Chilean feminists reject new Women and Gender minister
Charis McGowan SANTIAGO – Chile’s women and gender minister, a great-niece of the late dictator Augusto Pinochet, has resigned after just a month following a…
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El Salvador: Broad Powers Limit Accountability
No Answers on Covid-19 Test Results, Quarantine, Government Spending WASHINGTON – The government of El Salvador’s decision to suspend public information requests, including for Covid-19…
COVID-19 arrests for religious gatherings in Chile
SANTIAGO – The ADF International has filed a request for emergency cautionary measures with the Inter American Commission on Human Rights regarding the arrest and…
Chile’s Women minister resigns after 34 days in office
SANTIAGO – Macarena Santelices has stepped down as Chile’s Minister of Women and Gender Equality, after just over a month in office. “The day it…
Two LGBTI refugees from Venezuela start new lives in Chile and Brazil
For Valentinna Rangel, finding safety in Chile allowed her to become on the outside what she had always felt on the inside. After decades of…
A third of Chile’s inmates released from prison over coronavirus
SANTIAGO – The Supreme Court judicial prosecutor, Lya Cabello, on Friday confirmed that to date, a third of the country’s inmates have been released from…
US admin announces groundbreaking Executive Order on int’l religious freedom
Executive Order will prioritize religious freedom as foreign policy priority U.S. to provide $50 million per year for programs that advance international religious freedom WASHINGTON,…
Accepting nominations for the Best Lawyers in Chile
AUGUSTA, Ga., – Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected guide to the legal profession, is currently accepting nominations for the 11th Edition of The…
FIFA, WHO & European Commission launch #SafeHome campaign
ZURICH – FIFA, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission have joined forces to launch the #SafeHome campaign to support women and children…
Haiti: Soccer chief accused of sexual assault
NEW YORK – Haitian law enforcement should effectively investigate serious allegations of sexual assault against the president of the Fédération Haïtienne De Football (FHF), and…