Mexico City, December 3 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Mexican National Commission for Human Rights (CNDH) announced Tuesday that it will investigate police to determine if they committed abuses against protesters during the December 1st march in Mexico City. ... More
Athens, December 3 (RHC)-- At least 15 people have been arrested after clashes broke out between riot police and demonstrators who were rallying in support of a jailed student in Greece. Between 8,000 and 10,000 people marched through central Athens on Tuesday in a show of support for the young imprisoned protester, Nikos Romanos, who has been on a hunger strike over the right to be able to attend university.... More
Caracas, December 3 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Venezuela is the first stop on Uruguayan President Jose Mujica’s eight-day tour of Latin America, aimed at securing the international relations he has forged with regional countries during his five-year mandate.... More
London, December 3 (RHC)-- The Irish government is to ask the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to reopen an alleged British army torture case in Northern Ireland. Irish Foreign Minister Charlie Flanagan said on Tuesday that the decision to reopen the so-called "Hooded Men" case was made in accordance with thousands of freshly released documents.... More
Tegucigalpa, December 3 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A delegation from the Inter-American Human Rights Court visits Honduras this week, looking into reports that impunity for criminal cases has reached the rate of 96 percent. Impunity in the case of human rights trials is reportedly even worse, at 98 percent.... More
Bauchi, December 3 (RHC)-- At least 77 people have been killed in attacks by suspected Islamic extremists who struck two northeast Nigerian state capitals, health workers said Tuesday. The deaths from Monday’s attacks bring the toll to at least 247 people reported killed in a week of increasing violence from an Islamic uprising in the northeast of Africa’s biggest oil producer.... More
Geneva, December 3 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A new report released Tuesday by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean shows that the region will continue its sustained growth.... More
Santiago de Chile, December 3 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Chile´s President says she will comply with her electoral promises, but critics say she is still evading social organizations' demand for deeper reforms.... More
Nairobi, December 3 (RHC-PL) -- Kenya has declared war on the Al Shabab extremists after the slaughter perpetrated by the group in the northeast of the country, where 36 people were killed, said the President Uhuru Kenyatta in a TV address.... More
Washington, December 3 (RHC)-- U.S. President Barack Obama will likely nominate Ashton Carter, a former deputy at the Department of Defense, to lead the Pentagon and succeed the resigning Chuck Hagel, senior U.S. officials say. ... More
Berlin, December 3 (RHC)-- Pilots at German flag carrier Lufthansa have extend their latest two-day strike to long-haul flights in protest at an early retirement plan. In addition to domestic and European routes, the pilots at Deutsche Lufthansa AG grounded long-haul flights on Tuesday, stranding thousands of passengers.... More
Quito, December 3 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Developing nations rarely prioritize people with disabilities, but Ecuador is bucking this trend, not only creating robust policy to be used nationally, but a gold standard model to be exportable to other countries.... More
Mexico City, December 2 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Demonstrators across the country marked the second year of President Peña Nieto in office, demanding the safe return of the 43 missing Ayotzinapa students. Shouts of “Peña Nieto Get Out” were heard throughout the march, as well as calls to stop the criminalization of social protests.... More
Paris, December 2 (RHC)-- French lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a motion to recognize Palestine as an independent state. The motion, urging the French government to recognize Palestine, was backed by a majority of 339 lawmakers while 151 members voted against. ... More
Tel Aviv, December 2 (RHC)-- Israel is heading for early elections amid the ongoing political infighting between coalition partners in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet. ... More
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