Bogota, February 19 (RHC)-- The systematic killing of social leaders and former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) continues with impunity in Colombia, as two brothers - human rights defenders and campesino leaders - were killed Sunday in the southwest department of Cauca, raising the tally to 46 murdered in 2020.... More
London, February 18 (RHC)-- WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson is seeking answers after the publisher’s official account was mysteriously locked, ahead of an extradition hearing for founder Julian Assange, who faces life in prison if he is sent to the United States.... More
Washington, February 18 (RHC)-- Over 2,000 former Justice Department officials are now calling on Attorney General William Barr to resign, after he intervened to reduce the sentencing recommendation for President Trump’s longtime friend and former campaign adviser Roger Stone.... More
London, February 18 (RHC)-- The second-strongest non-tropical storm ever recorded in the North Atlantic Ocean is wreaking havoc in towns across the United Kingdom. British authorities have issued over 300 warnings as “bomb cyclone” Dennis has produced 80-foot waves and winds reaching up to 90 miles per hour. ... More
Caracas, February 18 (RHC)-- Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says the United States and some of its allies are plotting to invade Venezuela and that the South American country is “not afraid of military combat.”... More
Washington, February 18 (RHC)-- A memo from the Donald Trump administration about the U.S. targeted assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani last month does not refer to an “imminent threat,” which was President Trump’s justification for the attack. ... More
Oranjestad, February 18 (RHC)-- Aruba's Justice Minister Andin Bikker has denied a fake news story that claimed the government of this Caribbean nation had confiscated a Venezuelan plane carrying more than 900 kilos of gold.... More
Kabul, February 18 (RHC)-- In Afghanistan, an airstrike killed at least eight civilians, including a child, in the eastern province of Nangarhar.... More
Caracas, February 17 (RHC)-- Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez has accused the Spanish right-wing of supporting the self-proclaimed 'president' Juan Guaidó. In an interview with the Venezuelan news channel Televen, Delcy Rodriguez accused the right parties in Spain of having “a profound double standard” because of their backing of Guaidó, who is in favor of a coup d’état in the South American country. ... More
Tokyo, February 17 (RHC)-- The number of coronavirus infections continues to mount, with 71,000 confirmed cases globally and nearly 1,800 deaths. All but five of the deaths were in mainland China. ... More
Sanaa, February 17 (RHC)-- In Yemen, 31 people were killed in U.S.-backed Saudi airstrikes over the weekend, including women and children. The strikes in the northern al-Jawf province came just hours after the Houthis said they had shot down a Saudi fighter jet in the same area. ... More
Santiago de Chile, February 17 (RHC)-- Thousands of Chileans that support and reject a new constitution in Chile had a tense clash in the streets of Santiago Sunday, as the country prepares for the upcoming referendum on April 26th.... More
Washington, February 17 (RHC)-- More than one thousand former Justice Department officials have called for the resignation of Donald Trump's attorney general over his interference in the sentencing of the U.S. president's longtime political aide Roger Stone.... More
United Nations, February 17 (RHC)-- A United Nations official has warned that the situation in Libya is “deeply troubling,” a fragile ceasefire in the crisis-hit country has seen dozens of violations, and a UN arms embargo imposed on the country has become a “joke.”... More
Caracas, February 17 (RHC)-- Venezuela's Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez has presented new evidence on a series of corruption acts in which the U.S.-backed opposition lawmaker Juan Gaido is the main protagonist.... More
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