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Peru’s Committee rejects amnesty for those charged with state crimes

Published on: July 10, 2025
12:01

Lima, Jul 10 (Prensa Latina) Peru's National Coordinating Committee of Human Rights (CNDDHH) rejected on Thursday the approval of an amnesty for dozens of former military and police officers accused of human rights violations and who are under trial or have not been sentenced.

Vietnamese President amnesties more than 8,000 inmates

Published on: April 29, 2025
09:40

Hanoi, Apr 29 (Prensa Latina) Vietnamese President Luong Cuong granted amnesty to more than eight thousand prisoners on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and the National Reunification Day, it was reported here today.

House of Representatives in Brazil votes on pardon for coup plotters

Published on: October 29, 2024
08:27

Brasilia, Oct 29 (Prensa Latina) The Constitution and Justice Committee of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil will vote on a bill that pardons prisoners for the coup acts of January 8th, 2023 in the capital.

Syrian President decrees general amnesty

Published on: September 22, 2024
08:55

Damascus Sep 22 (Prensa Latina) Syrian President, Bashar Al-Assad, issued a legislative decree today granting pardon to most perpetrators of crimes committed before September 22.

Project to benefit human rights violators causes rejection in Chile

Published on: January 8, 2024
08:26

Santiago de Chile, Jan 8 (Prensa Latina) A project sponsored by the Chilean right to benefit those responsible for crimes against humanity provokes rejection from both personalities and political and social organizations.

Assembly to take up amnesty request for former Ecuadorian FM

Published on: November 20, 2023
16:55

Quito, Nov 20 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador’s National Assembly could resume the amnesty request for former Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño, who is a refugee in Mexico, the President of the Constitutional Guarantees Commission Paola Cabezas detailed on Monday.

Syrian president decrees a general amnesty

Published on: December 21, 2022
12:05

Damascus, Dec 21 (Prensa Latina) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday enacted a Legislative Decree that pardons most offenders who committed crimes before December 21, 2022.

New presidential pardon for prisoners announced in Vietnam (+ Photo)

Published on: July 4, 2022
09:10

Hanoi, Jul 4 (Prensa Latina) The decision by President Nguyen Xuan Phuc to grant, on the occasion of National Day (September 2), a new pardon to citizens serving prison sentences was announced in Hanoi on Monday.

Syria grants amnesty for crimes of a “terrorist nature” (+Photo)

Published on: April 30, 2022
10:09

Damascus, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad promulgated a Legislative Decree granting pardon to perpetrators of terrorist crimes committed before April 30th, 2022.

Syrian president decreed a general amnesty (+ Photo)

Published on: May 2, 2021
12:57

Damascus, May 2 (Prensa Latina) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday enacted a legislative decree that grants pardon to most offenders of crimes committed before May 2, 2021.

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