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'Cursed blood': Dictatorship criminal attempts to justify theft of babies

05-03-2024 13:00 Alberto Daniel Rey Pardellas, accused of more than 90 cases of kidnapping and torture, as well as murder, claims babies who were snatched from their parents and had their identities appropriated had "cursed blood" and were beneficiaries of a "humanitarian" act.

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Paraguay policeman gets 30-year sentence for dictatorship torture

20-02-2024 16:02 A Paraguayan court has sentenced an 87-year-old former policeman to 30 years in jail for brutal torture carried out during the country's military dictatorship.

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Court confirms life sentences for Jorge ‘Tigre’ Acosta and 39 others

19-09-2023 16:34 Federal Criminal Cassation Chamber dismissed appeals by 40 individuals convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life in jail.

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Venezuela rights abuse victims hopeful ICC will bring peace

12-04-2023 13:07 Victims of alleged human rights violations in Venezuela say they're hopeful an International Criminal Court probe into killings and torture will bring them some closure.

News of torture

'Cursed blood': Dictatorship criminal attempts to justify theft of babies

Paraguay policeman gets 30-year sentence for dictatorship torture

Court confirms life sentences for Jorge ‘Tigre’ Acosta and 39 others

Venezuela rights abuse victims hopeful ICC will bring peace

Former US president Jimmy Carter dies aged 100

'Democracy and freedom': Jimmy Carter's human rights efforts in Latin America

Maduro opponents trapped in Argentina's Embassy again accuse government of 'siege'

Argentina spent US$803 million this week on importer dollar demand

Abuelas announce discovery of 138th child taken by dictatorship

Judíos y musulmanes: el día en que sucedió el milagro del agua y el aceite

Policía Caminera: el espectrómetro, una de las novedades del Operativo Verano en Córdoba

Gallo está "bien de salud", aseguró el fiscal general venezolano, quien disparó contra Werthein: “Corrupto”

La pesadilla adolescente de tener que lavar el auto de papá

Una familia murió envenenada por una torta con arsénico: tenía un sabor "raro" pero siguieron comiendo