A new law in Argentina not only decriminalizes homosexuality in the military, it also ends the death penalty (not implemented in Argentinean courts since 1934), and military trials, putting members of the army, navy and […]
Imagine yourself in front of a 16th century fortress facing the Malecon in Old Havana, Cuba. The fortress occupies a vast expanse of land with a wall that extends the length of the fortress, surrounded by a deep moat, once legend to have been filled with crocodiles. The fortress is comprised of underground tunnels, old dungeons and hundreds of ancient cannons. It is rumored to have been built to resist pirates, buccaneers and corsairs. […]
Source: Foreign Policy in Focus A desire for change isn’t a sentiment unique to voters in the United States, and it’s not something that our country should fear when embraced by our Southern neighbors. El […]
In just one week in late February, Uruguay’s president and parliament both publicly proclaimed that three key articles of the controversial “Ley de Caducidad” [Expiration Law] are inconsistent with the Uruguayan constitution. The two-decade old impunity law has sheltered military officials from investigation for crimes committed during the Uruguayan dictatorship, but the national debate is not over yet.
(Tierramérica).- Hartos de la cercanía de un basurero, habitantes de Bouwer y Potrero del Estado, en la central provincia argentina de Córdoba, denunciaron a la capital provincial por desviar sus desechos a ese vertedero. En […]
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