News of rights

Leftist Andrés Arauz says he would renegotiate Ecuador's agreements if elected

08-04-2021 16:31 Leftist presidential candidate Andres Arauz has big plans to change Ecuador's course if elected on Sunday, when he faces right-wing contender Guillermo Lasso in a run-off vote.

Costa Rica deputy stages parliament sit-in to protest abortion bill

25-03-2021 15:06 Costa Rican legislator from the conservative New Republic party has spent the last three days barefoot in the middle of the country's National Assembly hall to protest against a possible bill to legalise abortion.

Victims of Uruguay's dictatorship seek justice

19-03-2021 13:46 A group of Uruguayan women are seeking justice for the sexual abuse they suffered throughout the country's 1973 dictatorship. With few developments in the case, they have decided to approach the regional watchdog.

Amid virus, a shadow pandemic for domestic abuse sufferers

05-03-2021 02:08 From Argentina to Singapore, virus-induced confinement has caused an increase in violence cases and their severity and made it more difficult to report abuses and help victims, activists say.

Brazil trans twins undergo gender confirmation surgery together

24-02-2021 11:14 Growing up as identical twins, Mayla and Sofia always did everything together, and their decision to undergo sex reassignment surgery is no exception. Now, they have made the transition they long dreamed of together, in what their doctor calls a first.

UK top court shakes up gig economy with ruling against Uber

19-02-2021 14:19 UK's Supreme Court rules Uber drivers are entitled to breaks, holiday pay and minimum wage, in what has been described as "another nail in the coffin" for the gig economy.

Tolerant Uruguay a place for some trans citizens to 'glow'

11-01-2021 08:35 There is no current data on how many people identify as transgender in the neighbouring Uruguay, let alone how many of them are minors.

Human rights figures honored at ceremony at ex-ESMA

11-12-2020 16:26 President Alberto Fernández and Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner on Thursday participated in a ceremony to recognise human rights organisations, thus marking the first anniversary of their arrival in office which also fell on International Human Rights Day.

Vatican breaks silence, explains pope's civil union comments

02-11-2020 17:36 The Vatican says pontiff's comments on gay civil unions were taken out of context in a documentary that spliced together parts of an old interview, but confirms Francis’ belief that gay couples should enjoy legal protections.

In thrall to an abject failure

10-10-2020 10:21 Like many others, the Kirchnerites put their own ideological hang-ups first and human rights a long way second.

by James Neilson