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International Relations and Human Rights Observatory

We monitor, analyze and warn about the state of human rights in all regions of the world.

Global Latin Forum on the International Day of Democracy

The annual meeting analyzed global trends, the performance of Latin American autocracies and Argentina’s challenges in the Bertelsmann Transformation Index (BTI).

Report Post-electoral and Human Rights Crisis 2024 in Venezuela

CADAL shares the joint documentation effort, by different NGOs in that country, which due to the intense situation of repression within the country is disclosed under the generic name of «Derechos Humanos de Venezuela en Movimiento».

Exchange Between Russia and the West: 16 Political Prisoners Freed and Hundreds Still Behind Bars

In this scenario of a journey back to the world of espionage and the Cold War, it is worth asking what is real and what is not. The only way to resolve this dichotomy is by respecting the civil rights of local and foreign citizens, through fair, open trials with concrete evidence and charges.

India: The Authoritarian and Hindu Supremacist Takeover of the World’s Largest Democracy

It is heartening that opposition parties managed to prune away the BJP’s majority in government - yet it does not change the fact that Modi is an authoritarian leader, and remains a danger to Indian democracy as he continues to steer the country towards authoritarianism.

Foreign Agents Law in Georgia: A Wake-Up Call in an Unstable Region

The approval of the Foreign Agents Law in Georgia has resulted in protests and increased levels of political violence and polarization, with a government determined to move forward at any cost, knowing it has electoral support. Promoting fear and paranoia about supposed foreign influence resembles the Cold War more than the current reality, in which Georgia aspires to join the European Union, a bloc whose headquarters are, of course, abroad.

Nicaragua: a dictatorship without end?

Today Nicaragua is a dictatorship led by one of the main leaders of what was once the Sandinista National Liberation Front, Daniel Ortega. In terms of suppression of democratic freedoms and violation of human rights, the current regime is no different from the Somoza family dictatorship. The Fernando Henrique Cardoso Foundation, CADAL and Puentes para el Desarrollo organized this virtual conference with the speakers Monica Baltodano and Enrique Saenz, moderated by Sergio Fausto.

The Big Business of Selling Gas to Europe: A Blank Check for Increasingly More Dictators

The European Union faces a great moral dilemma. But if it intends to exert some pressure on Russia and punish its leaders for violations of international law, it is of little use if it ends up endorsing other states that commit equally serious crimes in such a sustained manner.

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CADAL condemns the assassination of Aleksei Navalni

The death in prison of a former political candidate dedicated to denouncing the corruption of Vladimir Putin’s government is a clear example of the increasing level of persecution against all dissent in Russia, particularly since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

Meeting with the Delegation of the European Parliament for relations with Mercosur

CADAL’s General Director, Gabriel C. Salvia, participated together with other human rights organizations in Argentina, in a meeting with Euro parliamentarians organized by the Delegation of the European Union in Buenos Aires.
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Repudiation of Viktor Orbán’s visit to Argentina

The Hungarian autocrat was invited to the presidential inauguration of Javier Milei. All evidence shows that Viktor Orbán not only rejects the model of liberal democracy based on respect for human rights, but is part of the autocratic wave that denies the fundamental consensus reached after World War II.

Grief at the death of Jesús Ociel Baena Salcedo

Less than two months after my return from Guadalajara, I received the news of the death of the jurist, with whom I shared the panel dedicated to hate speech. I convey my solidarity with the feeling of grief and shock caused in Mexico by the loss of a being who made of his existence a testimony in favor of life, equality and respect for differences, the basis and sustenance of the legal philosophy of human rights.

The faces of resistance to the Russian government are traveling across Europe

The goal of this traveling exhibition is to draw attention to the blatant violation of human rights in Russia, to show that there are Russians who oppose Putin and the war, and that many of them are imprisoned for their ideas, subjected to torture, and held in unbearable conditions.

CADAL condemns Hamas terrorist attack

Everything provoked by the Hamas terrorist attack has our strongest condemnation.

The ball was stained: human rights before, during, and after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

The lack of action on the part of FIFA and Qatari authorities means that Qatar continues to exhibit human rights violations and though the World Cup exposed this, in the 13 years since site selection, there has been insufficient progress in this field.

Persecuted, poisoned and condemned: Kara-Murza, the paradigm of the Russian opposition

Almost exactly one year after his arrest, on April 17th, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison. »No one should be deprived of their freedom to exercise their human rights, so I call on the Russian authorities to release the journalist without delay,» said United Nations Human Rights Chief Volker Türk.

Legislative elections mark a new disappointment for democracy in Kazakhstan

The constitutional referendum, the presidential and legislative elections, three votes in just 9 months, show that the trend is not towards renewal but rather towards consolidating a new variant of all-powerful leader.

Against repression, authoritarianism and an invisible war: the story of the Belarusian Nobel Peace Prize winner sentenced to 10 years in prison

«We feel the international solidarity from democratic countries, from our colleagues and partners around the world. That helps us to continue working hard. We are convinced that finally Belarus will become a true democratic state of Europe».

Remembrance and International Democratic Solidarity

Double standards must not be applied when judging foreign authoritarian regimes, whether the regime implements left-wing or right-wing ideology. This is a fundamental principle of human rights activism. Given that human rights are universal rights, human rights organizations should vigilantly protect human rights in all cases.

Whether Argentina wins or loses, human rights in Qatar matter

(Clarin) Argentina’s international insensibility represents, in a way, a failure of the ideals of Memory, Truth, and Justice and a general ignorance of Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: «All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.»

Qatar 2022 campaign: request to the German and Dutch national teams

CADAL extended to the soccer associations of Germany and Holland, the request already made to the Argentine Football Association (AFA) to incorporate in the official jersey to be used in the Qatar 2022 World Cup matches the logo of human rights in black, as a sign of mourning for the human rights violations in that country and of solidarity with the victims.