Human Rights
Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - 00:00
Segundo informe da Freedom House sobre liberdade de expressao nas Americas, tambem de 2012, a Venezuela esta junto de Cuba, Equador, Honduras, Mexico e Paraguai na categoria de paises considerados "sem imprensa livre".
Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - 00:00
Mas de 200 mil internos se encuentran en las carceles de este sistema que tiene 30% de sobrepoblacion. Se estima que el gobierno gasta alrededor de 130 pesos en la manutencion diaria de cada uno de ellos, o casi 47 mil pesos al ano.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - 00:00
The demonstrators are asking local authorities for solutions to problems in the housing, health and aqueduct sectors and are asking the national government to implement the Peasant Reserve Zones.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - 00:00
The release which covers the 2010/2012 period revealed that 24.2% of urban infancy in Argentina suffered severe deficits in at least one of fundamental rights such as food, healthcare and housing, access to information and education.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - 00:00
La Asociacion de Periodistas de Guatemala (APG) expreso ayer, en un comunicado, su repudio por "las intimidaciones a los corresponsales de prensa de medios escritos nacionales".
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 08:01
The UN security council has expressed “grave concern” over recent violence in South Sudan that has affected thousands of civilians, saying the government of Juba should exert more effort to curb it.
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 07:57
A U.S. Political Officer in Liberia, Kareina Brazernor, has observed that critical human rights issues in the country are often overlooked, and if raised, are abandoned by authorities here.
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 07:43
The UN human rights chief is urging the United States and Israel to clarify the legal basis for the use of armed drones in Pakistan, Yemen and Gaza.
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 06:53
United States (US) President Barack Obama’s recent visit to Africa demonstrates renewed US interest in creating partnerships with African nations, but it also signifies the continent’s growing role as a staging ground for the ‘cold war’ between the US and China.
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 00:00
But the agreement will have to be reviewed for possible violations of Brazil's labor laws and regulations, said Jose de Lima Ramos Pereira.