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Historic ruling eliminates benefits for repressors in Chile

Published on: January 3, 2026
08:21

Santiago, Chile, Jan 3 (Prensa Latina) In a landmark decision, Chile's Supreme Court this week overturned the statute of limitations, a mechanism that allowed for reduced sentences for those convicted of human rights violations during the dictatorship.

Lula is being pressured to block reduced sentences for coup plotters

Published on: December 16, 2025
08:45

Brasilia, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) Allies of the Brazilian government are pressuring President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to block the sentencing bill, which could reduce the sentences for the coup attempts of January 8, 2023.

Colombia to announce restorative sentences to ex-military personnel

Published on: September 18, 2025
06:35

Bogota, Sep 18 (Prensa Latina) The Special Jurisdiction for Peace of Colombia (JEP) will read the first sanctions to former members of the public forces for murders and forced disappearances illegitimately presented as combat casualties in the Caribbean Coast.

United States deported 102 Dominicans after serving sentences

Published on: July 9, 2025
10:45

Santo Domingo, Jul 9 (Prensa Latina) A total of 102 Dominicans arrived in the country deported from the United States after serving sentences or facing judicial processes for federal crimes, the General Directorate of Migration informed today.

Honduras’ CSJ ratifies sentences in case of Berta Caceres’ murder

Published on: November 27, 2024
11:33

Tegucigalpa, Nov 27 (Prensa Latina) Honduras' Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) reportedly declared null the appeals filed by the defense teams in the 2016 crime against environmentalist leader Berta Caceres.

Lengthy sentences to Turkish contractors for criminal negligence

Published on: March 22, 2024
13:39

Ankara, Mar 22 (Prensa Latina) A Turkish court on Friday sentenced three contractors and an engineer to 17.5 years in prison for criminal negligence in the construction of a building that collapsed in 2023, killing 89 people.

Brazilian Supreme Court to conclude trial on coup plotting

Published on: February 9, 2024
10:11

Brasilia, Feb 9 (Prensa Latina) Brazil's Supreme Federal Court (STF) is to conclude today the trial against 12 other defendants for their alleged involvement in the coup acts of January 8, 2023 in this capital.

Costa Rican Parliament strengthens parole law

Published on: January 17, 2024
10:15

San José, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) The Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica took another step today in the reforms to laws aimed at reducing crime, with the modification of the parole law.

Argentines sentenced to prison terms in Uruguay for drug trafficking

Published on: January 7, 2024
10:40

Montevideo, Jan 7 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayan justice acted quickly and sentenced three Argentines to sentences of between four and five years for drug trafficking, it was reported today.

Long sentences for those accused of femicide in Kosovo

Published on: August 4, 2023
12:50

Pristina, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) A man was sentenced to life imprisonment and another one to 15 years in prison for the murder of an 18-year-old woman in 2021 in Kosovo, a self-proclaimed independent Serbian territory.

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