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Eighteen migrants found dead in Bulgaria

Published on: February 17, 2023
13:55

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Sofia, Feb 17 (Prensa Latina) Eighteen of some 40 illegal migrants died of asphyxiation inside a truck that was found in Bulgaria on Friday, the Interior Ministry reported on Friday.

Bolivia to assume Human Rights Council vice-presidency

Published on: December 9, 2022
16:02

By: Aleynes Palacios Hurtado

La Paz, Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia will assume for the first time the vice presidency of the UN Human Rights Council in 2023 following its election to this post, the Foreign Minister reported on Friday.

Cubans in Latin America demand closure of Guantanamo naval base

Published on: January 16, 2022
15:36

By: Juan M. Garcia

Quito, Jan 16 (Prensa Latina) The Network of Cuban Residents in Latin America and the Caribbean on Sunday demanded the closure of the United States Naval Base and its prison in Guantanamo, where human rights are violated.

GARR group condemns human rights’ violations of Haitian migrants

Published on: October 21, 2021
15:05

By: Prensa Latina

Port-au-Prince, Oct 21 (Prensa Latina) The Support Group for Refugees and Returnees (GARR) condemned today human rights' violations suffered by some of the Haitian migrants repatriated from the United States.

New petition to the US to give up extraditing Assange

Published on: October 18, 2021
16:07

By: Prensa Latina

London, Oct 18 (Prensa Latina) Human rights and civil liberties groups petitioned the United States again to give up extraditing Julian Assange, WikiLeaks reported on Monday.

Palestine denounces US defense of Israel in Human Rights Council

Published on: October 16, 2021
09:55

By: Prensa Latina

Ramallah, Oct 16 (Prensa Latina) The Palestinian Government condemned today the US decision to oppose any criticism against Israel in the UN Human Rights Council.

Cuba reiterates in Vienna zero tolerance to human trafficking

Published on: October 12, 2021
14:31

By: Prensa Latina

Vienna, Oct 12 (Prensa Latina) Cuba reiterated on Tuesday its commitment to the prevention and fight against human trafficking, a crime against which it maintains a zero tolerance policy.

Colombian Communist Party calls to dismantle criminal structures

Published on: October 6, 2021
11:21

By: Prensa Latina

Bogota, Oct 6 (Prensa Latina) The Communist Party of Colombia on Wednesday called on the Ivan Duque administration to comply with the Peace Agreement and immediately and swiftly dismantle crimimal structures and paramilitary groups.

Human rights institution condemns deacon’s murder in Haiti

Published on: September 27, 2021
07:25

By: Prensa Latina

Port-au-Prince, Sep 27 (Prensa Latina) The state Office of Citizen Protection (OPC) on Monday described the murder of Church deacon Sylner Lafaille as repugnant and unimaginable, amid the wave of violence that shakes Port-au-Prince.

Turkey authorities arrest human traffickers and rescue migrants

Published on: September 22, 2021
12:44

By: Prensa Latina

Ankara, Sep 22 (Prensa Latina) Turkish security forces detained three people on charges of human trafficking and rescued 230 migrants in the Aegean Sea, according to government information released on Wednesday.

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