Human Rights
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 00:00
"Pulling a television station from cable and satellite distribution because it chooses not to carry every word uttered by a politician would be laughable if this weren't Venezuela."
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 00:00
Marcel Granier does not let them twist his arm. The CEO of Empresas 1BC rebels against the renewed restrictions imposed by the government on cable TV channel RCTV Internacional.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 00:00
Reporters Without Borders today condemned as an act of political revenge the cancellation of a television station's licence, seven months after the same action was taken against radio La Voz de Bagua Grande.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 00:00
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights' commissioner, Sergio Pinheiro, and his rapporteur for freedom of expression issued a statement to once again please Venezuela's incurable coup supporters, representatives of the country's media dictatorship and t
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 00:00
Venezuela President Hugo Chavez's government ordered cable providers on Sunday to stop showing the popular television station RCTV, which had violated regulations requiring broadcasters to televise the socialist leader's long speeches.
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 00:00
Does Fujimori deserve credit for the work of the police? Not at all. His resort to death squads and secret courts only played into the hands of the Shining Path.
Monday, January 25, 2010 - 00:00
Bolivia's president Evo Morales began his second mandate with a cabinet reshuffle removing most ministers and complying with the gender parity. The announcement was done over the weekend following his second consecutive inauguration ceremony last Friday.
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 00:00
This 20th annual World Report summarizes human rights conditions in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide. It reflects extensive investigative work undertaken in 2009 by Human Rights Watch staff, usually in close partnership with human rights a
Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 00:00
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) today published the report entitled Honduras: Human Rights and the Coup d'État
Thursday, January 21, 2010 - 00:00
En respuesta al informe de HRW, la Secretaria de Gobernacion sostiene que los elementos castrenses que cometen delitos son procesados conforme a derecho, por lo que el fuero militar no es espacio de impunidad ni de privilegios