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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
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
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
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
Crime
Latino community outraged after prosecutor in Rogel Aguilera-Mederos case mocks results on social media
Latino civil rights organizations have called for "immediate disciplinary action and a formal apology" for the wildly inappropriate post.
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
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
Drug trafficking
The life of child-recruits in Mexican cartels
Presently, it is estimated that approximately 21,000 minors were killed between 2000 and 2019, and another 7,000 are missing, according to the Network for Infant Rights in Mexico (Redim)
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
Politics
Sec. State: U.S. undeterred by China sanctions against religious freedom officials
The Chinese government blacklisted four commissioners of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on Dec. 23