Manual para la Elaboración de Informes de Derechos Humanos para la Incidencia](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/manual-para-la-elaboracion-de-informes-de-derechos-humanos-para-la-incidencia/) - Versión ilustrada (Solo en español) – Septiembre 2020 - [Cubanas fuera de la Agenda 2030](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/cubanas-fuera-de-la-agenda-2030/) - Enero 2021 - [Encuesta exploratoria para la evaluación sobre la aplicación de la pregunta sobre autorreconocimiento negro, afromexicano o afrodescendiente en el Censo de Población y Vivienda 2020](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/encuesta-exploratoria-para-la-evaluacion-sobre-la-aplicacion-de-la-pregunta-sobre-autorreconocimiento-negro-afromexicano-o-afrodescendiente-en-el-censo-de-poblacion-y-vivienda-2020/) - Abril 2021 - [Inclusión de la pregunta de autorreconocimiento afrodescendiente en el Censo 2020 de México](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/inclusion-de-la-pregunta-de-autorreconocimiento-afrodescendiente-en-el-censo-2020-de-mexico/) - Abril 2021 - [La CEDAW y su impacto en la vida de las mujeres: Una mirada interseccional](https://raceandequality.org/publication/cedaw-and-its-impact-on-womens-life-an-intersectional-perspective/) - Marzo 2021 - [Hacia el reconocimiento de las parejas diversas en Cuba](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/hacia-el-reconocimiento-de-las-parejas-diversas-en-cuba/) - Junio 2021 - [Nicaragua: Una crisis de derechos humanos sin resolver. Análisis de las detenciones arbitrarias, proceso judiciales sin garantía y persecución política](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/nicaragua-una-crisis-de-derechos-humanos-sin-resolver-analisis-de-las-detenciones-arbitrarias-proceso-judiciales-sin-garantia-y-persecucion-politica/) - Julio 2021 - [La libertad inmediata como medida de los mecanismos de protección de derechos humanos frente a las detenciones por motivos políticos en Nicaragua y la región](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/la-libertad-inmediata-como-medida-de-los-mecanismos-de-proteccion-de-derechos-humanos-frente-a-las-detenciones-por-motivos-politicos-en-nicaragua-y-la-region/) - Agosto 2021 - [Voces en resistencia: mujeres presas políticas en Cuba](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/voces-en-resistencia-mujeres-presas-politicas-en-cuba/) - Noviembre 2021 - [Recomendaciones del CLADEM Perú y aliadas durante el examen al Estado peruano en la sesión 81 CEDAW](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/recomendaciones-del-cladem-peru-y-aliadas-durante-el-examen-al-estado-peruano-en-la-sesion-81-cedaw/) - 15 y 16 de Febrero de 2022 - [Defensa de los derechos humanos de la población LGBTI migrante y refugiada de Venezuela. Cartilla pedagógica para organizaciones de la sociedad civil](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/defensa-de-los-derechos-humanos-de-la-poblacion-lgbti-migrante-y-refugiada-de-venezuela-cartilla-pedagogica-para-organizaciones-de-la-sociedad-civil/) - Marzo 2022 - [Defensa de los derechos humanos de la población LGBTI migrante y refugiada de Venezuela. Cartilla pedagógica para instituciones y funcionariado público](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/defensa-de-los-derechos-humanos-de-la-poblacion-lgbti-migrante-y-refugiada-de-venezuela-cartilla-pedagogica-para-instituciones-y-funcionariado-publico/) - Marzo 2022 - [GUÍA PARA EL AUTOCUIDADO «Si yo me cuido, puedo cuidar a los demás»](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/guia-para-el-autocuidado-si-yo-me-cuido-puedo-cuidar-a-los-demas/) - Mayo 2022 - [SILENCIO E IMPUNIDAD: Racismo sistémico y violencia policial contra personas afrodescendientes en Colombia](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/silencio-e-impunidad-racismo-sistemico-y-violencia-policial-contra-personas-afrodescendientes-en-colombia/) - Junio 2022 - [¿CÓMO ENTENDER EL 11J Y 15N A LA LUZ DE LOS ESTÁNDARES INTERNACIONALES DE DERECHOS HUMANOS?](https://raceandequality.org/publication/how-to-understand-july-11-and-november-15-in-light-of-international-human-rights-standards/) - Un enfoque interseccional Julio 2022 - [IMPACTOS DE LA VIOLENCIA POLICIAL RACISTA: afectaciones psicosociales, colectivos y comunitarios contra personas afrodescendientes en Colombia y la región](https://raceandequality.org/es/publication/impactos-de-la-violencia-policial-racista-afectaciones-psicosociales-colectivos-y-comunitarios-contra-personas-afrodescendientes-en-colombia-y-la-region/) - Diciembre 2022 - [Dossiê da violência contra a população negra LGBTI](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/publication/dossie-da-violencia-contra-a-populacao-negra-lgbti/) - Março de 2017 (somente em português) - [As Medidas Cautelares da Comissão Interamericana de Direitos Humanos: Procedimento e função](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/publication/as-medidas-cautelares-da-comissao-interamericana-de-direitos-humanos-procedimento-e-funcao/) - Janeiro 2020 - [Violência Política em Perspectiva Interseccional: Dimensões de Exclusão de Mulheres Cis e Trans no Cenário Político Brasileiro](https://raceandequality.org/pt-br/publication/violencia-politica-em-perspectiva-interseccional-dimensoes-de-exclusao-de-mulheres-cis-e-trans-no-cenario-politico-brasileiro/) - Janeiro de 2023 - [First Decade of the Rapporteurship on the Rights of Persons of African Descent and against Racial Discrimination](https://raceandequality.org/publication/first-decade-of-the-rapporteurship-on-the-rights-of-persons-of-african-descent-and-against-racial-discrimination/) - Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Challenges and Opportunities May 2017 - [Impact of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)](https://raceandequality.org/publication/impact-of-the-united-nations-committee-on-the-elimination-of-racial-discrimination-cerd/) - Brazil, Colombia, Cuba,the Dominican Republic and Peru A Report of the International Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights 2017 - [Premeditated Convictions: Analysis of the Situation of the Administration of Justice in Cuba](https://raceandequality.org/publication/premeditated-convictions-analysis-of-the-situation-of-the-administration-of-justice-in-cuba/) - Cuba Report – June 2019 English Executive Summary - [Guidelines for Determining Politically Motivated Detention and Imprisonment. Contributions from an International Human Rights Law Perspective](https://raceandequality.org/publication/guidelines-for-determining-politically-motivated-detention-and-imprisonment-contributions-from-an-international-human-rights-law-perspective/) - June 2022 - [What is the color of invisible? The human rights situation of Afro-LGBTI population in Brasil](https://raceandequality.org/publication/what-is-the-color-of-invisible-the-human-rights-situation-of-afro-lgbti-population-in-brasil/) - September 2020 - [They Told Us, “You’re Not Just Black, But Maricas Too”. AfroLGBT victims in the Colombian Armed Conflict.](https://raceandequality.org/publication/they-told-us-youre-not-just-black-but-maricas-too-afrolgbt-victims-in-the-colombian-armed-conflict/) - September 2021 - [Incompatibility of the Cuban Electoral System with the Inter-American Democratic Charter](https://raceandequality.org/publication/incompatibility-of-the-cuban-electoral-system-with-the-inter-american-democratic-charter/) - November 2021 - [«Nos decían: Tras de negras, maricas» Experiencias e impactos del conflicto armado en personas Afro-LGBT del Sur de Bolívar y el Pacífico Sur colombiano](https://raceandequality.org/publication/they-told-us-youre-not-just-black-but-maricas-too-afrolgbt-victims-in-the-colombian-armed-conflict/) - Septiembre 2021 - [Incompatibilidad del Sistema Electoral cubano con la Carta Democrática Interamericana](https://raceandequality.org/publication/incompatibility-of-the-cuban-electoral-system-with-the-inter-american-democratic-charter/) - Noviembre 2021 - [Pautas para la determinación de la detención y prisión por motivos políticos. 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