Human Rights
Monday, May 14, 2012 - 00:00
The man, whose case has further inflamed Haitian opposition to the continued presence of a U.N. peacekeeping force, entered the courtroom in the afternoon.
Monday, May 14, 2012 - 00:00
En el acto se desplegaron mantas con las leyendas "No mas sangre", "No podran silenciarnos a todos" y "Por tu derecho a saber y mi derecho a informar".
Friday, May 11, 2012 - 00:00
Chile's congress passed a hate-crimes law Wednesday night, months after a group of alleged neo-Nazis were arrested in the brutal murder of a young gay man.
Friday, May 11, 2012 - 00:00
Dozens of Mexican women have spent the day on which their country celebrates mothers by demanding that authorities find their missing sons and daughters - most whom have disappeared in drug-torn regions.
Friday, May 11, 2012 - 00:00
The American Civil Liberties Union said Thursday that border inspectors have used excessive force and performed humiliating body searches on travelers entering the United States from Mexico.
Friday, May 11, 2012 - 00:00
Oxandabarat said the accuser pointed out his alleged attackers. "There was a recognition (when) the marines filed by and he looked at them through a peephole," the spokesman said.
Friday, May 11, 2012 - 00:00
Langlois can easily be interpreted as a military, non-civilian prisoner.
Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 00:00
El Centro Prodh y varias organizaciones de la sociedad civil en defensa de migrantes denunciaron que las cifras oficiales estan por debajo de las reales.
Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 00:00
A senior journalist for a major radio station in Honduras has been kidnapped.
Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 00:00
In a new regular feature, Americas Quarterly unveils a way to measure, track and compare social inclusion in the Americas.