After the brutal death of his teenage son in Paraguay, he won a landmark case in the United States that extended universal law against torture.
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‘Massive Failure’ in Power Grid Causes Blackout in Argentina and Uruguay
The blackout, whose cause was unclear, may have affected a population greater than California’s in an area four times the size of Texas.
‘Massive Failure’ in Power Grid Causes Blackout in Argentina and Uruguay
The blackout, whose cause was unclear, may have affected a population greater than California’s in an area four times the size of Texas.
In Paraguay, Fighting Graft With Eggs and Toilet Paper
Paraguayans fed up with corruption discovered that public shame was more effective than state institutions at holding crooked politicians accountable.
Paraguay Dispatch: A Defiant Interview in a Jail Cell, Soon to Turn Into a Murder Scene
In a prison interview, a drug lord called Paraguay “the land of impunity.” Hours later, it was hard not to interpret those words as a blood bath foretold.
Brazil’s Violent Drug Trade Overruns Paraguay: ‘Scenes You Only See in Movies’
Some of Brazil’s most powerful gangs have established a foothold in neighboring Paraguay, importing havoc as they export guns and drugs. One man is at the center of much of the mayhem.