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Hundreds of migrants travel invisibly through Latin America toward the United States and confront regressive migration policies in our continent.

The Inter-American Commision on Human Rights (IACHR) has been fundamental in the struggle for democracy in Latin America. In many cases it has been the only institution to which victims of violations could turn to when they found no response in their own countries, like the families of those that were forcefully disappeared by the Argentine and Chilean dictatorships, or the victims of political persecution in Venezuela, or the censored journalists in Ecuador. And IACHR has also played an essential role in crucial moments, like the resistance of Peruvians against Fujimori's dictatorship or the investigation about the missing Mexican students of Ayotzinapa. 

A few weeks ago the Human Sciences School of the National University paid homage to a group of profesors for their academic accomplishments. Among them was the sociologist Miguel Ángel Beltrán, who, as public opinion knows, was removed by the General Solicitor's Office, accused of collaborating with the FARC, and later convicted on appeal by the Superior Court of Bogotá.