LATAM Observatory Archives - FIBGAR Fundación Internacional Baltasar Garzón Fri, 08 May 2026 14:55:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://fibgar.es/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-v_vertical_sin_texto-e1585918866851-32x32.png LATAM Observatory Archives - FIBGAR 32 32 Migration policies in Latin America: between the protection of rights and state control https://fibgar.es/en/migration-policies-in-latin-america-between-the-protection-of-rights-and-state-control/ Sun, 10 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=26624 “The earth belongs to everyone, just like the air,” wrote the poet Jorge Debravo, alluding to the longing for a world without borders. Today, millions of people lack access to the basic conditions needed to live with dignity in their countries of origin and turn to migration in search of new opportunities, with the aim...

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]]> Do you know what happened in Latin America? ALERTA Latam Observatory Monthly Bulletin – April 2026 https://fibgar.es/en/do-you-know-what-happened-in-latin-america-alerta-latam-observatory-monthly-bulletin-april-2026/ Wed, 06 May 2026 14:07:57 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=26606 Latin America and Europe Ahead of the EU-CELAC Summit: Shared Rhetoric, Real Gaps Researcher Par Engstrom has just published two reports commissioned by the European Parliament on human rights and accountability in Latin America and the Caribbean, in the context of the 4th EU-CELAC Summit (Santa Marta, November 2025). The overall assessment is clear: the...

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]]> Memory, Truth and Justice in Latin America: Historic Advances and Contemporary Challenges https://fibgar.es/en/memory-truth-and-justice-in-latin-america-historic-advances-and-contemporary-challenges/ Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:30:00 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=26428 Every 24 March, in the framework of the National Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice, Argentina pauses its daily rhythm to look back at one of the darkest chapters in its recent history. The date commemorates the coup d’état of 1976, which marked the beginning of the country’s last civic-military dictatorship, responsible for a...

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]]> In the Name of Freedom: The Chainsaw of Javier Milei’s Government in Relation to the Rights of Women and the LGBTIQ+ Community https://fibgar.es/en/in-the-name-of-freedom-the-chainsaw-of-javier-mileis-government-in-relation-to-the-rights-of-women-and-the-lgbtiq-community/ Sat, 07 Mar 2026 10:30:00 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=26266 Since December 2023, in Milei’s Argentina, measures have been implemented that have undermined the quality of life and the rights of the population. Thus, under the justification that they constituted the only possible response to the crisis, this model imposed the pragmatism of economic relations over the promotion of democratic values and human rights. In...

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]]> Structural Inequality in Latin America: Reflections on World Day of Social Justice https://fibgar.es/en/structural-inequality-in-latin-america-reflections-on-world-day-of-social-justice/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:17:07 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=26229 Social justice constitutes an essential principle aimed at ensuring the effective equality of rights and opportunities, so that all individuals may fully develop their potential and access a dignified life. Its foundation lies in reducing inequalities and removing the barriers that hinder the exercise of rights, recognising the existence of historical and structural inequalities that...

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]]> SLAPPs and digital policing: growing pressure on freedom of expression in Latin America https://fibgar.es/en/slapps-and-digital-policing-growing-pressure-on-freedom-of-expression-in-latin-america/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 08:59:30 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=26173 In recent years, various international and regional organisations have warned of a deterioration in freedom of expression and public participation in Latin America. This cannot be explained by a single reason, but rather by the coexistence of different practices and mechanisms that, in both formal and informal spheres, have an inhibiting effect on those who...

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]]> Memory at Stake: the Rise of Denialism in Latin America https://fibgar.es/en/memory-at-stake-the-rise-of-denialism-in-latin-america/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 09:18:07 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=26029 Latin America is a region that has long carried unresolved historical wounds. With regard to its recent history, the twentieth century was marked by military coups, armed conflict, enforced disappearances and multiple violations of human rights. In particular, during this period repression reached an extreme level of cruelty under the dictatorships that emerged in the...

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]]> Muzzled democracies: free speech in times of authoritarian regression https://fibgar.es/en/muzzled-democracies-free-speech-in-times-of-authoritarian-regression/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 09:35:45 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=25569 The right to freedom of expression is presented as a cornerstone for the protection and consolidation of democracies, since through it, other human rights can be protected, guaranteed, and enforced. Through its various manifestations –such as the right to freedom of the press, access to information, and the right to protest, among others– it constitutes...

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