Politics
Latin American leaders lash out at Lula for calling Venezuelan dictatorship a "constructed narrative"
"Authoritarianism in Venezuela is not a 'constructed narrative.' It is an unquestionable reality," said Human Rights Watch
Human Rights
Iranian general admits over 300 people have been killed in protests
A U.S-based human rights group has put the death toll at over 500.
Politics
Brazil blocks Venezuelan and Nicaraguan communist regimes from BRICS membership
The BRICS intergovernmental organization closed the list of countries hoping to join the bloc this Tuesday, just hours before it began its 16th Summit in Kazan, Russia
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
Human Rights
Colombia reports record number of activists killed in 2022
At least 215 human rights activists and social leaders—community, land, and environmental leaders, among others—were killed last year in Colombia
Human Rights
U.S. accuses Cuban dictatorship of human trafficking, deploys workers to foreign countries using "deceptive and coercive tactics"
The 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP Report) was released Monday by the U.S. Department of State
Crime
Spain extradites former Venezuelan military intelligence chief to U.S. for cocaine trafficking
The decision came after the European Court of Human Rights denied an effort made by Carvajal to avoid his extradition and was authorized by Spain
Human Rights
Tesla criticized for opening showroom in Xinjiang
Human rights activists urge Elon Musk to close the showroom
Crime
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum faces tragic start after soldiers open fire at truck transporting migrants
The soldiers mistook the migrant transportation trucks for cartel vehicles and opened fire at 33 migrants of various nationalities, leaving six fatalities and at least 10 others wounded
Crime
U.S. sanctions top El Salvador officials for alleged corruption
In recognition of International Anti-Corruption Day and Human Rights Day, the Biden administration announced that over 40 individuals across nine countries were being sanctioned