Human Rights
Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - 00:00
El ministro Brack ha dicho que mas de 18,000 hectareas de bosque han desaparecido totalmente y que otras 400,000 hectareas estan al borde de la desaparicion en Madre de Dios debido a la mineria artesanal que utiliza mercurio para obtener el oro.
Monday, April 5, 2010 - 00:00
Since Judge Afiuni's imprisonment, a dizzying sequence of other high-profile arrests has taken place, pointing to Mr. Chavez's recent use of his security and intelligence apparatus to quash challenges to his grip on the country's political institutions.
Monday, April 5, 2010 - 00:00
El presidente de la CIDH considero que la democracia venezolana presenta ``graves limitaciones'' porque "la democracia implica que haya separacion de poderes publicos."
Monday, April 5, 2010 - 00:00
Cuba has been under growing pressure to release political prisoners and improve its human rights since a dissident died in February.
Monday, April 5, 2010 - 00:00
The 13 people killed in Para in 2008 over land issues is almost half the national total and more than in any other state.
Monday, April 5, 2010 - 00:00
Oswaldo Álvarez Paz's arrest is evidence of Chavez's abuse of the legal system and the silencing of his critics.
Monday, April 5, 2010 - 00:00
Oswaldo Álvarez Paz's arrest is evidence of Chavez's abuse of the legal system and the silencing of his critics.
Monday, April 5, 2010 - 00:00
In a 45-minute nationally televised speech, Cuba's president said his government has the right to beat back any efforts to destabilize it.
Friday, April 2, 2010 - 00:00
Human rights groups and Chavez critics accuse the government of using trumped-up charges to try to silence Gustavo Azocar.
Friday, April 2, 2010 - 00:00
Amnistia Internacional (AI) acuso al gobierno del presidente venezolano, Hugo Chavez, de usar el sistema judicial para perseguir a sus oponentes.