Defenders
of Human Rights

Human rights defenders (PDDH) are agents of change in their communities, working collectively to promote, defend and protect the rights of all and all communities.

They perform very diverse functions and their activities include gathering and disseminating information, defending causes, mobilizing public opinion, actively supporting the material resources needed to realize human rights, contributing to democratic transformation and improving social, political and economic conditions.

CONTEXT IN LATIN AMERICA

Human rights defenders (PDDH) are agents of change in their communities, working collectively to promote, defend and protect the rights of all and all communities.

They perform very diverse functions and their activities include gathering and disseminating information, defending causes, mobilizing public opinion, actively supporting the material resources needed to realize human rights, contributing to democratic transformation and improving social, political and economic conditions.

In 2023, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) learned about 123 murders of defenders in Latin America. Violence particularly aimed at those who They defend the environment And the territory and people with leadership indigenous and Afro-descendant people.

Internal Human Mobility in Latin America

La human mobility it is a multi-causal phenomenon, because people move as a result of a combination of factors of expulsion in the countries of origin and attraction in the countries of destination. These movements are framed in a Characterized or aggravated context for economic, political, social reasons and because of the effects of climate change and natural disasters, what has a impact on conditions of displacement and vulnerability during human mobility itineraries.

The political crisis in Venezuela has caused the displacement of some 5.6 million emigrants to Colombia, which has put the country's resources to the test. At the same time, the Nicaraguan crisis has forced more than 800,000 Nicaraguans to flee their country, seeking refuge in Costa Rica, Mexico and Panama.

The situations in Venezuela and Nicaragua have forced many defenders to flee to neighboring countries, where they continue their work despite threats and challenges. In addition, in Central America, the political, social and economic crises that are causing migratory flows throughout the region continue, leading to an increase in human rights violations.

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