ISABEL CABALLERO SAMPER

Mass killings, lynchings on the rise in Haiti in ‘very alarming’ situation, says UN report

Mass killings, lynchings on the rise in Haiti in 'very alarming' situation, says UN report

Port-au-Prince (EFE).- The United Nations Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH for its initials in French) released a report Tuesday on the human rights situation in Haiti in the fourth quarter of 2024 and called the situation “very alarming” in its press release. “The human rights situation in Haiti remained very alarming during the fourth quarter … Read more

Panamanian court upholds money laundering sentence against former president Martinelli

(FILE) Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli (2009-2014) during a break in a hearing in Panama City, Panama, 19 November 2018. EFE/Bienvenido Velasco

Panama City, Feb 2 (EFE).- A 10-year prison sentence against former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli (2009-2014) was upheld on Friday when the Supreme Court rejected an appeal for annulment, the defense’s last remaining legal recourse. The decision makes Martinelli, 71, the first former president of Panama to be sentenced to prison for corruption in the … Read more