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Haitian Court postpones hearings after kidnapping of employees

Published on: November 8, 2023
20:19

Port-au-Prince, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) The High Court of Accounts and Administrative Litigation of Haiti (CSCCA) announced on Wednesday the postponement of judicial and financial hearings in protest against the kidnapping of five of its employees.

Brazilian Supreme Court rejects Bolsonaro’s appeal

Published on: October 12, 2023
17:16

Brasilia, Oct 12 (Prensa Latina) Antonio Dias Toffoli, Minister of Brazil's Supreme Court, rejected appeals by the defense of former President Jair Bolsonaro against a fine for irregular electoral advertising in anticipation of the 2022 elections, local press disclosed on Thursday.

Ecuador: Court gives the go-ahead to free abortion

Published on: September 8, 2023
18:19

Quito, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador’s Constitutional Court removed requirements to prove rape, which feminist groups described them as barriers; hence, they can access abortion in cases of sexual aggression, local media reported Friday.

China sentences another former top official on corruption charges

Published on: August 4, 2023
11:38

Beijing, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) China sentenced Shen Deyong, former senior political advisor to prison on Friday, as a result of the anti-corruption campaign that has led to the incarceration of 258,000 officials.

Indian court reviews Kashmir-related legislation

Published on: August 2, 2023
09:14

New Delhi, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) The Supreme Court of India began hearings on requests to challenge the repeal of Article 370 of the Constitution regarding the former state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Chilean court gives the all-clear to new white-collar crime act

Published on: July 19, 2023
16:19

Santiago de Chile, Jul 19 (Prensa Latina) Chilean Constitutional Court (TC) on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to the act against white-collar crimes.

Court in Peru rejects complaint of candidate’s death threats

Published on: July 18, 2023
08:19

Lima, Jul 18 (Prensa Latina) Yesterday, Peru's Constitutional Court declared inadmissible a complaint against the current mayor of Lima, Rafael López Aliaga, for threatening to kill the then presidential candidate Pedro Castillo during the campaign in 2021.

South Korea rejects plan for forced labor victims

Published on: July 4, 2023
13:41

Seoul, Jun 4 (Prensa Latina) A South Korean court today rejected the government's request to deposit on consignment compensation for a victim of forced labor by Japan in wartime.

Mexico satisfied with Florida Court ruling against Garcia Luna

Published on: June 15, 2023
14:03

Mexico City, Jun 15 (Prensa Latina) President Andrés Manuel López Obrador today expressed his satisfaction that a court in Florida, United States, dismissed an appeal in favor of former Mexican Security Secretary Genaro García Luna.

Dominican Court ruling affects 260,000 domestic workers

Published on: June 10, 2023
09:45

Santo Domingo, Jun 10 (Prensa Latina) The secretary of the Dominican Association of Household Workers Elena Pérez on Friday described as a 'strong blow' the decision of the Constitutional Court to annul the resolution of the Ministry of Labor to regulate the profession of domestic workers.

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