Takeaways from AP's reporting on the thousands disappeared in Colombia, Peru and Paraguay
Thousands of people have disappeared in Latin America during decades-long conflicts. Many have never been found, presumed to be the victims of dictatorships, insurgencies or organized crime. The most well-known of these mass disappearances occurred in Argentina and Chile during their military dictatorships.
Paraguay Responsible For Grave Rights Violations Over Deaths Of Two Young Girls, UN Committee Finds
GENEVA (22 January 2025) - Paraguay is accountable for grave human rights violations concerning the killings of two 11-year-old girls during an operation conducted by the Joint Task Force of Paraguay against the Paraguayan People’s Army, a guerrilla group, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has found.