Thousands of people were detained in quarantine centres for alleged violations of a mandatory quarantine imposed in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. There were reports of precarious and insanitary conditions in these centres, as well as arbitrary detentions and excessive use of force. The...

Open letter to Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador, regarding the State of Emergency currently in effect in the country.

The Alliance for Inclusive Mobility in the Pandemic calls on the Mexican government, in order to abide by its international human rights obligations, to temporarily suspend, for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, deportations to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, where people’s lives and...

Amnesty International calls on OAS Member States to include firm commitments in the final resolutions that ensure the protection of the human rights of every person, without distinction, in the final resolutions of the General Assembly. Putting human rights at the centre of state actions would make...

In the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries in the Americas – specifically Venezuela, El Salvador, and Paraguay – have placed tens of thousands of people in state-run quarantine centres in insanitary conditions, sometimes without adequate food, water and medical care. They have also...

Health and essential workers have played an extraordinary role in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Across countries, they have put their health and wellbeing at risk, often in very difficult circumstances and with very little support, to ensure that people are able to access the...

In light of the measures implemented by President Nayib Bukele to contain the pandemic, Amnesty International and other international human rights organizations issued an open letter to the President to express concern about the Salvadoran government’s actions.

This document contains Amnesty International’s suggested recommendations to be made to the twelve States undergoing their UPR during the 34th session of the Universal Periodic Review.

Amnesty International believes that the new administration under President Nayib Bukele has a responsibility to promote and implement major and transformative changes in order to realize the international commitments made by El Salvador in the field of human rights. In this brief document, Amnesty...

Millions across the Americas are fleeing human rights violations in their countries, seeking protection. Refugees are people who find themselves with no choice other than to leave their lives behind hoping for safety. Many arrive in hostile environments but stepping back home could put their lives...

The arrival in Mexico since 19 October 2018 of between 8,000 and 10,000 migrants, refugees and people seeking asylum from Honduras, as well as from El Salvador, Nicaragua and Guatemala as part of a series of so-called caravans is an urgent situation that requires States to respond in line with...

Mexico is witnessing a hidden refugee crisis on its doorstep. Citizens from nearby countries who formerly left Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador and passed through Mexico in search of economic opportunities have for a number of years been leaving their countries due to fear for their lives and...

The countries of the Northern Triangle of Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras) are among the most violent in the world. There is evidence that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex people (LGBTI) are particularly exposed to violence in the Northern Triangle countries,...