News of kidnapping

Colombia militant jailed for 28 years for Ecuador press murders

11-06-2021 18:53 Gustavo Angulo Arboleda, also known as "Cherry", confessed to abducting and killing of two journalists and their driver on the border between Ecuador and Colombia.

UNITED STATES

Trump’s show of federal force sparks alarm in US cities

22-07-2020 13:01 Trump responds to protests and vandalism of federal buildings by deploying federal force on protesters in Portland without notifying local authorities. Move draws broad criticism from both local and national leaders.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Protests seek justice for Jorge Julio López, 13 years on from disappearance

18-09-2019 16:59 Marchers renew calls for justice in case of missing bricklayer, who disappeared just days after giving evidence in trial involving Miguel Etchecolatz, one of Argentina's most notorious dictatorship-era criminals.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Ex-Army chief César Milani acquitted of crimes against humanity

09-08-2019 16:59 Retired general and former Army commander in Cristina Fernández de Kirchner government absolved of allegations related to the kidnap and torture of father and son dissidents in 1977. Court orders his immediate release in wake of findings.

Human rights

Trial of former Army chief César Milani resumes in La Rioja

25-07-2019 13:09 César Milani, who served as commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces during the government of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, stands accused of commiting crimes against humanity dating back to 1977.