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Ortega enacted a law to control organizations receiving international funding

Nicaragua Impact | Negative Probability | High Civicus Rating | Repressed Daniel Ortega, president of Nicaragua, on October 19 enacted the Law Regulating Foreign Agents, which seeks to limit the action of organizations that receive international funding. The regulation requires all entities, foundations and associations that receive funds from abroad to register as “foreign agents”.  […]

The government promotes a bill to control organizations that receive foreign funding

Nicaragua Impact | Negative Probability | High Civicus Rating| Repressed On September 22, the 70 deputies who make up the ruling Sandinista National Liberation Front presented a bill that seeks to limit the action of organizations that have foreign funding. If enacted, all entities, foundations and associations that receive funds from abroad will be required […]

By law, requests for access to public information can no longer be charged

Colombia Impact | Positive Civicus Rating | Repressed President Iván Duque enacted the so-called “anti-paperwork law” on August 25, which establishes cross-cutting guidelines to streamline administrative processes in all dependencies of the National Executive Branch. From now on, the procedures prior to the enactment of the Transparency and Access to Information Law that have a […]

Ortega wants to recognize “hate crimes” in the Penal Code

Nicaragua Impact | Negative Civicus Rating | Repressed On September 14, President Daniel Ortega urged the Supreme Court of Justice to work on a proposal to reform the Penal Code to recognize “hate crimes” and punish them with life imprisonment. The president’s statements came after a high-profile case of gender violence. However, both criminal law […]

Deputies reject bill that expands the role of the armed forces in internal security

Chile Impact | Negative Probability | Medium Civicus rating | Narrowed On September 9, due to a lack of quorum, the Chamber of Deputies rejected a draft constitutional reform that seeks to increase the President’s ability to post the Armed Forces in the streets when critical infrastructure is at risk, such as: services of water, […]

Deputies receive delegations to analyze new media law promoted by the government

Uruguay Impact | Negative Probability | Medium Civicus Rating | Open The Industry Committee of the Chamber of Deputies began the study of a media bill promoted by the government to replace the current regulation, with a round of consultations that so far included ten delegations. The text has not lacked debate since the beginning […]

Bill regarding modernization of security forces one step away from approval

Chile Impact | Positive Probability | Medium Civicus Rating | Narrowed On September 7, the Citizen Security Committee of the Chamber of Deputies approved a bill that seeks to modernize institutional management and strengthen probity and transparency in the Public Security Forces. The bill provides for the creation of a system to evaluate the protocols […]

Special legislative committee to investigate government harassment of journalists and media

El Salvador Impact | Negative Civicus Rating | Obstructed In mid-August, the Legislative Assembly formed by agreement a Special Committee to investigate the harassment of journalists by the government and its alleged financing with public funds. The 61 attacks reported by the Association of Journalists (APES) to social communicators critical of the government range from […]

The Constitutional Court gives green light to law regulating the “state of exception”

Bolivia Impact | Positive Civicus Rating | Obstructed On September 15, the Constitutional Court rejected the constitutionality inquiry filed by Bolivian President Jeanine Áñez against the Law of States of Exception. Approved by the Plurinational Assembly, the norm establishes that the government may not suspend the exercise of political rights, the right to information and […]