Brazil: The First Round Leaves an Open Runoff and a Human Rights Agenda at Stake Flávio Bolsonaro (PL) came first in the first round on October 4, but without reaching the 50% needed to avoid a runoff. With 99.97% of votes counted, according to the count, he obtained 56.1 million votes (47.04%) against Lula da Silva's...
The Inter-American System under maximum pressure: a record that serves as a diagnosis The IACHR’s 2025 Annual Report, presented to the OAS in April, reveals a figure that sums up the state of the region: in 2025, the Commission received 1,969 requests for precautionary measures, 40% more than the previous year, surpassing the record set in...
Regional offensive against civil society: “anti-NGO” laws advance Amnesty International warns in this regional analysis of an increasingly widespread trend in Latin America: the adoption of laws that restrict the functioning of civil society organisations. These regulations, either in force or under discussion in several countries, impose stricter registration requirements, disproportionate financial controls, and restrictions on access...
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...
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...
