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Israel doubled the number of Palestinian prisoners in six months

Published on: March 31, 2024
09:55

Ramallah, Mar 31 (Prensa Latina) More than nine thousand Palestinians are today in prison in Israel, a figure that represents double the number reported before the beginning of the new cycle of violence in the area, last October 7.

Human remains found near former torture center in Chile

Published on: October 7, 2023
08:26

Santiago de Chile, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) The owner of a house that borders a former torture center of the Chilean military dictatorship discovered human remains and war ammunition in its loft, it was learned here recently.

Mississippi sheriff´s deputies fired after Black men allege torture

Published on: June 29, 2023
16:39

Washington, Jun 29 (Prensa Latina) A Mississippi sheriff's department in Rankin County said it had fired multiple deputies after two Black men accused them in a federal lawsuit of beating, torturing and sexually violating them.

Chile and Germany to create memorial site at former Colonia Dignidad

Published on: April 20, 2023
10:08

Santiago de Chile, Apr 20 (Prensa Latina) Chile and Germany plan to establish a space for memory in the former Colonia Dignidad, and to repair the damage caused to the victims of human rights violations there.

US military prison in Guantanamo, a base of injustice and abuses

Published on: February 23, 2023
11:27

Washington, Feb 23 (Prensa Latina) When it seemed impossible that the U.S. government could bring more indignity to the illegally occupied naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the site also became a torture center.

Area occupied by dictatorship’s center probed in Argentina

Published on: July 22, 2022
01:14

Buenos Aires, Jul 22 (Prensa Latina) The Argentinean Forensic Anthropology Team (EAAF) continues the exploratory probes and excavations in the area occupied by the Puesto Vasco Center, where some 70 people were held during the last military dictatorship (1976-1983).

Israel accused of torturing Palestinian minors in prison

Published on: November 20, 2021
10:03

Ramallah, Nov 20 (Prensa Latina) Israel arrested 1,149 Palestinian minors in the first 10 months of 2021, most of whom it tortured and kept in prison under inhuman conditions, a specialized institution condemned Saturday.

Archbishop of Cali condemns police violence in Colombia

Published on: May 27, 2021
12:44

Bogota, May 27 (Prensa Latina) Archbishop of Cali Dario Monsalve on Thursday condemned the police violence against the people in Colombia, who have taken to the streets for a month against the economic and social policies implemented by President Ivan Duque's government.

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