Chairman @RepEliotEngel: @WOLA_org is right. As Latin American governments work to combat #COVID19, we must make sure that human rights are respected and the most vulnerable communities are taken care of. (1/5)
Enforcing social distancing is not an invitation to detain those who violate special curfew orders.
In El Salvador, 1,200+ Salvadorans have been arbitrarily detained for violating curfew. This clearly goes too far. (2/5)
In El Salvador, 1,200+ Salvadorans have been arbitrarily detained for violating curfew. This clearly goes too far. (2/5)
The interim #Bolivian government should not be threatening to use the pandemic as a means to incarcerate people on ambiguous charges like “disinforming”.
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is right to express concerns about this law. (3/5)
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is right to express concerns about this law. (3/5)
In #Venezuela, the well-documented public health shortcomings must be acknowledged by the Maduro regime.
It is unacceptable to deflate official health statistics and threaten journalists who publicly question them. (4/5)
It is unacceptable to deflate official health statistics and threaten journalists who publicly question them. (4/5)
To get through this unprecedented crisis, we will need an unprecedented level of regional cooperation on all fronts. That includes standing up when human rights are abused, speaking out when lies are spread, and working together to protect the most vulnerable. (5/5)
