Task Force on the Americas

@TaskAmericas

We are a grassroots human rights organization dedicated to supporting the social justice movements in Latin America and the Caribbean.

San Francisco Bay Area
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Joined January 2019
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    Dec 21

    A breakdown of the 23 patients showed 70 percent had not received a vaccine against COVID-19, according to authorities

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    Dec 22

    | The United Nations Office for Human Rights (OHCHR) confirmed that at least 73 human rights defenders were murdered in in the first 11 months of 2021.

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    Dec 21

    Although Piñera justifies the measure by citing an alleged "disturbance of public order", the fact is that the state of emergency prevents native communities from mobilizing

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    Dec 21

    | Citizens will receive Christmas and New Year amid an economic crisis that generates widespread dissatisfaction due to the loss of purchasing power, inflation, and shortages.

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    Dec 21

    Heavy sentences for special agents involved in the extra-judicial killing of two young journalists last year. This was our report at the time:

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    Dec 22

    I remember 1968 as a year of nearly unparalleled international solidarity, when Che’s legacy inspired a generation or two that aimed to dismantle American imperialism, make a revolution and usher in genuine socialism world wide.

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    Dec 22

    Despite the challenges raised by an ongoing pandemic, the Americas Program continued to grow in 2021. We launched a new website (); and started production on an 8-part titled video series "The Power of Women in Pandemic Times" scheduled for Jan. 2022 debut

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    Dec 21

    On Dec 23 will be in the streets supporting & the campaign to End the cruel and unjust U.S. Blockade on !

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    Dec 20

    As elects a new president, declassified files show Britain conducted a covert propaganda offensive to stop Salvador Allende winning two democratic presidential elections – and helped prepare the ground for Pinochet’s brutal military regime. ICYMI

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    Dec 21

    The markets will warm to Boric as they realise he's about regulation rather than revolution. In the meantime, Chile's inflation & currency problems get worse, which means more smuggling of untaxed goods into Bolivia where sellers have a market that pays with a stable currency.

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    Dec 21

    . accompanies the National Union of Rural Workers (CNTC) who are concerned about the Chamelecón and Ulúa Rivers that have been impacted by deforestation and the Iota and Eta storms of November 2020. More context on this at

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    Dec 21

    Saludo con profunda emoción a las y los trabajadores mineros en su Día, cuya lucha por la democracia, los recursos estratégicos y el proceso de cambio es fundamental para el futuro del pueblo boliviano. ¡Gloria a los mineros que dieron su vida por la patria!

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    Dec 21

    🔺"La Sala de lo Constitucional tiene la responsabilidad y única oportunidad de acatar la resolución del grupo de trabajo de la ONU y liberar los defensores de Guapinol en detención arbitraria" Fausto Calix, abogado hondureño

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    Dec 21

    Que no nos confundan 🔥

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    Dec 21

    Ambassador Roy Chaderton: Kidnapping of Alex Saab was yet Another Human Rights Violation via

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    Dec 21

    U.S. Academy Award-winning film director Oliver Stone denounced America's addiction to endless wars and notorious record of interference in other countries' internal affairs.

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    Dec 21

    One has the right to wonder if corporations, the media, and pharmaceuticals are using new variants to increase profits by manipulating the prices of commodities:

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    Dec 21

    Juan Guaidó is closer to accessing the Venezuelan gold stored at the Bank of England after UK's highest court ruled in favor of recognizing him as "interim president." International law expert said the ruling constituted a "crime" Read more:

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    Dec 21

    . and are doing a livestream today with journalist to analyze Chile's presidential election, in which a far-right supporter of the Pinochet dictatorship was defeated. Join us at 2:30pm ET / 11:30am PT:

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    Dec 21

    The End of Neoliberalism in Latin America?: Return of the Left

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