Caleb Weaver* Versión en español aquí. Massive and seemingly spontaneous protests erupted across Cuba on Sunday, July 11, with thousands of people taking to the streets in over fifty cities, including a crowd of 2,000 in central Havana. Although these protests appear to have taken Cuba’s government by surprise, President Miguel Díaz-Canel quickly rallied the one-party […]
Vivian Newman* Although protests in Colombia have been increasing since the 1990s, they have grown noticeably following the signing of the peace agreements in 2016. Until then —with few exceptions— protest marches were stigmatized as infiltrated by guerrillas, limiting them to union members, public university students, LGBTI people, and informal workers, excluding other minorities with […]
Relevant Aspects of the IACHR Report «Protest and Human Rights» Javier A. de Belaunde* The Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the IACHR published its report «Protest and Human Rights» in December 2019. It appears timely when massive demonstrations are being held in the streets and squares across the region. The […]
Justicia en las Américas 