Human Rights
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 - 00:00
Codhes presenta a consideracion de las organizaciones de la sociedad civil, las comunidades indigenas, academicos, expertos y la opinion publica en general, el documento "Panorama de los Derechos de los Pueblos Indigenas en el Sur Oriente Colombiano&
Monday, October 19, 2009 - 00:00
A delegation from the Organization of American States arrived to look into possible human rights violations in Honduras since the June 28 coup that overthrew President Manuel Zelaya.
Monday, October 19, 2009 - 00:00
Internet access is tightly limited in Cuba, and Ms. Sanchez has often had to play cat-and-mouse with the authorities to make her writings available, either inside Cuba or outside of it. And when the Cabot awards were announced, she was denied an exit visa
Monday, October 19, 2009 - 00:00
La eminente aprobacion de una ley de comunicacion que la Sociedad Interamericana de Prensa ha calificado como un campo minado para la democracia, acumula mas criticas.
Monday, October 19, 2009 - 00:00
An attorney for a Mexican human rights official jailed by immigration officials says his client doesn't want asylum in the U.S. and wasn't seeking it when he crossed the border last week.
Monday, October 19, 2009 - 00:00
A Mexican human rights official was in U.S. customs detention this weekend, apparently for his safety after reporting 170 instances in which Mexican soldiers allegedly tortured, abused or killed innocent people in Chihuahua state.
Monday, October 19, 2009 - 00:00
Honduras' de facto government relaxed restrictions on protests and opposition media on Monday as crisis talks dragged into a third week with no agreement on toppled President Manuel Zelaya's return to power.
Friday, October 16, 2009 - 00:00
In its report, ActionAid International ranked Malawi among the top five successful developing nations, with Brazil taking the lead, for cutting child malnutrition by 73 percent in six years.
Friday, October 16, 2009 - 00:00
The report notes that abortions worldwide are declining even as more countries liberalize their abortion laws. Since 1997, it said, only three countries — Poland, Nicaragua and El Salvador — substantially increased restrictions on abortion, while laws
Friday, October 16, 2009 - 00:00
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has been asked to investigate whether Panama tortured an Ecuadorian citizen who was being held as an illegal immigrant, an official hemispheric human rights organization said.