Human Rights
Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 00:00
Over 440 men, women and children were massacred to make way for the Chixoy Dam - a World Bank and IADB project.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 - 00:00
A Cuban prisoner who went on a hunger strike because he was not part of the government's recent mass pardon has died, a human rights leader said Tuesday.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 - 00:00
Guatemala prosecutors have moved to drop genocide and war crimes charges against former dictator Oscar Mejia, who ruled from 1983-86, arguing that the 80-year-old is not fit to stand trial.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 - 00:00
Una marcha para exigir a las autoridades el combate a la trata de menores y a la explotacion de los emigrantes se inicio en la frontera de Mexico con Guatemala, se informo hoy.
Monday, January 2, 2012 - 00:00
As the Mexican government continues its crackdown on organized crime, the country's civil society is finding itself exposed to acts of extreme violence. No sector has been spared: environmentalists, human rights activists, indigenous leaders, journalists,
Monday, January 2, 2012 - 00:00
Mexican human rights authorities say five men detained in the killings of two agents and a car-bomb attack in Ciudad Juarez were tortured by federal police to confess their roles in the crimes.
Monday, January 2, 2012 - 00:00
Argentina's last military president has been found guilty of more crimes against humanity, this time getting 15 years for setting up a secret torture center inside a hospital during the 1976 military coup.
Thursday, December 22, 2011 - 00:00
An official investigation established they were members of a football team travelling to a match
Thursday, December 22, 2011 - 00:00
Maria Lourdes Afiuni fue arrestada hace dos anos acusada de corrupcion. Sus abogados denuncian que las condiciones en que se encuentra son tan deplorables que incluso tiene vedado el acceso a atencion adecuada de salud
Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 00:00
Brazil has begun to face the possibility that in the realm of human rights — unlike on regional economic and diplomatic matters — the mantle of leadership may not come so easily