Human Rights
Monday, May 4, 2009 - 00:00
The meeting of the Steering Committee with participation from civil society and the private sector is an excellent example of the depth of the relationship that exists between the United States and Brazil, and the way in which we can work together to ensu
Monday, May 4, 2009 - 00:00
If his administration follows through as it should, the next time Chavez tries to label all human rights criticism as a U.S. conspiracy, few people in the region will take him seriously
Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 00:00
Mexico's army is committing human rights violations while engaged in anti-narcotics activities as an arm of the police, a human rights group says.
Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 00:00
The 76-page report, "Uniform Impunity: Mexico's Misuse of Military Justice to Prosecute Abuses in Counternarcotics and Public Security Operations," details 17 cases involving military abuses against more than 70 victims, including several cases
Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 00:00
Guatemala and Nicaragua have not been addressed in this report. The Department will continue to withhold 15 percent
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 00:00
Estatuto de Roma aun acepta propuestas, como la de Belgica, que pide incluir como armas prohibidas las minas antipersonales y las armas biologicas
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 00:00
This 76-page report details 17 cases involving military abuses against more than 70 victims, including several cases from 2007 and 2008. The abuses include killings, torture, rapes, and arbitrary detentions.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 00:00
Veteran Colombian radio journalist Jose Everardo Aguilar, known for his harsh criticism of local corruption, was gunned down inside his home in southwestern Cauca province on Friday night
Friday, April 24, 2009 - 00:00
El escritor y periodista colombiano Gustavo Alvarez Gardeazabal denuncio el viernes que fue victima de un confuso hecho en el que hombres armados ingresaron a su vivienda, le amenazaron y robaron sus dos computadoras
Friday, April 24, 2009 - 00:00
Las declaraciones del presidente Tabare Vazquez en Costa Rica, diciendo que como ciudadano quiere la anulacion de una ley de amnistia en favor de militares acusados de violar los derechos humanos durante la dictadura, merecieron el jueves el rechazo oposi