On Dec. 20, 2024, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights publicly announced a landmark decision against the Colombian government and found it responsible for multiple human rights violations against ...

Ecuador’s parliament has passed a law allowing private companies to help manage protected areas, prompting backlash from ...

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) published its opinion on Thursday that all countries in the Americas have legal obligations under human rights law to confront the climate crisis.

In a landmark advisory opinion, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled that governments have a legal obligation to ...

Latin America's top human rights court has issued a groundbreaking advisory opinion linking states’ human rights obligations ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A civil court in Peru has issued a landmark ruling recognizing the territorial rights of the Kichwa people within a protected area in the Amazon — marking a major ...