Buenos Aires, December 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Following the presentation of a collective habeas corpus, an Argentinian court ruled Monday that prisoners working in penitentiaries must enjoy the same legal rights provided to other workers. ... More
Lima, December 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The Standing Committee on Finance gave an assessment of financing available to prevent climate change and its effects at the COP 20 on Wednesday in Lima.... More
Caracas, December 4 (teleSUR-RHC)-- The President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, and his Uruguayan counterpart, Jose Mujica, met on Wednesday in Caracas, where they reached several agreements on agribusiness, scientific investigations and energy cooperation, among others.... More
The 36th International New Latin American Film Festival kicked off in Havana Thursday with the screening of the acclaimed Argentinean movie Relatos Salvajes (Wild Tales)... More
Cuban First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel stressed that the triumph of Cuba in the Central American and Caribbean Games shows there is a new group of athletes ready to give new victories to their homeland.... More
Geneva, December 3 (Granma-RHC) -- Cuba's Ambassador to International Organizations in Geneva, Anayansi Rodríguez Camejo, reaffirmed the commitment of the island to achieve the provisions of the Convention on Biological Weapons, in the general debate of the Meeting of State Parties of the Convention.... More
Havana, December 3 (teleSUR-RHC)-- Negotiators for the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) resumed contact Tuesday in Havana to discuss how to reestablish the peace talks.... More
Damascus, December 3 (RHC)-- Syrian government and several foreign-backed opposition groups have agreed to resume peace talks mediated by Russia. Reports said on Tuesday that both sides have confirmed the initial agreement, which followed talks between delegations led by key opposition figure, Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib, and Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem in Moscow in November.... More
United Nations, December 3 (RHC)-- The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly adopted an Arab-backed resolution urging Israel to join the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The assembly approved the resolution on Tuesday in a 161-5 vote, with 18 countries abstaining. The United States and Canada were among the five countries that opposed the resolution.... More
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
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