Human Rights
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 00:00
An agricultural boom, led by exports to China, has increased the congressional lobbying power of the ruralista, which represents landowners whose interests often clash with those of the tribe.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 00:00
The verdict followed a five-day trial that brought haunting testimony from Guatemala's 36-year civil war to a present-day courtroom in Riverside County.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 00:00
In a troubling announcement this week, the Catholic Church has closed a human rights office that oversees an estimated 80 percent of documents regarding human rights abuses in El Salvador.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 00:00
Pese a que han trascurrido 36 meses a partir de que los fallos se hicieron publicos y mas de 11 anos desde que los hechos ocurrieron, las sentencias siguen incumplidas en aspectos medulares.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 00:00
El presidente Mauricio Funes se salto la diplomacia y sugirio este martes que el Arzobispado de San Salvador, ha enviado un mensaje negativo para las victimas de la violaciones a los derechos humanos con la clausura de Tutela Legal.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 00:00
The retired officers, who are in their 60s, 70s and 80s, are accused in connection with crimes including torture, kidnappings and sexual violence that were allegedly committed in 1985.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013 - 00:00
La movilizacion por los 45 anos de la matanza seguira su trayecto habitual por Eje Central.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - 09:25
A combatant from the Genocidal FDLR operating in the jungles of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) who defected back to Rwanda has confirmed that the DRC government Army (FARDC) works directly with the FDLR.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - 09:20
These crackdowns are short-sighted and ultimately counter-productive. The suppression of civil society promotes instability over the long term, Bradtke said.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - 09:12
The OSCE's representative on freedom of the media, Dunja Mijatovic, says the situation regarding freedom of speech and the media in Azerbaijan is "quite worrying."