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It’s clear what humanitarian organizations do during conflict – they work to get civilians food, water, and shelter, and help those at risk to be protected. What is our role? We have worked in armed conflicts for decades, from the civil wars in the Americas in the early 1980s to the current hostilities in Israel and Palestine today. We have warned the international community of potential armed conflicts and the risks that violations of the laws of war pose for civilians. Our researchers document

On the occasion of her participation in the National Summit of Elected Women of Colombia, organized by U.N. Women, the former president of Chile talks about what it is like to be a woman in politics, the humanitarian tragedy in Gaza and the authoritarian drift in Latin America

When he appeared in court in Venezuela on charges of conspiring against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, John Alvarez told the judge that police officers had applied electric shocks to his genitals, ribs and knees and hit him with a bat to extract "a confession."

When he appeared in court in Venezuela on charges of conspiring against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, John Alvarez told the judge that police officers had applied electric shocks to his genitals, ribs and knees and hit him with a bat to extract "a confession."A UN observer mission accused the Maduro government of "selective repression" against its adversaries, with the police acting as one of its enforcement arms.

Attacks on civic and democratic space in Venezuela are increasing through policies aimed at silencing opposition and criticism of the Government, the head of a UN-appointed human rights body said on Monday.