Human Rights
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 00:00
"The U.S. played a very powerful and direct role in the life of this institution, the army, that went on to commit genocide."
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 00:00
Bignami estima que cerca de 300.000 bolivianos, 70.000 paraguayos y 45.000 peruanos viven en la region metropolitana de Sao Paulo, la mayoria trabajando en condiciones similares a la esclavitud.
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 00:00
The Guatemalan court's ruling demonstrates that everyone is subject to justice, and even the most vulnerable communities can seek and achieve justice for heinous crimes committed against them.
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 00:00
Security in Colombia has improved dramatically over the past decade, but the incidents show that digging too deeply into corruption or human rights abuses can still be extremely dangerous for journalists.
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 00:00
A report from the Independent Commission of Investigations says 75 percent of police confrontations with mentally ill suspects end in fatalities.
Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 00:00
Guatemalan President Otto Perez, the first military man to rule the country since the war's end, has also denied genocide and said the verdict will harm the country's image and stymie foreign investment.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 00:00
New owners of Venezuela's Globovision are said to have ties to President Nicolas Maduro's government. Some fear that critical voices will lose an outlet.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 00:00
How can the Obama administration possibly justify sending military aid to a president who does this, let alone a president who might be guilty of genocide?
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 00:00
Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt is spending a second day at a military hospital after fainting while on his way to a court hearing.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 00:00
The independence necessary to investigate and prosecute serious human rights violations committed by the military generally does not exist in situations in which military authorities investigate military personnel and prosecute them in military courts.