Brasilia, March 24 (RHC)-- The Brazilian Supreme Court has ruled that a judge was “biased” in convicting former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of corruption in 2017, in the latest victory for the left-wing leader. Justice Carmen Lucia on Tuesday reversed an earlier decision, swinging the majority 3-2 in Lula’s favor.... More
Mexico City, March 24 (RHC)-- The president of Bolivia, Luis Arce, arrived close to midnight this Tuesday in Mexico City for a three-day official visit, during which he will meet with his Mexican counterpart, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO).... More
Quito, March 24 (RHC)-- Ecuador's ombudsman, Freddy Carrión, filed a complaint on Tuesday before the Attorney General's Office against President Lenín Moreno, for crimes against humanity that occurred during the massive protests of October 2019.... More
Montreal, March 24 (RHC)-- Anti-Asian racism has reached a “crisis point” in Canada, community advocates and human rights experts said on Tuesday, as a new report detailed over 1,100 hate incidents targeting members of Asian-Canadian communities over the past year.... More
La Paz, March 24 (RHC)-- Bolivian President Luis Arce has affirmed that the maritime demand for an outlet to the sea is an issue that remains "open and pending" and asked Chile to restart the dialogue to solve the historical enclosure of the country.... More
Buenos Aires, March 24 (RHC)-- Argentinean President Alberto Fernández, speaking during his visit to the vaccination center at the University of Lanús, said that the province of Buenos Aires reached one million people vaccinated with the first dose of the Sputnik V vaccine.... More
New York, March 24 (RHC)-- AstraZeneca says its COVID-19 vaccine showed 79% efficacy against symptomatic disease among participants in a large clinical trial in the United States. The vaccine was 100% effective in preventing serious illness and death. ... More
Tel Aviv, March 24 (RHC)-- A detailed map of COVID-19 testing centres in Israel, published by the National Emergency Portal, has apparently revealed a bit more than it was supposed to. According to the newspaper Haaretz, the map also included information about Israeli military bases, including those that Tel Aviv normally does not advertise, nor disclose their location. The map reportedly showed where Israel Air Force and Military Intelligence bases are located.... More
La Paz, March 24 (RHC)-- The president of the Bolivian Senate, Andrónico Rodríguez Ledezma, said Tuesday in statements to the press that the human rights of former de facto president Jeanine Áñez and her ministers have not been violated.... More
Geneva, March 24 (RHC)-- Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza announced that the Human Rights Council of the United Nations approved the resolution on the negative impact of the blockade imposed by the Government of the United States against Venezuela.... More
Brasilia, March 23 (RHC)-- Hundreds of Brazilian business leaders and economists blasted President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the coronavirus crisis and called for a new policy approach as the country enters a critical phase of its COVID-19 outbreak.... More
Geneva, March 23 (RHC)-- The head of the World Health Organization is calling on vaccine makers to license their technologies to other manufacturers, calling growing vaccine inequity a “moral outrage.” ... More
Atlanta, March 23 (RHC)-- In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning of another rise in COVID-19 cases, with the seven-day average of daily infections up by 5% or more in 27 states. ... More
Washington, March 23 (RHC)-- Federal investigators are weighing whether to charge people who joined the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol with seditious conspiracy — the crime of seeking to overthrow the government. ... More
Denver, March 23 (RHC)-- In the U.S. city of Boulder, Colorado, a gunman opened fire without warning in a supermarket Monday afternoon, killing 10 people. Witnesses described a horrific scene of bodies littering supermarket aisles as the shooter systematically fired round after round at shoppers without saying a word. ... More
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