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“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...

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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...

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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...

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Political Representation of People of African Descent, a Key Step in the 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...

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In Latin America and the Caribbean, Enforced Disappearances Hinder Democracy

This Friday, August 30, marks the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances. We spoke with Ecuadorian lawyer Juan Pablo Albán, member of the United Nations Committee on...

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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

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...

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