Politics
Nicaragua's Ortega regime expels European Union ambassador
So far the regime has not issued an official statement justifying the decision taken with the high ranking official
Crime
Justice Dept. convicts Florida man of sex trafficking nearly a dozen women and girls
“The defendant used despicable and horrendous means to terrorize and force nearly a dozen women and girls to engage in commercial sexual activity,” said the deputy attorney general
Immigration
Mexico: More than 70,000 migrants were kidnapped or trafficked between 2011 and 2020
The states with the most cases of kidnapping are Chiapas, Nuevo León, Tabasco, Veracruz and Tamaulipas, the CNDH reported.
Human Rights
Nicaragua sends 222 freed political opponents to U.S.
The U.S. government said the release was a “unilateral decision” that resulted from continued diplomatic efforts with the regime of Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega
Human Rights
New Guatemalan law punishes abortion and same-sex marriage
The law still needs to be signed by the president and published in the country’s official gazette to come into effect
Trending
Happy the elephant is not a legal person, New York court rules
The decision means that Happy will continue to live in the Bronx Zoo, which has been her home for the past 45 years
Human Rights
Nicaraguan regime convicts two political prisoners of "conspiracy”
Yader Parajón and Yaser Mahumar Vado were tried and convicted after a single hearing that lasted 10 hours
Politics
Blinken to visit Colombia, Chile, and Peru next week
The U.S. Secretary of State plans to meet with the South American countries' heads of state and discuss bilateral relations
Crime
Argentine judges approve investigation of Venezuelan embassy siege, abduction of opposition workers
The ruling considered that these are crimes of “extreme seriousness” that require action without delay or delay to protect the “broad sectors of the civilian population” that would be affected