Latin American Governments Violate Human Rights Under Cover of Trump Policies

Far from curbing Donald Trump’s assault on the global human rights system, several Latin American governments are using the U.S. president’s policies as an excuse to commit abuses, the NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned Wednesday. “With the United States undermining the global human rights system, who will stand up in its defense?” HRW Executive […] The post Latin American Governments Violate Human Rights Under Cover of Trump Policies appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.


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