Journalists Raúl Asencio, from Listín Diario, and Víctor Olivo, from CDN, were attacked by agents of the Dirección General de Seguridad Tránsito y Transporte Terrestre (Digesett) while accompanying Ombudsman Pablo Ulloa, who was investigating the Digesett offices at the former dog racing track Canódromo El Coco, on Monumental Avenue, National District.
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Federal legislator and son of President-incumbent, Eduardo Bolsonaro, is under investigation by the National Federation of Journalists (FENAJ) for his comments regarding the torture experienced by Míriam Leitão during the military dictatorship, treating it as “mundane and defensible.”
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The human rights offices of the United Nations (UN) and the Organization of American States (OAS) called for investigations into a recent military operation in which 11 people were killed, according to Human Rights Watch.
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President Nayib Bukele reported that the National Civil Police (PNC) and the Armed Forces have captured 5,747 suspected gang members in the last nine days in El Salvador.
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The prominent Colombian cities of Bogotá, Medellín, and Cali, as well as other large cities, are attractive hubs for the criminal activities of urban militias.
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The Fiscalía General del Estado (FGE) reported that it will continue with the investigations related to the events in Maravatío and Zinapécuaro.
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A month after the disappearance of 43 normalists from Ayotzinapa, members of the Navy were present at the Cocula garbage dump, unloading and handling packages with unknown contents.
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Prisoners Defenders (PD) is preparing a report containing “15 patterns of mistreatment and torture” of prisoners in Cuba to present to the UN next week.
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The recently released podcast series, Después de Ayotzinapa, sheds new light on the case of the disappearance of 43 normalistas (students learning to be teachers) in Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico in 2014.
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After two years of restrictions as the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the world, mass celebrations returned to the streets of Buenos Aires to commemorate the Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice on March 24.
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