Tag: <span>human rights</span>
March 29, 2012 > Staff
Chilean Man Dies After Anti-Gay Beating As Chile Debates Anti-Discrimination Law
Today in Latin America Top Story — Daniel Zamudio, the 24 year-old Chilean man who was attacked and brutally beaten by suspected Neo-Nazis, died of his wounds on Tuesday night […] Read More >
March 21, 2012 > Staff
Guatemalan Paramilitaries Sentenced To 7,710 Years For Massacre
Today in Latin America Top Story — Five former Guatemalan paramilitaries were sentenced Tuesday to a total of 7,710 years in jail each for their participation in the 1982 massacre of […] Read More >
March 11, 2012 > Staff
Venezuela: 1,200 Visitors Held Hostage In Prison Released
Today in Latin America Top Story — Inmates in Venezuela’s Uribana Jail on Wednesday released approximately 1,200 hostages that they prevented from leaving on Sunday during visiting hours, an apparent attempt […] Read More >
January 23, 2012 > Staff
Former Guatemalan Dictator Ordered to make Court Appearance
Today in Latin America Top Story — Former Guatemalan military dictator Efraín Ríos Montt was ordered Saturday to appear in court this Thursday for an investigation of genocide committed during […] Read More >
November 10, 2011 > Staff
Mexico Authorities Abuse Human Rights In Drug War Fight, Report Says
Today in Latin America Top Story — Mexican authorities, including the widely esteemed and U.S.-trained Marines, have committed hundreds of human rights abuses, according to a report issued by Human […] Read More >
April 29, 2011 > Mari Hayman
Mexico’s National Security Law Can’t Be Evaluated, Says PRI’s Navarrete
Facing the opposition of human rights groups and deputies from the PRD, Convergencia and PT parties, the PRI’s Alfonso Navarrete Prida announced Thursday that there is not enough time to […] Read More >
April 28, 2011 > Mari Hayman
Mexico’s National Security Law Proposal Prompts Human Rights Concerns
As the deadline nears for the Mexican Congress to approve controversial changes to the country’s National Security Law, Mexican human rights advocates are rallying against revisions that they say could […] Read More >
October 20, 2010 > Staff
Calderón’s Proposal To Try Mexican Soldiers In Civilian Courts Doesn’t Go Far Enough, Human Rights Groups Say
Today in Latin America Top Story — Human rights groups criticized a proposal by Mexican President Felipe Calderón to try soldiers in civilian courts, saying the law would not go […] Read More >
September 7, 2010 > Staff
Mexican Soldiers Kill Two At Checkpoint; Obama Administration Considers Increase In Military Aid
Today in Latin America Top Story — Two people were shot dead at a military checkpoint in northern Mexico, authorities said Monday. Soldiers attacked a car passing a military checkpoint, saying […] Read More >
July 13, 2010 > Staff
Fidel Castro Makes First Television Appearance in 11 Months; Discusses Middle East and North Korea
Today in Latin America Top Story — Cuba’s former leader, Fidel Castro, made his first television appearance in 11 months on Monday when he was interviewed on the Cuban talkshow […] Read More >