In the Dominican Republic, 70 percent of all detainees are behind bars under an order of preventive imprisonment.

The Dominican Republic’s preventive detention crisis is an emergency.

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United Nations Condemns Arbitrary Detention in the Dominican Republic
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United Nations Condemns Arbitrary Detention in the Dominican Republic

The United Nations has released an explosive condemnation of the Dominican Republic’s use of preventive detention and complete disregard for the rule of law. The UN’s Human Rights Council Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) found that the Dominican government’s behavior in the case of former Attorney General Jean Rodríguez Sánchez violated Articles 3, 8,…

Biden’s Red-Carpet Treatment for Abinader Masks the DR’s Human Rights, Forced Labor Crisis
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Biden’s Red-Carpet Treatment for Abinader Masks the DR’s Human Rights, Forced Labor Crisis

The inaugural meeting of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP) in Washington faced a hail of criticism towards President Joe Biden from inside his own Democratic Party and officials from Latin America who came away doubting the U.S. commitment to the region. The joint declaration signed on Friday issued by the White House includes…

President Abinader’s Visit to White House Brings the DR’s Humanitarian Crisis to 1600 Pennsylvania  
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President Abinader’s Visit to White House Brings the DR’s Humanitarian Crisis to 1600 Pennsylvania  

This week, the White House convenes the inaugural meeting of the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity (APEP) Leaders summit. The meeting will bring together the leaders of the United States, Canada, and ten countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, including the Dominican Republic.  Yet the meeting comes as the Dominican Republic continues to grapple…