Multiple human rights groups and activists have been protesting the actions and language that the Macri administration has perpetuated recently regarding the forced disappearances that the Argentine people suffered in the 1970s and early 80s.
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A millionaire in El Salvador who has been accused of having unsavory criminal ties is now suing the journalists levying the accusations.
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After nearly two months of investigation following a shooting incident involving protesters and police, there are finally some questions being answered.
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Although Colonia Elía in Argentina may appear to be just another one of the country’s perennially peaceful provincial towns, it has in fact been the setting for operations conducted by one of history’s most notorious cocaine smugglers and his associate, an ex-member of the Colombian notorious revolutionary group, the FARC.
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The Commission for the Freedom of the Press for Journalists in Guatemala has lodged an official complaint against Álvaro Arzú, the mayor of the Central American nation’s capital city, claiming that he has launched a campaign of “threats and intimidations” against them.
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The first contingent of the United Nations’ mission to Colombia has arrived in the South American nation to oversee the signing and implementation of the peace accords between the government and the FARC.
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–Researched and written by Cassie Tickell Painter Juan Emilio Cheyre, the ex-Commander in Chief of the Chilean army, has been arrested and bailed for his alleged involvement in human rights abuses during the dictatorship of General Pinochet. Previously seen as a key player in Chile’s transition to democracy, his arrest has sparked a debate about
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–Researched and written by Amy Brown The death toll of activists and journalists in Honduras continues to climb after the apparent murder of Lesbia Urquía, an environmentalist who was believed to be associated with the organization called Consejo Cívico de Organizaciones Populares e Indígenas de Honduras (COPINH) which works to defend the civil rights of
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The role played by ex-military officers and former minister is investigated in dictatorship-era enquiry.
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The family of one of Nicaragua’s leading activists is looking at her recent death as an agent of change in the world, rather than as a loss.
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