A South Florida jury found the company liable for killings committed by a paramilitary group that was on the banana producer’s payroll.
Tag: Human Rights and Human Rights Violations
Vietnam Arrests Prominent Journalist for Facebook Posts
Truong Huy San was accused of “abusing democratic freedoms,” a charge that rights groups say has been frequently used against critics of the government.
Russia Detains a French National Suspected of Collecting Military Data
The detention is the latest in a series in which foreigners have been arrested or held against their will in Russia, exacerbating tensions with the West.
46 Children Were Taken From Ukraine. Many Are Up for Adoption in Russia.
The New York Times traced how a web of officials and politicians aligned with President Vladimir V. Putin’s party carried out a campaign to permanently transfer Ukrainian children from Kherson.
Nora Cortiñas, 94, a Founder of Argentina’s Mothers of the ‘Disappeared,’ Dies
Ms. Cortiñas became a key member of a group of women whose children had been taken by the military dictatorship that led Argentina from 1976 to 1983.
Venezuela Rescinds Invitation to E.U. Election Observers for Presidential Vote
Officials rescinded an invitation to E.U. observers for the presidential vote in July, in another sign that Nicolás Maduro is unlikely to cede power regardless of the result.
Peru’s New Rule on Transgender Health Care Draws Backlash
Government officials say the regulation was intended to expand mental health care access for transgender people. Activists say it will increase discrimination.
ICJ Orders Israel to Halt Its Military Incursion Into Rafah
The International Court of Justice has no means to enforce its order in the Gazan city, but the ruling added pressure on the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.
America’s Monster
How the United States backed kidnapping, torture and murder in Afghanistan.
Investigating a Monster: What We Found and How We Did It
The end of the war in Afghanistan and the fall of its government allowed us to reach previously inaccessible records, places and people, documenting the bloody history of a key American ally.