Schlagwort: human rights

The government of President Juan Orlando Hernández has embarked on a policy of repression against those who protest in the streets to demand his resignation and accountability for the actions of authorities. The use of military forces to control demonstrations across the country has had a deeply concerning toll on human rights, said Amnesty International upon presenting the findings of a field investigation.

The report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is clear in condemning the serious human rights violations perpetrated by the Venezuelan authorities in recent years.

Guinea’s President should not put into effect a new law that gives gendarmes too much discretion to use firearms and could shield them from prosecution in case of unlawful killings, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said today.