Participating as an advisor to the United Nations system during the Security Council session of January 7, 2026, convened to address U.S. aggression against Venezuela, Jeffrey D. Sachs delivered a forceful and unequivocal intervention. He stated that since 1947 the United States has repeatedly resorted to the use of force, covert operations, and political manipulation … Read more

In a long-forgotten corner of history, Thomas Hobbes imagined a world without law: “solitary, poor, nasty, and brutish.” To avert such a fate, he proposed the Leviathan, an absolute power that, in exchange for security, demands the surrender of individual freedom. For centuries, humanity believed it had transcended medieval authoritarianism through the construction of a … Read more

I write from Caracas, from the living pulse of a city that has felt the thunder of bombs and has borne witness to the barbarism seeking to reimpose colonial domination upon its soil. I write from the pain of witnessing the attempt to reduce a legitimate president to the status of war booty. Yet I … Read more

The authorities of the United States of America are dropping bombs on small vessels in the Caribbean and the Pacific Ocean near Latin American shores, while simultaneously banning books in schools and libraries. This could serve as a brief summary of the news circulating in mid-December 2025. The country that once co-founded the international rules-based … Read more

The World Inequality Lab, a prestigious research institution founded at the Paris School of Economics and the University of California, Berkeley, with contributions from dozens of leading scholars, published in December 2025 the third edition of its global study, the World Inequality Report 2026.[1] Drawing on the multiple factors analyzed in the report, the authors … Read more

Within the framework of the 9th International Seminar of the International Network of Chairs on Public Debt (RICDP), held on December 5, 2025, several organizations and individuals launched an international campaign in support of the full and effective demarcation of lands that rightfully belong to the Xukuru-Kariri Indigenous people, in Palmeira dos Índios, Alagoas, Brazil. … Read more

With the inauguration of the current administration, a natural expectation arose for improvements in the human rights situation in Guatemala; however, reality shows that the main problems persist and have even worsened. At the beginning of December 2025, the former Human Rights Ombudsman of Guatemala, Jordán Rodas Andrade—who went into exile in 2022 after denouncing … Read more

Every November 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is observed, as declared by the United Nations General Assembly in Resolution 54/134 of December 17, 1999. That resolution defines violence against women as: “any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, or psychological … Read more

On 17 November 2025, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) published its report “Measuring Digital Development: Facts and Figures 2025”, which documents that while approximately 6 billion people (three quarters of the world’s population) use the internet, more than 2.2 billion people still lack access—mostly in low- and middle-income countries. Progress and inequality are two themes … Read more

On October 31, 2025, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 2797 (2025) on the situation in Western Sahara. The resolution was approved with 11 votes in favor, 3 abstentions (China, Russia, and Pakistan), and no votes against. Although this resolution renews the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara … Read more

On November 6, 2025, during its 43rd General Conference held in Samarkand (Uzbekistan), UNESCO adopted a resolution by which the Cyrus the Great Cylinder was officially recognized as one of the first human rights documents in the world — a symbol of the defense of freedom, justice, and respect for cultural diversity. The proposal was … Read more

Between October 6 and 8, 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) convened public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion submitted by the International Labour Organization concerning Convention No. 87 of 1948 on Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organize. Representatives of twenty States and five international organizations took the … Read more

On September 19, 2025, in the city of Montevideo, Uruguay, at the headquarters of the National Human Rights Institution and Ombudsman’s Office, the launch event for the so-called “Continuous Indigenous Identity Survey” was held, promoted by the local organization Derecho Indígena. This tool was created to make Indigenous identity visible and recognized in the country, … Read more

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Development, Mr. Surya Deva, presented a comprehensive report during the 60th session of the Human Rights Council, in which he outlines the profound structural challenges facing the Central American nation in its pursuit of a development model that is inclusive, sustainable, and grounded in the full … Read more

The defense of the rights of Indigenous Peoples, including those living in voluntary isolation or initial contact, continues to face significant challenges across Latin America, particularly when such defense conflicts with economic and political interests related to extractive projects. Despite formal recognition of their individual and collective rights, a concerning pattern of censorship, judicialization, and … Read more

On July 29, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, located on the island of Saint Lucia—a Caribbean island nation with an estimated population of 183,629 in 2020—declared Articles 132 and 133 of the Penal Code unconstitutional. These articles had criminalized sexual relations between same-sex individuals, even when consensual. This decision adds to a growing number of … Read more

On August 7, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued Advisory Opinion No. 31 concerning the content and scope of the right to care and its interrelation with other human rights. The opinion was rendered in response to a request submitted by the Republic of Argentina in January 2023. The Court, as the adjudicatory … Read more

Mr. Willy Chavarría, a U.S. citizen of Mexican descent, is a prominent fashion designer who was named “Menswear Designer of the Year” in 2023 by the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). This distinction is significant, as the CFDA—established in 1962—comprises the leading designers of apparel, jewelry, and accessories in the United States. Chavarría … Read more

Under Brazil’s rotating presidency, the 17th BRICS Summit was held in Rio de Janeiro on July 6–7, 2025, under the official theme: “Strengthening Global South Cooperation for Inclusive and Sustainable Governance.” The message was clear: to promote greater institutional, financial, and technological autonomy for member states and their partners in the context of a historic … Read more

On July 3, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued its Advisory Opinion No. 32 (AO 32) on Climate Emergency and Human Rights. The AO 32 was requested by Chile and Colombia, countries that in January 2023 submitted the request with the objective of clarifying the scope of state obligations—both individually and collectively—to address … Read more