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Kyle Rittenhouse found not guilty of all charges in Wisconsin murder

Published on: November 19, 2021
20:01

Washington, Nov 19 (Prensa Latina) A jury acquitted teenager Kyle Rittenhouse on Friday of murder in the fatal shooting of two men during racial justice protests in a decision that re-ignited fierce debate about gun rights and the boundaries of self-defense in the United States.

2 men convicted of killing Malcom X will be exonerated after decades

Published on: November 18, 2021
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Washington, Nov 18 (Prensa Latina) Two men convicted in the 1965 assassination of Black civil rights leader Malcolm are set to be cleared after more than half a century, according to the Manhattan district attorney's office.

Je Klere Foundation condemns raid on Haitian court

Published on: November 11, 2021
12:38

Port-au-Prince, Nov 11 (Prensa Latina) The Haitian Je Klere Foundation on Thursday condemned the recent raid on the Court of First Instance in Port-au-Prince, and criticized that the robberies occurred in that institution are increasingly frequent.

Government of Haiti asks to clarify looting of judicial office

Published on: October 29, 2021
14:11

Port-au-Prince, Oct 29 (Prensa Latina) Prime Minister of Haiti, Ariel Henry, demanded today to clarify the looting of Judge Gary Orélien's office, in charge of investigating the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.

Bolivian president highlights Evo Morales’s social commitment

Published on: October 26, 2021
13:15

La Paz, Oct 26 (Prensa Latina) Bolivian President Luis Arce on Tuesday congratulated former President Evo Morales and praised his commitment to social justice for his people.

Ecuador´s Court of Justice to pass judgment on Freddy Carrión

Published on: October 20, 2021
10:01

Quito, Oct 20 (Prensa Latina) Ecuador´s National Court of Justice will hand down a judgment on people´s former defender Freddy Carrión for alleged sexual crime.

Venezuela demands UN justice for minors murdered in Colombia

Published on: October 13, 2021
16:10

Caracas, Oct 13 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela's Foreign Minister Felix Plasencia demanded today that the United Nations (UN) demands justice for the recent murder of two Venezuelan minors in Colombian territory.

Bolivian gov’t called on strike instigators to talk

Published on: October 12, 2021
14:00

La Paz, Oct 12 (Prensa Latina) Newspaper Ahora el Pueblo reported today that Bolivia's Minister of Economy, Marcelo Montenegro, urged the civic instigators of the strike to sit down and talk about the bill they reject,

Uruguayan president criticized for putting pressure on justice

Published on: October 7, 2021
13:16

Montevideo, Oct 7 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayan Senator Jose Carlos Mahia, from 'Frente Amplio' (FA-Broad Front), criticized President Luis Lacalle Pou on Wednesday for putting pressure on courts in the context of a complaint against the granting of a monopoly to a multinational company.

Abortion, guns top agenda for new Supreme Court term

Published on: October 5, 2021
07:45

Washington, Oct 5 (Prensa Latina) The Supreme Court is gearing up for a blockbuster term beginning Monday that is likely to produce the most important ruling on abortion in 30 years and a long-awaited decision on the issue of carrying guns outside the home.

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