Latin America and the Caribbean
Almost 19% of all reprisals documented in the Secretary General reports since 2010 are in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Venezuela and Nicaragua are the two countries in the region where most acts of intimidation and reprisals have been specifically recorded.
The cases are predominantly against named individuals working to defend civil and political rights and accountability for impunity. The main types of reprisals observed in the region are threats and intimidation and defamation.
Key numbers
Most frequent type
Most frequent issue area
Gender within named individuals
55
Female
69
Male
11
Other
