Human Rights
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 00:00
After viewing the horrifying video, one has to wonder whatever happened to human rights.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 00:00
Colleagues said they were certain his murder was linked to his newspaper reports and blog posts about political corruption and hired killers.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 00:00
Decio Sa, a political reporter for the newspaper O Estado do Maranhao in northeastern Brazil, was at least the fourth journalist slain this year in the South American nation.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 00:00
The case is the second in Brazil - and first in São Paulo - in which criminal charges have been brought against a Brazilian official for human rights crimes committed during the country's military dictatorship.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 - 00:00
La Corte Constitucional de Ecuador escucho ayer el temor de sectores de la oposicion y la prensa a que se instaure la censura previa durante la cobertura electoral mediante una ley impulsada por el presidente Rafael Correa.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 00:00
Work on the $11 billion project that has irked indigenous groups, environmentalists and local residents got under way last June.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 00:00
While the Labor Action Plan of the Washington Consensus might remain mostly on paper, pro-labor action at the grassroots is rolling on, with or without official approval.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 00:00
The LAP called for Colombia to enforce pre-existing but widely ignored legislation banning the cooperatives. However, as the Rubiales workers testified, in many sectors little has changed.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 00:00
Cualquier persona que considere haber sufrido un "dano" en los terminos de esta ley debera presentar su caso ante el Sistema Nacional de Victimas, que seleccionara a aquellos que cumplan los requisitos para acceder a beneficios.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 00:00
El senador del oficialista Partido de la Liberacion Dominicana (PLD) Wilton Guerrero dio a conocer un supuesto plan para matar a la periodista de investigacion Nuria Piera, quien ha denunciado presuntas actividades corruptas.