#Region: Americas

#Region: Americas

Region: AmericasCases

Ongoing criminalisation

Fabián Antúnez Camacho

16 February 2026

Peru: Ongoing criminalisation of Asháninka human rights defender Fabián Antúnez

#Enforced Disappearance

#Judicial Harassment

#Region: Americas

28 November 2025

Firearm attack on COPINH facilities

#Region: Americas

Carlos González García

7 November 2025

Stigmatisation of human rights defender and lawyer Carlos González García

#Other Harassment

#Region: Americas

Judicial harassment

14 October 2025

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

#Judicial Harassment

#Region: Americas

Judicial harassment

Shaylynn Sampson

14 October 2025

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

#Judicial Harassment

#Region: Americas

Judicial harassment

Corey Jayohcee Jocko

14 October 2025

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

#Judicial Harassment

#Region: Americas

14 October 2025

Intimidation of water and environmental defender Teresa Roldán

#Other Harassment

#Region: Americas

#Region: AmericasHRDs, WHRDS & Organizations

Humberto Gabriel Cuc Coc

#Region: Americas

#Environmental Rights

#Extractive Industries / Megaprojects

#Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights

Julio Anselmo Toc

#Region: Americas

#Environmental Rights

#Extractive Industries / Megaprojects

#Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights

Fabián Antúnez Camacho

#Region: Americas

#Environmental Rights

#Extractive Industries / Megaprojects

#Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights

José Ángel Flores Granados

#Region: Americas

#Indigenous Peoples / Campesino Rights

#Labour Rights / Trade Union

Unión Nacional para la Defensa de la Clase Trabajadora

#Region: Americas

#Labour Rights / Trade Union

Lilian Hernández

#Region: Americas

#Gender/Women's Rights

#Labour Rights / Trade Union

Katherine Escobar

#Region: Americas

#Labour Rights / Trade Union

Media

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

Rights

#Freedom of Expression #Human Rights

Violations

Location

#Region: Americas

Media

UPR Bolivia 2019

Location

#Bolivia #Region: Americas

Media

UPR El Salvador 2019

Location

#El Salvador #Region: Americas

Blog

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

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

Rights

#Impunity / Justice

Violations

#Judicial Harassment #Killing

Locations

#Brazil #Region: Americas

21 May 2021 by Pâmella Passos

Listening in tongues: an invitation from a Brazilian defender

Rights

Locations

#Brazil #Region: Americas

Statement

National and international organisations express concern over another ruling against environmental defenders regarding the Curipamba–El Domo mining project, Las Naves, Ecuador

Rights

#Environmental Rights #Extractive Industries / Megaprojects #Land Rights

Violations

#Judicial Harassment

Location

#Ecuador #Region: Americas

Statement

Colombia: Concerns over a wave of serious threats and lack of effective protection measures for members of CREDHOS

Rights

#Documenting / Monitoring Violations in Conflict #Environmental Rights #Extractive Industries / Megaprojects #Human Rights #Impunity / Justice

Violations

#Smear Campaign #Surveillance #Threats / Intimidation

Location

#Colombia #Region: Americas

Statement

Political Economy of Violence: How Development Finance and Corporate Power Enabled the Killing of Berta Cáceres

Rights

#Extractive Industries / Megaprojects #Impunity / Justice #Land Rights #Self-Determination

Violations

#Killing #Violence

Location

#Honduras #Region: Americas