International Human Rights

Jake Johnston discusses Trump’s upcoming “Shield of the Americas” summit in Miami, warning it reflects a long-running US strategy to consolidate a pro-US right-wing bloc in Latin America.

The experiences of Libya, Iraq, and Afghanistan suggest that removing Iran’s leadership may not deliver stability or democracy, but instead risk prolonged chaos and conflict.

CEPR supports the ongoing efforts of Cáceres’s family and the Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH), which Cáceres cofounded, to seek full justice for the killing of Cáceres, as well as reparatory measures.

Ecuador closed 2025 with a record homicide rate and mounting human rights concerns, while President Noboa appears to emulate Donald Trump’s foreign policy and his allies target the opposition. We also analyze Noboa’s referendum defeat.

Humanitarian aid is not enough to save Cubans from the deadly impact of Trump’s oil blockade, however. They, and we, need more solidarity. Trump is threatening the whole world in order to use economic violence against Cubans.

An investment treaty between Ecuador and the UAE containing ISDS provisions poses risks to Ecuador’s sovereignty and may open the door to similarly harmful deals. 

CEPR Co-Director Mark Weisbrot talked this week with KPFA’s Against the Grain about the latest developments in the Trump administration’s coercive approach to Venezuela.

CEPR Co-Director Mark Weisbrot talked this week with KPFA’s Against the Grain about the latest developments in the Trump administration’s coercive approach to Venezuela.

The War Powers Resolution is not just a political fight, but a matter of life and death. The blockade involved in the seizure of oil tankers is, according to experts, an unlawful use of military force.

For Trump, it’s about oil. He’s stated this repeatedly… But for Marco Rubio … he sees this change as a step towards his lifelong dream of promoting regime change in Cuba.