Category: Uruguay
July 17, 2012 > Staff
Uruguay: No Marijuana Bill Without 60 Percent Public Support
Top Story — Uruguayan President José Mujica qualified a proposed bill that would allow the Uruguayan state to regulate and sell marijuana, saying that he would only do so if 60 […] Read More >
July 10, 2012 > Mariana Bueno
Uruguay’s Marijuana Bill Provokes Mixed Reactions
MONTEVIDEO — Uruguayan President José Mujica’s controversial marijuana regulation bill could soon be approved by Congress, making Uruguay the first country in the world to directly produce, sell, and control […] Read More >
January 25, 2012 > Staff
Uruguay will pay $513,000 to Child of Disappeared
Today in Latin America Top Story — Uruguayan President José Mujica approved a $513,000 settlement to be paid to Macarena Gelman, who was kidnapped along with her disappeared parents during the […] Read More >
September 19, 2011 > Roque Planas
Uruguay: Six Peacekeepers Detained For Alleged Sexual Abuse In Haiti
Upon their return from Haiti, five Uruguayan peacekeepers accused of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old Haitian man were jailed Sunday, and a sixth was detained Monday, the local press reports. A […] Read More >
September 8, 2011 > Staff
Uruguay’s Mujica Apologizes For U.N. Sexual Assault In Haiti
Today in Latin America Top Story — Uruguayan President José Mujica apologized for the “outrage” caused by United Nation’s peacekeepers accused of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old Haitian man and said […] Read More >
September 5, 2011 > Roque Planas
Uruguay Recalls Commander In Haiti Over Alleged Sexual Assault
Uruguay’s defense ministry said Sunday it would recall its commander and at least five officers from Haiti, in response to a controversy over alleged acts of sexual abuse. The ministry […] Read More >
May 25, 2011 > Mariana Bueno
Uruguay’s Growing Economy Stimulates Reverse Migration
MONTEVIDEO — It was the worst economic crisis in the history of Uruguay when Martín González and Gustavo López decided to emigrate overseas to find work. Nine years later, they […] Read More >
May 20, 2011 > Mariana Bueno
Uruguayan Congress Fails to Gain a Majority to Annul Amnesty Law
MONTEVIDEO — After an intense 15 hours of debate, the proposal to annul Uruguay´s amnesty law failed when the necessary votes did not reach a majority. In this historical session […] Read More >
April 13, 2011 > Staff
Uruguay Senate Votes to Annul Amnesty Law For Crimes During Dictatorship
Today in Latin America Top Story — Uruguay’s senate voted Tuesday night to annul an amnesty law for crimes against humanity committed during the country’s 1973-85 dictatorship. In a tight […] Read More >
August 17, 2010 > Mari Hayman
Nixon Administration Advocated Use of Death Squads in Uruguay, New Documents Indicate
NEW YORK — Forty years after U.S. AID official Dan Mitrione was kidnapped and executed by Uruguayan guerillas, nine declassified State Department documents prove that high-level officials in the Nixon […] Read More >