SOUTH AMERICA

‘Each failed attempt at democratic transition reinforces the power of the authoritarian government’

Carlos Torrealba | VENEZUELA

‘They’re trying to restrict us because our criticisms of rights violations make those in power uncomfortable’

Susana Chávez | PERU

‘The far right is still marginal; there’s a majority commitment to democracy’

Alicia Lissidini | URUGUAY

‘Quilombola communities live in fear because the laws that are supposed to protect them are ignored’

Wellington Gabriel de Jesus dos Santos | BRAZIL

‘The new law’s purpose is to increase government control over civil society’

Marta Ferrara and Olga Caballero | PARAGUAY

‘The focus should be on holding social media companies accountable, not punishing individual users’

Iná Jost | BRAZIL

‘The Chiquita case shows it’s possible to hold corporations accountable for human rights abuses’

Gabriela Valentín Díaz | COLOMBIA

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT

‘The government wants a civil society aligned with its interests, tamed and silent’

Alí Daniels | VENEZUELA

‘We had hoped the election would lead to a negotiated transition’

Luz Mely Reyes | VENEZUELA

‘We demand that the violation of the rights of nature be recognised and reversed’

Darío Iza Pilaquinga | ECUADOR

ECONOMY | ENVIRONMENT