United Nations, March 2 (RHC)-- A United Nations working group has called for the release of a Pakistani man imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay since 2006... More
Mexico City, March 2 (RHC)-- U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson will step down from the job in May, she announced on Thursday... More
Brussels, March 2 (RHC)-- The Council of Europe, a 47-nation human rights body based in Strasbourg, France, has called on Greece to do more in terms of fighting corruption among politicians and state officials.... More
Buenos Aires, March 2 (RHC)-- After three rounds of negotiations, teacher's unions in Buenos Aires province say the government’s offer of a raise, "isn’t enough to pay to turn the lights on."... More
La Paz, March 2 (RHC)-- Bolivia’s Ministry of Education has begun an aid campaign to collect school materials to help students affected by the intense rains the country has faced this month. ... More
San Francisco, March 2 (RHC)-- Hundreds of U.S. activists have rallied in San Francisco, California, to protest against recent arrests of undocumented immigrants by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). ... More
Buenos Aires, March 2 (RHC)-- In Argentina, convicted mass murderer Luciano Benjamín Menéndez has died in prison at the age of 90. ... More
New York, March 2 (RHC)-- Nearly 19 million babies born globally every year – 14 per cent – are at risk of permanent yet preventable brain damage and reduced cognitive function due to a lack of iodine in the earliest years of life, according to a United Nations-backed report released Thursday.... More
Washington, March 2 (RHC)-- A trade war is looming on the horizon with U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.... More
Caracas, March 1 (RHC)-- In Venezuela, candidates for the upcoming presidential elections have agreed to delay the elections until the second half of May, but a date has yet to be decided. ... More
Washington, March 1 (RHC)-- Amnesty International has released its annual Human Rights Report, warning that President Donald Trump set a tone of “hate-filled rhetoric” for 2017. ... More
San Salvador, March 1 (RHC)-- Nearly 17,000 Salvadorans are waiting anxiously after completing thousands of applications for renewal of the United States Temporary Protection Status ... More
Bogota, March 1 (RHC)-- Leprosy continues to plague 24 out of 35 countries in Latin America with Health Ministries registering an average of 27,000 new cases yearly. ... More
Hong Kong, March 1 (RHC)-- In Hong Kong, lawmakers have voted to ban the sale of ivory -- a move hailed by animal rights campaigners as a major step toward protecting elephants. ... More
Washington, March 1 (RHC)-- A new study finds roughly half of all U.S. veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan need mental healthcare -- but aren’t getting it. ... More
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