Tag: Human rights violations
Trump Intensifies Anti-Migrant Rhetoric: Venezuela and (Extinct) Tren de Aragua at the Center of New U.S. Crackdown
Donald Trump’s latest speech escalates attacks on migrants and Venezuela, linking the Tren de Aragua non existing gang to the Maduro government and justifying mass deportations, militarization, and new sanctions. Human rights groups and Venezuelan organizations denounce the criminalization of migrants and warn of the humanitarian consequences. Trump’s “War” on Migrants: Venezuela and Tren de […]
April 29, 2025
Ecuador Military Execution of Minors: Human Rights Groups Demand Justice and State Accountability
Lawyers representing the families of four Afro-Ecuadorian children executed by military personnel in Guayaquil vow to take the case to international courts as Ecuador’s government faces mounting criticism over militarization, racism, and impunity. Related: Armed Attack Leaves Five People Killed In Ecuadorian Province Bordering Peru On December 8, 2024, four Afro-Ecuadorian children-Steven Medina (11 years […]
April 29, 2025
The Rule of Law Must Be Restored in El Salvador: OUDH
President Bukele’s ‘State of Exception’ has resulted in over 390 deaths of citizens in the custody of state agents. On Tuesday, the the Central American University’s Human Rights Observatory (OUDH) recommended the restoration of the rule of law in El Salvador, which, according to its director Gabriela Santos, “has been lost due to the suspension […]
April 29, 2025
American Association of Jurists Demands Release of Venezuelan Migrants Detained in El Salvador’s CECOT Prison
The American Association of Jurists (AAJ) has condemned the illegal transfer and detention of Venezuelan migrants in El Salvador’s CECOT mega-prison, denouncing the Trump and Bukele administrations for grave human rights violations and calling for the immediate release of the detainees. Related: Supreme Court Halts Trump Administration’s Deportation of Venezuelans Using Alien Enemies Act The […]
April 27, 2025
Supreme Court Halts Trump Administration’s Deportation of Venezuelans Using Alien Enemies Act
U.S. Supreme Court halts deportation of Venezuelans under wartime law. Is Trump’s new tactic violating human rights and international agreements? Related: U.S. Accelerates Deportations of Venezuelans Without Judicial Safeguards Label them as “Enemy Aliens“ In a move that has generated controversy and alarm in the international community, the Donald Trump administration has resorted to an […]
April 21, 2025
U.S. Accelerates Deportations of Venezuelans Without Judicial Safeguards Label them as “Enemy Aliens“
The Trump administration is applying an 18th-century law to deport hundreds of Venezuelans without legal defense. Forms linking them to the extinct Tren de Aragua gang without evidence and mass deportations to El Salvador have been denounced. Related: The US threatens to deport Venezuelan migrants without judicial review of their cases. The Trump administration has […]