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Police Find 6 Bodies Showing Signs of Torture in Mexico
March 1, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Police in the central Mexican state of Zacatecas on Thursday found the bodies of six people, including a 13-year-old boy who had been arrested on Feb. 4 as a presumed murderer but was released a few hours later due to his age, a government official said. continue reading »
Archives of Terror Describing the Horrible Fates of Many Latin Americans Were Found in 1992
December 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Today in Latin American History
Today in Latin American history, the Archives of Terror which revealed the truths of Operation Condor were discovered in 1992. The archives were discovered by a lawyer and a judge in a Paraguayan police station continue reading »
Mexico To Explore UN Torture Charges
November 25, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Mexican government has agreed to "study carefully" the charges made by the United Nations' Committee Against Torture, which said it was concerned about the use of torture in Mexico during the interrogation of people detained arbitrarily. continue reading »
Guatemalan Police Officer Arrested For Holding Teen as Sex Slave
August 18, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A Guatemalan police officer was arrested on charges of holding a 14-year-old girl as a sex slave for months, authorities said Friday. continue reading »
Body of Kidnapped Federal Police Commander Found Near Water Park
June 3, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The charred body of a federal police commander was found with signs of torture and asphyxiation in the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa, officials said Saturday. continue reading »
Cuba Agrees to Visit By U.N. Rapporteur on Torture
June 2, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Cuba pledged Friday to allow a visit by the United Nations' special rapporteur on torture, whose predecessor tried unsuccessfully to obtain authorization to visit the Caribbean island. continue reading »
Brazilian Rights Group to Receive President Rousseff’s $10,000 Torture Compensation
May 19, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
President Dilma Rousseff will donate to a human rights organization the compensation she is to receive for having been tortured by the military regime that ruled Brazil from 1964-1985, her office said Friday. continue reading »
Brazilian Government Facing Criticism in Delay of Truth Commission Appointments
May 4, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Members of the Human Rights Committee of Brazil's lower house criticized President Dilma Rousseff's administration on Thursday for delays in setting up a truth commission to examine acts of repression between 1946 and 1988. continue reading »
