Human rights

Venezuelan migrants deported by the United States to El Salvador in March and April 2025 were subjected to torture, sexual violence, and other mistreatment inside the country's high-security CECOT prison, according to a new report.

The United Kingdom has suspended intelligence sharing with the United States on suspected drug-trafficking vessels in the Caribbean, citing concerns that the information could be used to support military strikes it considers unlawful

A source consulted by Caracas Chronicles said the government has launched "a generalized systematic pattern of state action against anyone who dissents"

A former International Criminal Court chief prosecutor claimied on Thursday that the vessel strikes would qualify under international law as a crime against humanity

One source consulted by NPR said planned ICE expansion "places risk all across the system, including, unfortunately, individuals in detention facing medical conditions that might result in their death."

ICE has confirmed the death of a 67-year-old Jordanian man in its custody, marking the third reported fatality in detention in the past three weeks.

ICE is facing mounting criticism after an Associated Press investigation found the agency has used full-body restraint devices known as "the WRAP" to immobilize deportees during long international flights

A 43-year-old immigrant from China has died while in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody, becoming at least the 17th person to die in federal immigration detention so far this year

"International law does not allow governments to simply murder alleged drug traffickers," said the three independent UN experts in a statement on Tuesday

Venezuelan activists have spent a week on hunger strike outside the International Criminal Court in The Hague, demanding justice for Maduro's crimes, the release of all political prisoners, and faster ICC action as U.S.–Venezuela tensions and economic collapse intensify.

A Venezuelan human rights organization has denounced the disappearance of four members of a family, including an elderly woman and a 2-year-old girl, after they were detained without a warrant in the state of Carabobo earlier this month.

With more than 800 Intepol red notices currently in circulation, El Salvador has four times as many active alerts as Argentina, the second-highest country in the region

The mass killing and starvation of Palestinians has officially been labeled a genocide by two of the most respected human rights organizations based in Israel.

Several Venezuelan migrants repatriated as part of a recent prisoner exchange between the United States and Venezuela have accused Salvadoran authorities of torture, sexual abuse, and other mistreatment

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the deportation of eight men convicted of serious crimes in the United States to South Sudan

Democratic lawmakers in Florida are raising alarm over documents suggesting immigrant children and pregnant women could be detained at 'Alligator Alcatraz.'

According to The New York Times, some detainees have gone days without showers, sleep on bare floors in overcrowded rooms, and lack consistent access to medications for chronic illnesses

Trump shared a tip for migrants at the "Alligator Alcatraz" detention camp in the Florida Everglades, suggesting they run in a zig zag to evade gator attacks.

A British-Iraqi doctor says Israeli officials denied him entry to Gaza for the third time on the same day they allegedly threatened to assassinate him.

The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to house undocumented migrants at the U.S. military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay.

"The Venezuelan government has killed, tortured, detained and forcibly disappeared people seeking democratic change," said Juanita Goebertus, Americas director at Human Rights Watch.

The Mexican government formally requested television stations remove ads against migration citing the Constitution

Debate erupted on Fox News after a commentator criticized Kristi Noem for filming at a prison in El Salvador, which she described as "Nazi-style ideology."

One civil rights complaint alleged that staff in a Buffalo facility retaliated against hunger-striking detainees through physical force and solitary confinement

The organization found that 30% to 50% of gang members are now children, with many coerced into joining due to hunger or fear

"We have 30,000 beds to detain the worst criminal illegal aliens threatening the American people" said Trump after signing the order regarding Guantanamo

Thailand makes history as the first Southeast Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage.

In response to Trump's mass deportation threats, schools, libraries, and community groups have intensified efforts to provide immigrants with critical information about their rights.

The Latin Times sat down with political analyst Melanio Escobar amid the ongoing crisis that currently engulfs Venezuela

North Korea's latest ban targets hot dogs, with serving or selling them now treasonous and punishable by labor camp sentences.