Americas: Proposed laws would severely restrict civil society’s work in region

By Amnesty International

Amnesty International is raising an alarm about the proliferation of legal initiatives to curtail the work of civil society organizations and seriously threaten their efforts to promote and defend human rights in the region. Taking cues from questionable, regressive and authoritarian measures that certain countries in the region have adopted, the parliaments of Paraguay, Peru […] The post Americas: Proposed laws would severely restrict civil society’s work in region appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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