Politics
24 states, D.C., have have legal protections for abortion, including California, New Jersey and New York
Some of the major blue states include California, New Jersey and New York.
Health
Mexican woman with stomach pains misdiagnosed, uterus and legs removed instead
In September 2018, the patient went to an IMSS hospital in the state of Querétaro after presenting abdominal pain
Crime
Four hundred tombs discovered in Ukrainian city after Russian army flees
Ukraine's president said Putin's forces who invaded his country are "murderers and torturers"
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Human Rights
Hong Kong media mogul activist appeals to UN over imprisonment
Jimmy Lai, the founder of the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, was arrested in August 2020 on suspicion of foreign collusion – the most high-profile figure detained under Hong Kong’s controversial national security law
Politics
Latin American MPs ask the EU to stop financing the Cuban regime
"As staunch allies of the Russian Federation, they have used the aggression against Ukraine to imprison other civil society leaders," they said
Crime
El Salvador government announces new measures amid gang crackdown
In what he calls the “Phase Five” of the country’s crackdown against gangs, Bukele said that as many as 14,000 army troops will block off and surround city blocks
Politics
El Salvador extends state of emergency to halt gang violence
Bukele declared a state of emergency to temporarily suspend constitutional protections, after the country saw a dramatic rise in homicides
Human Rights
OCDH records 416 repressive actions in February against the Cuban population
Women are the main victims of repression so far in 2022, especially arbitrary arrests and house arrest