Human Rights
Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 00:00
To have sex with young girls, said Brazil's highest criminal court on March 27th, is "immoral and reprehensible". But a man who had sex with three 12-year-olds in 2002, it decided, had committed no crime.
Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 00:00
The United Nations humanitarian affairs chief yesterday pledged support for Brazil's humanitarian work around the world, highlighting the country's contributions in the areas of disaster-risk prevention and food security.
Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 00:00
Chavez's close association with Cuban leader Fidel Castro makes comparisons to how each leader has dealt with their respective health problems inevitable.
Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 00:00
La ONG Campana Emblema de Prensa senalo que puede crecer aun mas sobre todo en regiones como America Latina.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 00:00
The brutal murder of 24-year-old Daniel Zamudio has sent support for gay rights soaring in Chile, which has lagged behind many of its neighbors in addressing discrimination.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 00:00
Without the resources to solve integrated problems of affordable housing, especially to resolve issues of rights to land under the homes that migrants have built, the government is faced with myriad challenges.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 00:00
Measures taken by the Colombian government to prevent armed groups using child soldiers are "inadequate," a coalition of NGOs said in a report Tuesday.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012 - 00:00
The FARC appears to have intensified recruitment campaigns targeting children, owing
to pressures to rapidly replenish its troops after the government’s increased counterinsurgency campaigns since 2002.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012 - 00:00
Daniel Zamudio, a 24-year-old gay Chilean, died on March 27 following an attack by a group of self-described neo-Nazis.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012 - 00:00
The victims, two of whom were 10 years old, were killed and their blood was offered at an alter to the saint, according to Jose Larrinaga, spokesman for state prosecutors.