Immigration
Disease risk increases due to closure of Darién Gap migratory crossings between Colombia and Panama
If the number of people traveling along the migratory route increases, the area’s hospital network would collapse
Politics
Peru frees former President Alberto Fujimori after 15 years in prison
The former president still has a strong following of support in the South American country despite his controversial past
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
Human Rights
Ruthless repression: Ortega imprisoned more than 1,800 people for political reasons in past 5 years
According to the IACHR, during this period the Nicaraguan tyrant has ordered the imprisonment of 1,841 opponents. To date, 47 people remain in detention, while 222 have been deported
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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
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
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
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
U.S. sanctions Nicaraguan officials for exiling critics
“The United States is taking further action to hold accountable perpetrators of the Nicaraguan regime’s repressive actions,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said
Human Rights
Russia sentences politician to prison after criticizing the Kremlin's actions in Ukraine
The charges against Yashin stem from a YouTube Livestream video in which he talked about Ukrainians that were killed in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha